Rotisserie: trying to retrofit older Genesis kit to a Searwood


 
Chris in Louisiana

Chris in Louisiana

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I have a new Searwood 600 (not XL).

I have a rotisserie kit for my old Genesis (Model No. 86631001, bought in 2016 just before a model change).

Google AI says the roti kit for current Genesis will fit the Searwood, but the kit for my older Genesis will not.

I put my old spit rod on the Searwood, and it seems to fit perfectly. I put my old mounting bracket on the Searwood, just to see, and AI was right. It does not put the motor in the right spot.

I guess the only fly in the ointment is the geometry of the bracket. I'd like to buy just the correct bracket and not a whole new kit. It looks like Weber doesn't sell just the brackets (but maybe they would if I called; have not tried yet).

I asked AI "Is there a mounting bracket that will make the rotisserie kit from my 2016 Weber Genesis fit a weber Searwood 600?" AI said: "A universal rotisserie mounting bracket may work, but it's not guaranteed to fit perfectly and securely."

I see various aftermarket "universal" style brackets. Has anyone bought one that they know works in this situation?

I'm looking at one at OneGrill, who made my motor, and I'm going to email them to ask about compatibility, but I'd like real work experience if anyone has some. OneGrill Bracket

Thanks for any guidance, and tell me if I'm missing anything on my assumptions.
 
Maybe simply drilling larger holes in the bracket.
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The holes in the bracket for the mounting bolts are fine.

I mounted the bracket on the Searwood today. It just doesn't put the motor in the right place, and it's way off, so a different bracket is necessary.
 
Hard to wrap my head around your description without some photos to show what you're dealing with.
 
The "old" spit fits
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The old bracket does not put the motor where it needs to be for the Searwood.
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So I think the spit I have may work if I can just get the correct bracket for the Searwood, which will hold the motor in the right spot.
 
If you don't mind drilling a couple more holes in the grill you could make this work. But, if you don't want to that is understood. I think a bracket from an old school (real Genesis not a 2011 later) will work FWIW
 
I would take the bracket mounting screws out and position the bracket where it needs to be while it’s attached to the motor, making sure you are lifted enough and not be pulling down on the motor, and mark the new hole position on the bracket by marking from the inside of the grill. Much easier to drill new holes in the bracket.
 
timothy said:
If you remove the forward screw and twist the bracket up will the spit fit then?
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Well, I tried it, but it doesn't quite work. When I twist the bracket to line up the motor/hole with the spit, the front of the bracket hits the spit just before it gets where it needs to be.

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This is as close as it will get.
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Had you given any thought to simply redrilling holes in the cook box? It would not be hard, and if you were bothered by them you could chamfer the extra hole(s), then place a flush type screw in it and paint it black. Never notice it then
 
Take out both screws/bolts and find a position for the bracket that works and drill 2 new holes in your bracket to match the existing holes in your grill. Cut off excess bracket if it interferes with lid closing.
 
Darian Hofer said:
Take out both screws/bolts and find a position for the bracket that works and drill 2 new holes in your bracket to match the existing holes in your grill. Cut off excess bracket if it interferes with lid closing.
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Yep what I've been saying all along. No reason it can't be done. It's just a bracket
 
OneGrill wrote back and said, "If you only need the bracket our 4PB19 bracket should work."

Order placed. We'll see if it works.

Tip for others fooling with similar issues: I have a OneGrill motor (for Genesis) and a Weber motor (for kettle rotisserie), and the slots where the motor slides on the bracket are not exactly the same. The Weber motor won't quite fit on the OneGrill bracket.

OneGrill even cautions: "Please note that it is crucial to measure your motor slot width as many brands, especially Weber, vary greatly and this bracket can not easily be modified to fit motors with slots narrower than 3 inches. Many Weber brand motors may be too narrow between the tabs that go over this bracket. Grinding less than 1/16" from the top of this bracket will allow them to fit."
 
The OneGrill bracket came in, and it seems to fit with my older OneGrill motor/spit that was made for my old Genesis.

The bracket came with two bolts/nuts. Well, the bolts would not fit through the bracket holes no matter how I tried.

Got out the drill and a 1/4" bit. Bored out the holes in the bracket just a bit, and now the bolts go through.

I had to bend the bracket just a bit to get the spit nearest the motor to rest in the slot on the grill.

So, if you have a OneGrill roti kit for an older Genesis like mine, this is a $20 plus shipping (about $7) way to make it also work on a Searwood 600.
 
I let OneGrill know about the hole size issue, and they wrote back:

Thank you for the email. Yes, the holes on that bracket were undersized. We recently received an order of those brackets and found out the hole size was too small on a handful of them. We had shipped some of the brackets out before the issue was noticed so I very much apologize for that as it appears you received one of the bad ones. If you have any other issues, I don't believe you will, please let me know right away and I will send out a replacement ASAP or do whatever is needed to remedy the situation.

Thanks,
Joey Sieber
President Of Operations
 
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