Old school kettle repairs (Pre-WKC)

Cellar2ful · March 12, 2018, 09:30:26 AM

Anyone else come across some interesting vintage kettle repairs? These are a couple of innovative ones I have seen.

The crutch lime.

Peg leg blue MBH.

Loose spoke lemon. Guess it bugged the owner having the loose triangle rod and he did not have access to welding equipment.

And the side kick table redhead mod.

JEBIV · March 12, 2018, 09:31:34 AM

Those are funny

inkaddictedchef1 · March 12, 2018, 09:36:09 AM

Haha

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brewtownbeatdown · March 12, 2018, 10:06:18 AM

Grate idea for a thread!!!
I've bought numerous parts kettles with these types of "repairs", but never thought to take pics of 'em.

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hawgheaven · March 12, 2018, 11:07:01 AM

I've done the peg leg thing in the past... way past, and made a few mods to the legs to make them fit tighter. Fun stuff. Not pretty, butt it worked.

RRRanger99 · March 12, 2018, 11:38:08 AM

Somewhere down the line, people get creative to make things work.

Mr.CPHo · March 12, 2018, 12:07:06 PM

A pristine example of the coveted 22" OTP (One-Touch Plywood):

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Hell Fire Grill · March 12, 2018, 12:39:21 PM

DellJones · March 12, 2018, 01:04:28 PM

There's a lot of camber on the red mbh

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JEBIV · March 12, 2018, 01:31:34 PM

Only a mechanic would notice the camber

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Lowbrass · March 12, 2018, 01:37:09 PM

Quote from: Mr.CPHo on March 12, 2018, 12:07:06 PM
A pristine example of the coveted 22" OTP (One-Touch Plywood):

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I love this thread although have nothing to add to it! This one might be my favorite. The One-Touch Plywood description actually had me laughing out loud!

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Rub · March 12, 2018, 05:48:34 PM

The previous owner of this yellow 18 had that pesky upside down triangle that kept falling out. A little baling wire took care of the problem

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Hell Fire Grill · March 12, 2018, 07:39:27 PM

Peggy...her front leg is wood.

Heyjude · March 12, 2018, 08:16:38 PM

@Cellar2ful

The irony of your post is that all those grills passed through your hands!

Lol

Cellar2ful · March 14, 2018, 07:31:07 AM

C Code OTG? Probably lost the ash pan and unknowingly created the prototype for the OTG. It had also been dropped, bending one of the leg sockets. That is why the triangle was wired to the front leg.

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Old school kettle repairs (Pre-WKC)