I saw something today that will BLOW YOUR MIND!

[Joan]

Chris, everyone had a ball with this thread. I enjoyed it ALMOST as your other GREAT thread -"YOU KNOW YOU'RE GETTING OLD WHEN....." thread.

 

[timothy]

It gave something for every one to check on/do for 17 pages.
It was a very robust thread IMO

 

[Chris Allingham]

I’m only bummed they didn’t send you one!!

I told Harry, “I guess you’re a much better friend of Weber than I am!”

 

[Colin]

No harm, no foul. We still love ya Chris.
Epic thread Boss!

 

[Tony-Chicago]

We all had a great time. So no worries. But now that we are all revved up it is time for us to design a real world-beater. I call on Jon and LMichaels, and several others here to start the planning.
Ps. The special blue wsm gives you a free pass for life

 

[Jon Tofte]

It was a fun ride the whole way, Chris. Nothing to feel bad about.

Weber would be doing themselves a marketing favor to sell them to us Weber enthusiasts who would be that much more loyal to the Weber brand and history.

C’mon Weber how much could it hurt to do that for your most loyal fans?

 

[EricV.]

I guess I don’t get it, are we supposed to assume that Weber created this as a “one-off” replica. That they are out all of the R & D, design, tooling etc. costs to reproduce this & yet it will never come to market. Strange!

 

[TimA]

I’d buy one. Maybe even two. Or three.

 

[Brad Skee]

I guess I don’t get it, are we supposed to assume that Weber created this as a “one-off” replica. That they are out all of the R & D, design, tooling etc. costs to reproduce this & yet it will never come to market. Strange!

My thoughts exactly. Maybe it's a leftover from a previous run for the restaurants, but otherwise I don't get it.

 

[Chris Allingham]

I guess I don’t get it, are we supposed to assume that Weber created this as a “one-off” replica. That they are out all of the R & D, design, tooling etc. costs to reproduce this & yet it will never come to market. Strange!

Certainly not a one-off replica, as we see them in the Weber Grill Restaurants. But that's only five locations. Maybe a presentation piece to select retirees? As a gift to dignitaries? I have no idea. But notice that Tom Fuller said, "These are replicas of George’s original kettle, but are not planned to be sold to the public anytime soon." He does not say "never". Hope springs eternal. But my guess is that ash falling out the bottom uncontrolled onto the ground is a non-starter in terms of product safety.

 

[TonyUK]

I'm guessing that when Weber release a new product they have crunched the numbers and are aiming at Joe Soap to buy it, not just us enthusiasts. I would imagine producing something for a niche market drives up the unit's cost. As a business I would suggest Weber would rather sell hundred's of thousand's, (if not millions), of OKs, SJs & MTs etc to the May-Sept weekend dog & burger burners, than a few thousand 'special' items for us briq-heads.

It appears that Weber already have the tooling in place to produce The Orignal '52. But I have no idea how much of a financial impact it would cost to divert a portion of your core-product production time to a 'special' model.

I might be way off the mark here with the above remarks. I have never ran a business.

".....Hope springs eternal. But my guess is that ash falling out the bottom uncontrolled onto the ground is a non-starter in terms of product safety."

 

[Dave in KC]

Harry Soo Has posted a video, it's a 1952 replica Buoy Kettle Grill.

Nice shout out to Chris towards the end of this video.

 

[Rich Dahl]

Now that I'm done restoring/ flipping/ buying grills of any kind I enjoyed the comments all of my friends on the forum posted the last 48 days.
It shows what a great forum you've managed all these years Chris in that the passion for Weber is still strong.

 

[EricV.]

Certainly not a one-off replica, as we see them in the Weber Grill Restaurants. But that's only five locations. Maybe a presentation piece to select retirees? As a gift to dignitaries? I have no idea. But notice that Tom Fuller said, "These are replicas of George’s original kettle, but are not planned to be sold to the public anytime soon." He does not say "never". Hope springs eternal. But my guess is that ash falling out the bottom uncontrolled onto the ground is a non-starter in terms of product safety.

I agree that the that ash falling out the bottom is a safety concern. I personally believe safety was a concern/issue when they discontinued the 7445 portable charcoal table as well as the 2726 fireplace.

 

[MichaelLC]

So is Harry keeping the dog?

 

[Darryl - swazies]

 

[Bruno]

is Harry keeping the dog?

That brisket eating dog lives the life!!

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

Chris, this thing has taken on a certain life of its own, no way did I think this would be 358+ posts long but, it certainly has generated some very interesting posts from members!
Thanks Boss!

 

[Jon Tofte]

I agree that the that ash falling out the bottom is a safety concern. I personally believe safety was a concern/issue when they discontinued the 7445 portable charcoal table as well as the 2726 fireplace.

It never stopped PK from selling grills with no built-in ash collection method. Two vents that open to the bottom. The "New PK" does include an aluminum bottom shelf that at least keeps the ashes off the ground. Many users put a large foil pan there to catch the ash. I have a very old PK that has no such provision.

 

[EricV.]

It never stopped PK from selling grills with no built-in ash collection method. Two vents that open to the bottom. The "New PK" does include an aluminum bottom shelf that at least keeps the ashes off the ground. Many users put a large foil pan there to catch the ash. I have a very old PK that has no such provision.

That's a valid point, who knows if they will release this model, perhaps as a modified version of this replica. I would actually prefer an ash catcher & some way to hang the lid, I could always as add my own thermometer.