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Unless it is tough to ensure solid welds, I am surprised we don't see more of these beefy grates without the center rod. After all, it would save them a few more bucks per set.
 
Bruce said:
Unless it is tough to ensure solid welds, I am surprised we don't see more of these beefy grates without the center rod. After all, it would save them a few more bucks per set.
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I don't understand the issue with it. Dave Santana explained the need for it. He said it stabilizes the bars and under stress prevents the welds from breaking on the ends
 
The center rod is there for those 'few' who think the way to clean the grates is to 'drop them on the ground'......
(if you know who said that..... you know)
 
Larry, Dave Santana does not use a center rod on his Silver B/1000 grates. He may have on your wolf set, but not on his Genesis grates.
 
OK well looking back on the photos I posted of his grill I see I was incorrect. There are no bars. I still don't get all the hand wringing over them though. They're on the underside.
I'll lay odds that bar helping to stabilize things is what helps keep the tooling and manufacturing. So perhaps if that crossmember was not there, maybe those grates would cost 1/3rd more than they do now
 
Larry, I guess my main issue with them is that I use the Chargon tool to clean them and that middle rod would hinder that a bit. Otherwise, more is probably better.
 
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