Cleaning Warming Racks and Swinging Baskets on Early Genesis.

[Steve Hoch]

I saw more info on this sales brochure printed in 1998. It looks like the swinging basket was more of an optional upgrade. Also, check out the photo of the service department - early CRT screens and keyboards.View attachment 117660View attachment 117661View attachment 117662

Well, the second swinging basket as shown in the picture was definitely optional.

 

[Steve Hoch]

I think I already mentioned that I thought the swinging basket was standard, and it was.

 

[Josh Dekubber]

I think I already mentioned that I thought the swinging basket was standard, and it was.View attachment 117663

That's what I thought too

 

[Josh Dekubber]

@Steve Hoch You figure First and Second generation Genesis?

 

[Val Deale]

The brochure I have above said it was an "accessory upgrade", maybe that's for a second basket as shown in the photo and the first one was standard. Looks like you can still get them from Weber but at $47.99.

 

[LMichaels]

It's what I said as well. Standard on 2xxx and up

 

[Steve Hoch]

It's what I said as well. Standard on 2xxx and up

The early 90's brochure I found says it is standard on all Genesis models. That has always been my assumption as well.

 

[Steve Hoch]

@Steve Hoch You figure First and Second generation Genesis?

Unless someone can show proof otherwise, I would say yes.

 

[LMichaels]

The early 90's brochure I found says it is standard on all Genesis models. That has always been my assumption as well.

That's cool. I just seem to remember the literature which came with my old grill and my dad's (both were 2XXX grills mine a 2 his a 2000) mentioned "upgrades to this model" and noted the swinging basket. But understand, I am going off memory from 1992 and 1993. And perhaps by late 90's it became a standard feature

 

[Bruce]

Larry, I have to look at a calendar just to verify I was alive back in the 80's and 90's much less remember details about them.

 

[Jon Tofte]

That's cool. I just seem to remember the literature which came with my old grill and my dad's (both were 2XXX grills mine a 2 his a 2000) mentioned "upgrades to this model" and noted the swinging basket. But understand, I am going off memory from 1992 and 1993. And perhaps by late 90's it became a standard feature

Just to beat this horse a little more...I have the feature card for the Genesis 2 that you kindly gave me Larry. It clearly mentions the warming rack (even giving the sq. inches it adds) but makes no mention of the swing basket as standard or as an option. Of course, this is just an 8X11 laminated card that hung on the grill in the store, not a full description of all features and options.

 

[HankBates]

I have a bunch of downloaded owners manuals from various sources, and both that for the Junior and for a Genesis 1 don't show the swinging table as part of the assembly, and that for the 1000 does.
Note for @Chris Allingham : I would be happy to supply any or all of these for our Manuals section....

 

[Steve Hoch]

I have a bunch of owners manuals from various sources, and both that for the Junior and for a Genesis 1 don't show the swinging table as part of the assembly, and that for the 1000 does.
Note for @Chris Allingham : I would be happy to supply any or all of these for our Manuals section....

I know I would like to see whatever you have, it's all very interesting.

 

[HankBates]

I look on the owners manuals as Weber telling the owners “this is what you are supposed to get”. Since all the early grills were essentially owner assembled this was really necessary.

 

[Josh Dekubber]

I look on the owners manuals as Weber telling the owners “this is what you are supposed to get”

Like the one I posted above?

 

[Josh Dekubber]

I can only find a couple of my owners manuals at the moment. Genesis 1000 LX and Genesis Silver B. They both have it in the assembly instructions.

 

[HankBates]

Exactly

 

[Josh Dekubber]

Exactly

Hank do you have a owner's manual from a base model Genesis 1000? That was what I was curious about. I've picked up several of them and a lot of them had the swing basket in them and I assume they weren't add-ons later in that many of them but I would be curious for sure if the base model 1000 came with a swing basket.

 

[HankBates]

Yes, and it shows the swing , or warmup, basket.

 

[LMichaels]

Well like muscles the memory may fade but I honestly remembered seeing it somewhere. Where? WTH knows now.