This is gonna seem a little long winded, but I couldn't believe my luck on such a busy weekend.
This past weekend, I headed up to the Minneapolis area, from the Milwaukee area, with my oldest daughter's high school marching band. I'm one the many parents who volunteer with the staging/loading/unloading/transporting of everything that the 228 band/color guard students use for the competitions. We fill a 48' semi trailer & 26' box truck. I'm one of the few with a CDL, so I took the box truck. Luckily, there was just over 2' available at the rear, because there were some treasures awaiting a new owner. Took boxes, bubble/foam/stretch wrap, & tape, since my new family members would be handled quite a few times & were riding in the way back. All Craigslist finds.
1st stop: Friday night (St. Paul, MN)
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--- $40 ---
22" brown (Coffee?) Happy Cooker in really nice condition, except for one ding in the lid, non-original lid handle, & missing lid catch(?) on backside. Ash pan there & in great shape.
Saturday 8:30am-4:30pm. Practice in Hastings, MN. Perform in Farmington, MN.
2nd stop: Saturday evening (Richfield, MN)
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18" Sears Economy in fair condition. Bought it for the Weber grate & ash pan, that were in/on it, so I can finish my 18" Brownie. (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/15/f202a93a4d9994e7f0da92a968692d73.jpg)
3rd stop: Saturday evening (Maple Grove, MN). Seller met me halfway from my hotel.
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22" gray (real, actual gray) OT ("M" code) in good condition. Couple of porcelain imperfections, battered ash pan, weathered handles, & weathered wheels.
Saturday night, I took my youngest daughter to Mall Of America. We covered every floor of that place in about two hours, and even managed to do some actual shopping.
4th stop: Sunday morning (Hudson, WI)
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18" burgundy OTS ("DD" code) in perfect condition, except for the "Weber" handle markings rubbing off a little. Chimney only used once.
Sunday 10:00am-4:00pm. Practice at high school in River Falls, WI. Perform at UW-River Falls. On the way home, when stopping for fuel, I emailed & set up grill #5 (counting it since I set it up on the weekend).
5th stop: Monday night (Greenfield, WI)
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22" black MBH ("B" code) in great condition. Cleaned it up Tuesday night after work. Sent the seller a pic of finished product, so she could show it to "Grandma" who bought it brand new in 1980.
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Hope you made it through w/o dozing off!!!
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Awesome finds. Especially getting the Sears Economy as part for your Brownie!
Great finds!
I know the band Dad crew gig quite well. Our equipment crew T shirts say. "Ours is not to understand, ours is just to move the band"
Quote from: MikeRocksTheRed on October 15, 2015, 02:15:17 PM
Awesome finds. Especially getting the Sears Economy as part for your Brownie!
Yeah, my Brownie is more important than a fair to rough Sears that's missing handles & vents. You can tell by the second pic that it's a Weber grate, not Sears.
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Quote from: Erich on October 15, 2015, 02:23:00 PM
Great finds!
I know the band Dad crew gig quite well. Our equipment crew T shirts say. "Ours is not to understand, ours is just to move the band"
I'm starting to figure that out. I'm a Freshman Dad this year. I know it's worth it though. Love seeing my daughter perform. Different perspective when you're at field level. Looking forward to the 2016 Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, when she gets to perform there.
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Wow! Hellava weekend, you got more in one weekend then some have in their entire collection!
Especially love the grey and the clean up on the mbh black, looks great!
Nice job!
Sounds like a great trip and some great scores!
Wow. Cool. Spotted that Plum 18 cruising CL....did not post it but hoped one of us grabbed it....I'd of been all over that if it were close to me.
Damn dude....you crushed it
You drove right past the Yacht Club and didn't stop? WTF?
Nice pick-ups, though I think you spent a little too much on the 18 missing the vents.
;)
Quote from: Harbormaster on October 15, 2015, 05:34:33 PM
You drove right past the Yacht Club and didn't stop? WTF?
Nice pick-ups, though I think you spent a little too much on the 18 missing the vents.
;)
The seller was persistent on $35, but I badgered him down to $20. I really needed the grates, and more importantly, the ash pan for my 18" Brownie. I'm so limited on time when I can get treasures, & I figured $20 wasn't gonna bankrupt me.
BTW, you gave me the wrong Yacht Club address. Classic @Harbormaster . I fall for that sh!t every time.
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Wow. That's a heckuva road trip!
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Hell of haul, congrats. Even if they were all blacks, the sheer mechanics of the trip is impressive.
Quote from: Santo on October 15, 2015, 06:40:19 PM
Hell of haul, congrats. Even if they were all blacks, the sheer mechanics of the trip is impressive.
All black?
Two black
One gray (not faded black)
One burgundy
One brown
But yeah, I couldn't believe how everything fell into place.
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Quote from: WNC on October 15, 2015, 03:31:06 PM
Wow! Hellava weekend, you got more in one weekend then some have in their entire collection!
Especially love the grey and the clean up on the mbh black, looks great!
Nice job!
Thanks. I'm gonna try to post the cleaned-up photos as I do 'em.
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Quote from: Santo on October 15, 2015, 06:40:19 PM
Hell of haul, congrats. Even if they were all blacks, the sheer mechanics of the trip is impressive.
All black?
Two black
One gray (not faded black)
One burgundy
One brown
But yeah, I couldn't believe how everything fell into place.
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Haha, aplogies for poor grammar. I meant it as even if you had picked 5 black grills and not the variation you actually grabbed. Regardless of color or rarity, pulling it off with a box truck almost full of band gear across that many miles is very impressive.
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Quote from: brewtownbeatdown on October 15, 2015, 06:53:23 PM
Quote from: Santo on October 15, 2015, 06:40:19 PM
Hell of haul, congrats. Even if they were all blacks, the sheer mechanics of the trip is impressive.
All black?
Two black
One gray (not faded black)
One burgundy
One brown
But yeah, I couldn't believe how everything fell into place.
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Haha, aplogies for poor grammar. I meant it as even if you had picked 5 black grills and not the variation you actually grabbed. Regardless of color or rarity, pulling it off with a box truck almost full of band gear across that many miles is very impressive.
Sorry, misunderstood you. Was actually told by @einrej that it would make a nice read, so that's why I put it on here.
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Quote from: Santo on October 15, 2015, 06:40:19 PM
Sorry, misunderstood you. Was actually told by @einrej that it would make a nice read, so that's why I put it on here.
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All good man, and definitely a cool read, thanks for sharing it.
You don't mess around looking for kettles do you? I could of swore that grey was a faded black.
Quote from: 1911Ron on October 15, 2015, 07:47:05 PM
You don't mess around looking for kettles do you? I could of swore that grey was a faded black.
I try to make any trip over 50 miles (one-way), a multi-stopper whenever possible. When I head to Chicago for just one item, I stop at a Portillos for a beef & hot peppers: multi-stop!!! When I head to Madison for one item, I stop at the Under Armour outlet: multi-stop!!!
Looking at the pic, I was 99.99% sure it was a true Gray. Figured it to be a 90's era, and that black doesn't fade like the earlier black does.
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18" Plum is done. Looked burgundy, until I cleaned & shined it up. Did find a 1/4" chip on lid's edge.
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Beautiful Plum and one heck of a haul! Congrats!
Ok so is that a plum or a burgundy?
Quote from: Josh G on October 16, 2015, 11:52:06 AM
Ok so is that a plum or a burgundy?
It's plum right now, might be burgundy next week.
It actually darkened up when I cleaned it up. There was a light haze on it that changed my "old a$$" eyes perception.
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I sacrificed the Sears Econo to finish this bad boy.
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Nice brownie!
Yeah man! And that's no sacrifice, that Brave is awesome!!!
Getting more use out of the Sears Econo parts. Had a dimpled axle leg (looked like it was shot with a pinball) on another project. Had to trim 1/8" off to match the Weber leg I was replacing.
Think this fella surely deserved it more!!!
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That red is incredible looking. When is the fugrayzi gonna make an appearance?
Oh yeah....definitely worth the sacrifice. That thing looks fresh off the lot! Well done
Gray should be done this weekend. Bowl is done, handles are refinished, have OTG ash can modded & ready to mount.
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Quote from: Cochise on October 29, 2015, 07:05:03 PM
Oh yeah....definitely worth the sacrifice. That thing looks fresh off the lot! Well done
$25 find. Bought a $30 green 22" from same seller 6 months ago. Both were filthy, but worth the elbow grease.
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Here's the "M" code gray all cleaned up. Modded the ash catch, since I had a spare laying around. Also went darker (Minwax Sedona Red) on the handles, since it offers such a nice contrast.
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Love that grey.
That grey is beautiful, great call on the Sedona red handle color too, it really pops