Some very nice person posted a free Ranch Kettle on craigslist earlier today and I responded about 20 minutes after it was posted. The guy just called me and I made plans to pick it up. He has owned it for about 25 or 30 years. He didn't post any pics so it could be a total disaster. I hoping it is in good shape. I'll post some pics after I pick it up.
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! Look forward to seeing what you land.Jeff Boudman
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Best of luck to you!
Timothy F. Lewis
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
That’s great! Sometimes things just work out.
Dustin Flavell
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Wow that’s great. Hope it is decent condition for you. Speaking from a ranch owner I can tell you they are well built so unless it was crushed by a truck you should be able to make it functional with some elbow grease. Hopefully the grates are in usable shape since the cooking grate alone is 280 bucks from Weber. The ranch is a lot of fun to cook on. Takes a bit to figure out but really follows most of the same principles of a standard kettle. The daisy wheel bottom vents are the main difference. Post the pictures when you get it.
JBaker
TVWBB Super Fan
For those of us old enough to remember (still) all of the kettles, all sizes, and WSMs had the daisy wheel adjustments before that new-fangled OneTouch System came about. Much better control, and you learned to set it correctly quickly lest you burn your fingerprints off.
I miss those days....
Now get off my lawn.
John K BBQ
TVWBB Wizard
new fangled one-touch system I remember those and now I'm having Dana Carvey SNL flashbacks! 
Ron De Hoogh
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Congrats!
RJ Humphrey
TVWBB Fan
It was your time today! Congrats on an awesome score.
cheers
cheers
RJ Humphrey
TVWBB Fan
I have about 15 daisy wheel kettles. Lol
RJ Humphrey
TVWBB Fan
The two 8” wheels are correct.
It’s missing the front wheel which is similar to or maybe the same as a gasser swivel wheel.
Thank you!!!
Weber 6414 Caster Wheel (Includes Caster Insert) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000WEKMRU/?tag=tvwb-20
LeeHarvey
TVWBB Pro
That’s the one. I think they have a couple of different ones for round tubing, but I’m pretty sure that’s the only one for square tube.
Timothy F. Lewis
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
Excellent! I’m jealous but, I really do not know where I would store the thing! I know, I would figure out something!
No kidding. I already have a 4 burner Genesis, a 26" kettle and a Flame sitting on the deck so it might be time to build a larger deck or this might be the catalyst to move to a bigger house.