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harris92

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Burnt Orange "Red" Ranger.........
« on: September 17, 2015, 11:35:51 AM »
Picked up this Burnt Orange "Red" Ranger from a very nice lady recently.  She found it at an Estate Sale.  A true "RRR" indeed.  Really cool grill.  It needs some work and I am more than willing to provide the effort and time.  The lid is in good shape.  The bowl - missing vents,  rust and some chipping underneath. The wheel is present but is missing the tread.  Options - 1.  I have a vintage wheel from a 1960's wheel barrow that will look nice. or 2.  Replace the ranger wheel with a vintage 8" Weber steel wheel (it would have to be taken off of another grill I have), 3. Retread the wheel?  Maybe .  The bowl is missing one tab where the grill sits in the cart (it doesn't affect the stability). The cart is missing the ash catcher.  I'll probably one custom made.

The seller is sharing with me the "cool" background of this particular grill.  I will share it as I progress on the restoration.
















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Troy

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Re: Burnt Orange "Red" Ranger.........
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2015, 11:44:11 AM »
Very cool!

Looking forward to seeing the restoration and hearing the story.
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Hogsy

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Re: Burnt Orange "Red" Ranger.........
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2015, 12:00:04 PM »
Congrats Harris, That is cooler than cool!
Can't wait to see it all restored
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Tommy B

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Re: Burnt Orange "Red" Ranger.........
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2015, 12:16:31 PM »
 what a great find! Really in decent shape!
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WNC

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Re: Burnt Orange "Red" Ranger.........
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2015, 01:47:23 PM »
Wow, super cool!
Oh how I could imagine just wheeling that thing around the yard, or beach, or well anywhere.

Can't wait to see it all fixed up!
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Craig

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Re: Burnt Orange "Red" Ranger.........
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2015, 01:50:22 PM »
That's badass! Nice find Stephen!
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MrHoss

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Re: Burnt Orange "Red" Ranger.........
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2015, 04:16:04 PM »
Beauty find there Stephen.
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Re: Burnt Orange "Red" Ranger.........
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2015, 06:08:45 PM »
Oh My Gosh - That is. without a doubt, my grail of grails.  I would certainly prefer that ranger to any grill I have ever see.  8)
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Santo

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Re: Burnt Orange "Red" Ranger.........
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2015, 06:15:55 PM »
Awesome grab, congrats.  I think I may have to add this to my (evergrowing) list.

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1911Ron

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Re: Burnt Orange "Red" Ranger.........
« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2015, 07:56:38 PM »
@harris92  I at one time was going to have a wheel redone with new tread, I found a place that restored old peddle cars and they had new rubber tread in a barrel and would measure out what they needed to fix the tire, sadly they went out of business before I could have them do the work.
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SmokenJoe

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Re: Burnt Orange "Red" Ranger.........
« Reply #10 on: September 17, 2015, 10:00:49 PM »
Congrats on that fantastic discovery !!!    Leave it to Weber to come up with an object shape that I normally associate with work (a barrow) and turn it into my most favorite obsession (outdoor cooking) ;D                    SJ
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harris92

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Re: Burnt Orange "Red" Ranger.........
« Reply #11 on: September 18, 2015, 07:01:59 AM »
@1911Ron  I redid an old wheel last year (tread).  It looks ok and is holding up well.
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Re: Burnt Orange "Red" Ranger.........
« Reply #12 on: September 18, 2015, 10:43:13 AM »
Very nice.  I have always wanted one of those.
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SixZeroFour

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Re: Burnt Orange "Red" Ranger.........
« Reply #13 on: September 18, 2015, 11:12:52 AM »
Very nice find Stephen, I like that burnt orange color. My vote would be for either option 1 or 2 until you can tackle #3 :)
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Craig

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Re: Burnt Orange "Red" Ranger.........
« Reply #14 on: September 18, 2015, 06:16:51 PM »
Anyone know where tread that closely resembles the old rubber treads can be found?
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