Hi All deliberating old or new


 
RichP_UK

RichP_UK

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It must be fate as im deliberating on new bbq or to put a new castor on my Weber genesis 310 2006, its great i love it although we don't have the weather over here but rain or shine im out every month cant get enough of bbqing. now do i replace the old genesis with the latest one or keep it & do as some of you guys say about new castors & then treat myself sorry treat us to a smoker ummm not sure.
 
Welcome Rich.

Can you post a pic of your grill? Also some pics of the inside of the bottom of the cabinet. If there is rust it may need attending to and might steer your decision. I thought the transition to the 310 series was in 2007, but perhaps the UK it was earlier. Another area to look for rust is the slide out bottom pan.

my Mom has 2009 E320 which is the same as a 310 plus a side burner. It is a decent grill to cook on.

If the frame is in good shape, it might just need some paint, minor rust repair and a few parts to make it like new again.

I like having more than one grill so if this sets up a second for smoking that's the direction Id be considering.
 
A lot depends on how you use it. Weber changed the burner orientation from E/W to N/S on the newer grills. Having owned both, I prefer the new orientation for indirect cooking and different zones. I really like the sear station. The new electronics do not interest me much. My son has one about your age and the cabinet is about rusted out. If that is your case, look at replacing it.
 
Welcome to the forum.

If the grill is great and you love it like you say, by all means replace the castors and save the money for something like that smoker.
 
the more i think about it i cant just get rid omg as its like another arm to me the wheel is fine & the insert but im thinking the casters will be easier to fit



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Rich, I'll start off with I like the E310 and I'm presuming the internal parts, Burners, Flav Bars, Grates are in decent condition.

Fixing the rusted section looks like a little bit of work, but worth it.

here is what I would do, given your comments of the rainy and wet weather.

I would dismantle the grill down to the frame. Remove the doors, lid, grates, Flav Bars, bottom pan, grease catcher, basically anything that comes off easily.

I'd pull the side tables, and remove the manifold and the burners. Don't remove the screws in the cookbox that the burners slide into. Unbolt and remove the cook box.

What's left is the metal frame and then you can attend to the rusty sections. easily.

I can't tell how bad the rust is on the front legs, but the back legs may also be rusty. If the bottom of the leg is rusted too badly to hold a caster, I'd suggest you post close up pics and you'll get a few suggestions on how to splice in a new section.

The advantage of dismantling it completely is it will be much easier to work on with the weight of the cookbox, lid and internals removed.
 
thank you, Ive renewed the burners 2 years ago the bottom dosent look to bad but the leg is gone ill double check over the weekend, thanks again
 
Looks to me that an easy fix if you are just keeping it for yourself would be to drive a block of cedar, pressure treat or vinyl, cut to proper width and length, into the leg and affix with screws. Drill bottom for new casters from Home Depot and you are grilling for years.
 
Here's a Pic of my 2016 E330 showing the mount for the door. The frame and cabinet is similar to yours.

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Rich, it looks like part of your problem is that the doors mount to the part of the leg that has rusted away. Unless you are good at metal fabrication I would be pretty tempted to buy a new grill. I'm sure you can figure something out just to keep it going though. I just don't know what that might be just from looking at the pictures.
 
or do what @JohnS FL did.


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Looking at the condition of those legs, if you were inclined to save the grill, I'd probably recommend abandoning the doors. You'll want to disassemble as recommended by others in this thread, apply some rust converter and preventative, (I used Ospho), and cut the legs to even length. Whether you keep the bottom and back panels would be dependent on condition. Usually upon disassembly you find that the rust is more extensive than previously believed. Good luck!
 
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