simple charcoal grate removal

[David-B]

bolts were raw steel seasoned with cooking oil

 

[Jim Lampe]

...and here i spent the time to cut, bend AND weld handles to my charcoal grate.

DaveMike', you are a simple (or simply a) GENIUS!

Very Nice!

 

[Lew]

Don't the bolts interfere with the water pan?

 

[MKEvenson]

Nice concept, I wired my coal grate to the fire ring, comes out as one.

Mark

 

[David-B]

Originally posted by Lew:
Don't the bolts interfere with the water pan?

nope, i have the brinkman pan which is deeper than the stock weber(i dont use water)and there is room between the bolts and waterpan

 

[Glenn W]

Nice job David, These work great as well with the newer stock big pan. One of the 1st mods I done to mine.



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[David-B]

^^^yeah handles are definately nice to have when removing charcoal from the unit!

 

[Steve Allen]

Are those spring shackle bolts? That would almost give me a headache trying to think that up. Nicely done.

 

[Wolgast]

I will do this too,and Glenn i like the extra grate in there.

Thx for sharing

 

[Glenn W]

Are those spring shackle bolts?

See here: http://tvwbb.com/eve/forums/a/...80069052/m/470107135

 

[Phil Perrin]

I did the second charcoal grate mod already,and wired the two grates and the ring together. But I like the idea of handles. Or is it just another mod I can do?

 

[Josef Gangwish]

Yeah i could see this coming to mine as well. You all inspire me so much. I just tell my wife that im "fixing" the smokers. She always says "If you have to keep fixing it then its probably not as good as you say it is". He He she will never know.

 

[D Schatte]

Hey for this dummy...Whats the benifits of this? Dumping ash out of a hot cooker? ...or for the faint of getting hands dirty?

 

[Robert Clark]

Originally posted by D Schatte:
Hey for this dummy...Whats the benifits of this? Dumping ash out of a hot cooker? ...or for the faint of getting hands dirty?

The biggest benefit I see is being able to sift the charcoal out after a cook with just a little shake side to side and then dump ashes out of bottom of cooker.

 

[Noe]

Wow nice mod david, will have to copy that mod 4 sure.

 

[John Noble]

Hi Mark.

Could you send a picture of your wiring job?

thanks

John N

Originally posted by mk evenson:
Nice concept, I wired my coal grate to the fire ring, comes out as one.

Mark

 

[MKEvenson]

John, I will take a couple tonight, never thought of it as a mod so didn't bother when I shot my other mods.

Mark

 

[MKEvenson]

John, here is the wire job: Probably have to redo with heavier wire but it has held for a few months as is.