Last year I scored a nice 1988 Ranch kettle (AKA "Roswell"). As much as I love cooking on Roswell, I am always concerned about hot embers falling through one of the three vent holes in the bottom of the kettle onto my wooden deck.
Thanks to a very generous WKC member, I recently acquired an ash pan from a post-1992 Ranch kettle. A mod was in the making!
Roswell before the mod:
The original idea was to use "Wood Dale" like hooks to fasten the new ash pan to the legs. Instead, the idea changed to a solution that did not require drilling holes in either the new ash pan or into Roswell's legs. My blacksmith buddy fabricated these:
They go like this:
Ready to grill!
It's a simple, but functional mod. I like the fact that no ash pans were harmed in making this, and the pan is very easy to install and remove (great for cleaning). Thanks again to the generous WKC member for sending me this new ash pan - it will get good use!
Winz