I will just leave this here

[Bruce]

It looks like it is a chronicle disease on these Platinum grills that the welds tend to fail on the expansion bars on either side. All 4 on my Platinum had failed.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/48Vdu5MqS1MzS98f8

Drill a hole and use a machine screw??? Stainless of course.

 

[Stefan H]

Drill a hole and use a machine screw??? Stainless of course.

I tried that, but with my small tools at home it did not work. I ended up getting mine welded at a local welding shop.

 

[Jon Tofte]

I tried that, but with my small tools at home it did not work. I ended up getting mine welded at a local welding shop.

I believe someone here posted about using the stainless screw fix successfully. Stainless brings corrosion resistance but it also is more brittle and I guess harder to weld than regular steel. I think these reasons contribute to the failure of the extension pieces on those Platinum grills, but it is still better than the typical Silver or Gold that has them - usually full of rust and fused to the end pieces.

 

[Jon Tofte]

If it has a side burner, it'd be a Genesis 3. 60+ miles is a long drive, but that side burner with the stainless area is kind of cool.

Minneapolis must be old Weber heaven! You guys are killing this guy struggling to break my Weber Collectoritous addiction! I would love to get that one or at least the side burner, wheels and other unique parts from it.

 

[Stefan H]

Anyone needs a grill for a steep sloped driveway?
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1040088662859348

 

[Bruce]

I wonder how that rotisserie in the second photo works???

 

[Jon Tofte]

Anyone needs a grill for a steep sloped driveway?
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1040088662859348

That one is even better than One Wheel Willie that I posted. It actually looks like an easy fix and can't be very used. I wouldn't make a habit of it with Nexgrills, but you could probably fix it, shine it up and flip it for some easy money.

 

[THyde]

I like how for some reason there is a picture of the barrel of a washing machine thrown in.

 

[Bruce]

That is the new fangled rotisserie I was asking about.

 

[THyde]

Haha, I missed that! Gotcha now. That grill looks like one screw came out, and the people selling it paid to have it assembled.

 

[Stefan H]

This one just showed up. Not sure what brand it is but it looks kinda cool.

 

[LMichaels]

Back in the 50's and most of the 60's this was a true BBQ. There was a rotisserie kit that went on the hood and you would bank the coals and move the wind screen appropriately. The cooking grate was awful as you could drop an entire chicken leg through it to the fire, if something suck getting it off was impossible as it would just spin around, they were plain chrome plated steel and rusty was the order of the day. Life was good

 

[Rich Dahl]

Yea, I remember my dad having one just like it in the mid fifties. The metal was slightly thicker than tin foil. And the spinning grate brought many not so nice words about it from my father. Living in the burbs of Chicago it just sat uncovered in the winter the bowl full of snow. The second summer my dad went to use it and the bottom of the bowl fell out from rust when he put the coals in. It was the last grill he ever owned.

 

[Bruce]

I think i missed out. I called and got voicemail. Left message an hour ago, but no callback yet.
https://madison.craigslist.org/app/d/madison-weber-genesis-platinum/6891346068.html

 

[Jon Tofte]

I hope not. That looks like a nice one. You might not want to flip it if you do get it!

 

[Dave in KC]

Bruce, don't give up faith in that one yet.
That ad wreaks of an owner that is not all that concerned
about selling the grill in a hurry. One pic, cheap price,
actually listed a phone #.

LOL @ LM and Rich.

 

[Bruce]

Does it look like the Stainless frame model???

 

[Jon Tofte]

Oh yea, that is the one! I hope he gets back with you. It looks like a winner

 

[Dave in KC]

Yes, it is for sure.

 

[Bruce]

I hope so tooo.