Figuring out year when serial number is faded


 
AntPadovano

AntPadovano

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Just picked up this 1000 on marketplace. The label seems to be completely faded. Any other key ways to figure out what year this one is from?
 

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You can look for the casting date on the inside of the lid end caps. The other thing some people have done is to shine a black light on that faded sticker. It makes it legible again.
 
Steve Hoch said:
You can look for the casting date on the inside of the lid end caps. The other thing some people have done is to shine a black light on that faded sticker. It makes it legible again.
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Ok, great. I'll be sure to give both a try. The person I bought it from today says she has the owners manual that came with it when she bought it, hoping she will mail it to me when she finds it so I can get the date from that. 🤞
 
Ant, those date stamps on the firebox and lids are not super accurate. That is simply the day that cook box was forged. It might not have been put on a grill until a year or so later. So, I think Danny still has a good chance to be spot on.
 
Bruce said:
Ant, those date stamps on the firebox and lids are not super accurate. That is simply the day that cook box was forged. It might not have been put on a grill until a year or so later. So, I think Danny still has a good chance to be spot on.
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Im just not sure about the wire rack vs slats at the bottom. Was that by year or did they interchange them?
 
DannyG said:
Im just not sure about the wire rack vs slats at the bottom. Was that by year or did they interchange them?
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That was a model thing. The ones with the wire rack were considered to be a lower model (except for the Skyline) than grills with slat bottoms. You will also notice that those grills with a wire rack bottom don't have a slide lock mechanism for the flip down table.
 
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