Bruce
TVWBB 2-Star Olympian
Well, I got it home today and I was somewhat dissapointed in what I found when I got there to pick it up. Both swing tables are broken...one badly. The two side shelves are fine though. The cabinet sides and back and bottom are toast. The guy never cleaned it out IMO and there was no grease tray in it so that is an inch thick of gunk in the bottom. I will definitely be pulling the bottom, back and sides and converting to open cart. The SS frame looks to be in decent shape. The cook box and lid look to be in good shape. Although one of the lid pivot pins was frozen in place. The dude was trying to pound it out and I was sure he was going to break the lid. The internals are all shot. The grates litterally fell apart. Those who say they have never seen those stamped steel grate welds fail should see these grates. They are in decent overall shape, but at least half the bars fell right out when I picked them up. There were only three flavo bars left and they were warped noodles. They guy kept bragging about how hot it could get and cautioned about grease fires. I am sure he had more than one Chernobyl with that grill.
I guess the frame is the main thing and it seems to be in good shape. I may have to try to convert the swing tables to Silver B tables unless I can find a donor grill. I have to agree now that I see one of these grills in the wild that it is a real shame that Weber didn't spend another $100 on the grill and replace the non stainless steel panels with real stainless. It is like a fifty foot chain made to withstand 30,000 lbs with a foot of 5,000 lb links in the middle of it.
I deliver my latest rehab tomorrow and then I can get started on my next project, a Gold B. Then I have another couple Silvers to go before I can think about this grill and my Skyline. But, I promised pictures after I got it home, here they are.
I guess the frame is the main thing and it seems to be in good shape. I may have to try to convert the swing tables to Silver B tables unless I can find a donor grill. I have to agree now that I see one of these grills in the wild that it is a real shame that Weber didn't spend another $100 on the grill and replace the non stainless steel panels with real stainless. It is like a fifty foot chain made to withstand 30,000 lbs with a foot of 5,000 lb links in the middle of it.
I deliver my latest rehab tomorrow and then I can get started on my next project, a Gold B. Then I have another couple Silvers to go before I can think about this grill and my Skyline. But, I promised pictures after I got it home, here they are.