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Author Topic: Hello from Black Hills SD  (Read 1580 times)

keylopapa

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Hello from Black Hills SD
« on: October 12, 2018, 04:59:10 PM »
Thanks for the site, I just rescued this Weber Kettle grill at a neighbor’s garage sale.  From you age guide it seems to be a 75 – 76 year model.  I think this is a light grey color.  From the earlier catalogs I did not see a grey model.  I did not see a catalog for 75 or 76 so not sure what colors they offered.  I have been accused of being color blind by the wife so not sure but it did not seem green to me.  It needs some work and looking forward to cleaning it up and firing up the coals.
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Kneab

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Re: Hello from Black Hills SD
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2018, 07:17:58 PM »
Welcome to the Wkc [emoji137]‍♂️
What you have is a faded black.
It is currently assembled caddy wampus. Pull the legs off and put them back on with the front leg centered under the handle. It will roll around easier that way.

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ISO Brown Go Anywhere

RRRanger99

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Re: Hello from Black Hills SD
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2018, 07:32:11 PM »
Welcome from Virginia Beach, VA.
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Mikeyd

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Re: Hello from Black Hills SD
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2018, 08:52:38 PM »
Welcome from Minneapolis. My brother lives in Blackhawk and works for action mechanical.....friends in Sturgis and Spearfish. I grew up by Huron. The Black  Hills are some of the nicest country that exists.


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Grillagin

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Re: Hello from Black Hills SD
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2018, 06:18:27 PM »
Welcome from Wisconsin.
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KevinP

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Re: Hello from Black Hills SD
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2018, 06:20:31 PM »
Welcome from Illinois


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keylopapa

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Re: Hello from Black Hills SD
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2018, 07:38:13 PM »
@Kneab looks like you were right about the black, as I was removing the legs to fix the caddy wampus one was rusted in the socket.  After spraying some WD40 and wiping up the excess a nice dark Black appeared.
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keylopapa

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Re: Hello from Black Hills SD
« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2018, 07:43:32 PM »
@Mikeyd I completely agree Black Hills is the best. I just retired from military and it was the #1 Choice to our forever home.  Now were living on 3 acres of heaven.
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JEBIV

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Re: Hello from Black Hills SD
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2018, 11:23:03 AM »
Welcome from Doraville,Ga. nice rescue
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Seeking a Black Sequoia I know I know, I'd settle for just the tabbed no leg grill

jeffrackmo

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Re: Hello from Black Hills SD
« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2018, 09:55:00 AM »
@keylopapa

Welcome from the Lou (STL) and THANK YOU for your service!!!

Pull up a chair!!

Jeff
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Lets just say I have acquired a few Kettles.  Big and small.   Vintage and New...  Some say I have a problem.  I find the Kettle, buy the Kettle, USE the Kettle...No problem...

keylopapa

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Re: Hello from Black Hills SD
« Reply #10 on: October 16, 2018, 04:26:10 PM »
Well all cleaned up, fixed caddy wampus, added some band clamps to hold ash tray and grilling perfect burgers over some hickory chunk charcoal.  Funny after cleaning off the WD 40 on outside and drying it returned to the faded grey.
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jcnaz

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Re: Hello from Black Hills SD
« Reply #11 on: October 16, 2018, 05:10:32 PM »
That is a beautiful kettle and a great view!
Welcome to the WKC.
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A bunch of black kettles
-JC

jeffrackmo

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Re: Hello from Black Hills SD
« Reply #12 on: October 17, 2018, 07:44:56 AM »
We call those Faded kettles... Weathered Warriors. 

I have a couple that I am quite proud of.  Its what happens on the Inside of the Kettle that gets me all excited!

Looking good!! 
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Lets just say I have acquired a few Kettles.  Big and small.   Vintage and New...  Some say I have a problem.  I find the Kettle, buy the Kettle, USE the Kettle...No problem...

keylopapa

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Re: Hello from Black Hills SD
« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2018, 12:29:33 PM »
Ok last repair was the handle.  I was hiking the hills and came across this great branch that had some cool bug trails just under the bark and turned it into a handle.  I may not be a master woodworker but not bad for a old aircraft crew chief.   8)   Time to grill!!
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nvandyke

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Re: Hello from Black Hills SD
« Reply #14 on: October 23, 2018, 12:16:48 PM »
Like the custom handle.  I like the new "original" handles available through this site too...but making something cool yourself is awesome.  Nice find on the grill. 
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