Homemade 26er cart build

[VetteDoc]

Ever since seeing Robert-R's 26er cart on the Virtual Weber I've wanted to build something similar.

So I made a few drawings, found the pieces and went to work.


Front is going to have 3 30" wide baskets, two 7.5" tall and one 11.5" tall - all baskets are 14" deep.


Backside is going to have 2 18" wide baskets one 7.5" tall (for two charcoal chimney's) and one 18.5" tall for a bag of charcoal - again 14" deep.
Next to the baskets will be a standard 20lb propane tank for a flip up side burner for lighting my chimney's mainly.

Bought the metal from Speedy Metals which will cut your order to length within 1/8"- most pieces were cut exactly 1/8" long - once I evened out the cuts I went to work.

Main structure


Spaced out and added the basket mounts




Added some handles/towel hangers


Below the kettle shelf made of gas grill grates - cheapest way to cover that span in stainless steel - I was also off a bit on how wide the kettle and Unknown BBQ mounts were going to be so I had to add some standoffs - I also took the time to add a little height to the kettle so it mounts almost flush with the butcher block top.

[VetteDoc]

Overall the cart is ~60" long - with the kettle, 50" long just the cart, 30" wide and once I add the 5" casters it should be about 37" high.

[blu082003]

Wow that is going to be amazing. Strong work


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[JEBIV]

That is going to be sweet !! nice skills @VetteDoc

[bladz]

Great fab work!!  I am excited to see the final product.


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[Mr.CPHo]

I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product!  Nice nice nice

[bamakettles]

That's going to be nice, heavy and functional.  Will it be graced with a Glen Blue 26"?

[HoosierKettle]

That's badass!  Nice work. What welder are you using?


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[VetteDoc]

That's going to be nice, heavy and functional.  Will it be graced with a Glen Blue 26"?

Nope - my AD code 26er will find a home in this bad boy



Here she is taking down my pellet cooker, this was the cook that really sealed the deal for me - (keeping the 26er and getting rid of the pellet cooker.)

More details on that cook here -
https://weberkettleclub.com/forums/index.php?topic=46402.msg459089#msg459089

[VetteDoc]

That's badass!  Nice work. What welder are you using?


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We just got a Miller Multimatic 215 at work and I wanted a little more practice with it so what better way than to build a grill cart?

[Tbagley]

Awesome job, what are you doing for a top...granite?

[AZ2FL]

I'm looking forward seeing the finished cart.

Will you powdered coat the frame or use high temp paint?

[VetteDoc]

Awesome job, what are you doing for a top...granite?

I appreciate your advice in my previous thread but I'm sticking with the butcher block top - granite will definitely wear / weather better but I will be keeping the grill indoors when not in use and I just love the look and uniqueness of wood. I redid all of the wood on my Genesis 3000 and it just makes the grill.

[VetteDoc]

I'm looking forward seeing the finished cart.

Will you powdered coat the frame or use high temp paint?

Both actually - when I went to our local powder-coater they only had two red options and wanted an extra $200 to do color - so I'm going to have them coat it black then scuff it and paint it red - I did the same thing to the Performer I did for my dad on fathers day and I really liked the red/black contrast. Plus it will be easy to touch up any scratches down the road.

[VetteDoc]

I assembled most of the parts to verify fit before taking it in for powder-coating.