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Grill Talk => Weber Grill Forum (Grills, Accessories) => Topic started by: Idahawk on April 28, 2013, 11:32:33 AM
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And you thought the ladies were hot at the trailer park .... Well check this out
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Awesome find! That would be a sooper score if you can get your hands on it. It looks red, true? Or is it brown?
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Looks like the two tone brown .
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Is than 18 or a 22? Looks like an 18 to me? That would be even better if it were.
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It's a 22 gasser kettle
Time to call the kettle mafia
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did you talk to the guy yet?
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Green Patch award - go for it! :D
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Been on the case all afternoon. It's a 22 for sure , going to try and get it tomorrow .
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I may go for an avocado patch , what do you get if there's pit pulls involved in the heist ?
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I may go for an avocado patch , what do you get if there's pit pulls involved in the heist ?
Bring along some raw steaks! ;D
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Your not gonna jack it are you, go talk to the guy....He may take a trade or cash or both. Take a decent newer grill and a some cash and see where it goes....
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If you're going to go to a trailor park and steal a grill do a lot of meth first...with a friend...a very big friend...I mean alot! That way, when they attack you..they can't put you down. Send the big friend in first...go straight for the grill and get out....pay no attention to the hot trashy girl passed out on the deck...she's just a little bit of fun time that will cost you your life...man!
Be careful!
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Please no theft...we cannot condone the burgling of grills, you must make contact with this guy. I bet he's willing to trade for a nicer grill...
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Easy man , it's just a joke that Duke started about stealing a grill to get an avocado patch . I'm a straight shooter , love my hobby and would never take anything . Bad joke my apologies .
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That's a keeper, got to go and talk to those folks.
Trailer parks are a great place for perv-ing. By the time the kettles end up there they are on their 3rd or 4th owner, so there's no emotional attachments. And they are easy to spot because of the smaller lots.
But Michael might be right about the drug issue, sometimes the grill is the hiding place for drugs. So if they are squirrelly about the grill when you first ask, offer to come back later. Give them enough time to "clean" the grill.
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It's just like this
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Look closely and you can see the lid vents
Also can see the silver sticker on the pole stem
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It sounds like you may win the yellow patch if the owners have been cooking meth in it. :o This is a rare patch so continue with caution. If there are dogs involved while going for the green patch you may also win the brown patch if you take care of them.
Seriously, I bet they would let it go for $25 easy. Keep us posted.
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Easy man , it's just a joke that Duke started about stealing a grill to get an avocado patch . I'm a straight shooter , love my hobby and would never take anything . Bad joke my apologies .
It's all in good fun. No need to apologize. Most of our members are straight shooters. I got a good chuckle. Thanks!
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Haha
That wAs like the new kid appoligising
That was great
No need for that here but super funny
Idahawk you've earned a patch 8)
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^^ that is just wrong!!!
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I just wanted to make clear that I didn't think Idahawk was gonna seriously steal the grill...I just like the usage of the word Burgle in any form....
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Saved it for $30.00
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How do you date these?
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Love the louvered lid and dual handles and the color I can't wait to get it cooking !
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Bravo! You earned your patch!
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Fellow white bronco owner I think we should get an orange patch for the juice ;)
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BINGO !!!!
this is good & thanks for putting up a few pics......kinda washes that "Stinking Badges" image out of the brain....... 8)
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All good trailer park stories have a happy ending ;D
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Fellow white bronco owner I think we should get an orange patch for the juice ;)
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Lol true that , the guy I bought it from said he walked into a dealership in thousands oaks California and someone had just traded it in like two days after the chase , said he got it for a song and dance .
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BINGO !!!!
this is good & thanks for putting up a few pics......kinda washes that "Stinking Badges" image out of the brain....... 8)
Not a blazing saddles fan :)
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Nice score! The 'cado patch patch will come another day... 8)
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BINGO !!!!
this is good & thanks for putting up a few pics......kinda washes that "Stinking Badges" image out of the brain....... 8)
Not a blazing saddles fan :)
Well.....yeah, but tha particular one's just a tad out there !!!!
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Awesome! Youv'e earned your patch! 8)
Maybe we need to replace the the honor system with a patch system. I think that would be cooler than Olympian and such. I would like to get Troy's opinion.
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How do you date these?
Great score and nicely played
I'd say that model is from 81-84
Lid vents, base and timber handles all match the standard model in the 81 catalog
They were then discontinued in 84 to make way for the genesis
There should be a letter stamped into the venturi bar
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Idahawk, you are on FIRE! Nice work on this one. I've been anxiously waiting to see what the outcome would be.
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So where exactly can I find this date code ? Is this it ?
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So far it's the only number I have located .
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Cleaned the tag up found it I assume ?
G = 1985
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Does it work? What happened? How did it go down? Are there pictures? COME ON! I'm not talking about those tiny serial numbers either....
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http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/solving-da-gasser-code/msg12506/#msg12506
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G=Gas I think
That number in not sure of , I'll cross reference it with the other numbers I have
Above the part with the number is the Venturi pipe which is the cylinder
At the base of that pipe is a letter stamped into the pipe probably an 'A'
Like this-
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There has been no definitive way to date anything pre 1979. I wouold guess its early to nid 70's.
Nice grab, er steal, err score, great deal! Hope it works and enjoy.
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G=Gas I think
That number in not sure of , I'll cross reference it with the other numbers I have
Above the part with the number is the Venturi pipe which is the cylinder
At the base of that pipe is a letter stamped into the pipe probably an 'A'
Like this-
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I read the other thread mine is a B
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I have 4 vents and wooden handles
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Reilly has a Weber dated 79. It is on a thread here. Hope the guts are o.k. Looks like your missing the gas and direct/indirect knobs..
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Nice Save! 8)
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The knobs from the genesis range all fit albeit some have a long stem
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Wasn't there some guy on Chicago CL selling the column for this kettle a while back?
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Nice Idahawk! I'm anxious to see pics of the burner and diffuser. I have an older kettle gasser - no vents and heavy metal base. Burner is good, but the diffuser is shot.
Very nice!
Golly - knobs from a genesis? There's a threaded one for the direct/indirect arm? Or the plastic will just 'thread' on? ;D
-Rick
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Looks like I'm missing the ignitor assembly , the gas control knob * the direct/indirect adjustment knob and the grease cup
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Does it look like everything is here for the gas control knob to attach ?
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Anyone have parts ?
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Looks like you have the standard model which didn't come with the igniter or gas bottle scale
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One of mine didn't come with the grease cup so I found a small cup and made it fit
Looks like everything else is there except the knobs
Here's a pic of the schematics
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Did it come with the hose to connect to the gas bottle?
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Yes I got the hose ,thanks Hogsy.
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Wasn't there some guy on Chicago CL selling the column for this kettle a while back?
I got it and sent it to Hogsy already....
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Looks like I'm going to need a valve assembly , mine is missing the stem to attach the knob, I tried some of the gasser parts off my Skyline and a few other old gas grills I have and nothing that matches up .
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Any good pics of the missing parts? Hogsy? What does the grease cup look like? I might have an idea for that, but none of the gas parts.. AJ 8)
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Well this is the assembly part # 25
that I have.as you can see in the diagram ^^^^ there is a stem which I don't have .
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Yeah that's a bitch... That stem is definitely missing
You might have to wait til another pops up and exchange parts :'(
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This is an great project. Best of luck!
I once spotted one of the old electric kettles in a seedy part of town. I didn't know what to make of it at first but the extension cord gave it away. I never went and asked about it, and it has since disappeared.
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Is there any chance to see an overall picture of this grill? Or am I gonna see every nut and bolt that put it together?
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Brian - did you see these from the first page?
Saved it for $30.00
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How do you date these?
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Love the louvered lid and dual handles and the color I can't wait to get it cooking !
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Yea they are horrible! I want good pics in some sunshine! Not some surveillance pictures in a trailer park or something from the OJ chase scene! I got better pictures of a baby gate.....How did the deal go down? What the the guy say, how was he approached? everything i have seen is some rotted out part with a serial number on it....COME ON!
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Full spread and details promised !
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Thank you...you know I love pictures....and we all love the after action report!
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Gave her a quick wash and put a tank on it for looks, had a box of lava rocks for some reason ? LOL
And so the story .....
This trailer park has been there since I was a kid, our friends across the street have land that butts up against another piece owned by their parents . To get to the parents house you have use a right of way through this trailer park from a street 2 blocks away . For some reason our friends were at the parents house and invited our kids to play over there with their kids , so I drove them over there and that's when I spotted it and snapped the first picture. I then called my friend as she grew up there and knew a lot of the neighbors that lived in the park , but she didn't know these people and warned me that there were some bad folks in there , but she did know the people in the house next to the park and thought that they possibly knew the grill owner.
Meanwhile back at the ranch ......
At this point Ive posted the picture here and got verification that it is what I thought it was and now my hearts pounding. I went back and did a drive by and didn't see a car and the house looked deserted with no curtains and well you see the pictures. I could hardly sleep that night and waiting for a friend of a friend doesn't cut it for me , so my plan was to stake out the joint and size up the people before I went in which I did and didn't see anyone . About this time I got a text on a Performer and WSM I had for sale and some guy wanted both, at my asking price which is high and he didn't even blink.
So now Its about 6:00 pm and I have a pocket full of cash and am brimming with confidence and swagger . I decided Id pay up to $100.00 for this thing and went to the local store to break a $ 100.00 into change to hopefully barter with the owner. I drive in to the trailer park like I own the place in my OJ white bronco and park right in front of this house,there's a group of 5-6 twenty something sideways hat ,pants on the ground dudes standing next door. Before I go the door I ask the group if anyone lives there and they say yes but their not sure where their at...... I go up the stairs to the door and knock and snap a couple pics , I knock again and nothing. I turn back and see these guys are gone , a couple getting into cars and others walking away pretty much leaving the scene, I walk to my Bronco and raise my phone to look at the photos. As I start to get in I see a women approaching from another trailer and she yells " who are you looking for " about then a group assembles around me of about 8-10 people I ask if she knows the owner of the house and she replies " Why " . I say " This might sound funny, but I want to know if they would be interested in selling their BBQ " She says " What ?? " I point at the Weber and she says " That " and I " Yes Ma'am that " Well its my house and that's my husbands " I pull out my phone and show her the picture of the one that was posted on here and I say " I'm a collector and Ive always wanted one of these " I tell her the story and shes totally cool about it . I ask her if he uses it and she says not any more, but when here husband got home she would ask him about it . I pull out my wad of cash and say " I have cash money " Id give him thirty, forty bucks for it and she immediately tries to call her husband with no luck . She asks for my phone number and agrees to let me know right away . I drive off the two blocks back to my house and as I walk in the phone rings " Hey Dave, I'm not going to wait for him if you want it , come get it " I ask her how much and she's says " you said thirty bucks right " And I said Yes Ma'am thirty bucks is fine. I went straight back and they had the grill waiting and the husband was there , he never said a word, but they were all smiles as I drove away, I think it was a win win for both parties.
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Great story. Not all come with one, but this is a very good one.
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That was a great read!
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The story needed a couple of pitbulls and a guy in a t-shirt
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See we needed the story! Fucking awesome...Great pictures, that's what I was talking about. SO did you get it to work?
Oh and the handles are terrible, you need some fresh ones, then you will have something really special...
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Awesome story.... You deserve a couple of patches for that score
I'm not sure what the trailer park was like but I have images in my head of 8 mile Eminem style trailer park going on
$30 can't complain with that, have you fired it up yet?
They pump out some serious heat
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Thanks for the great comments , unfortunately right now it's just a looker not a cooker at some point in its hard life the gas knob and stem were removed for what ever reason. I hope to find another grill with parts someday.