Busy morning with an AWESOME rescue UPDATED PICS

[WNC]

One great find and one incredible find! Did the ranch come with the legs?

[firedude5015]

One great find and one incredible find! Did the ranch come with the legs?

Yes it has the legs and the triangle.
And the leg sockets are there, detached, but i think i have a trick worked out for re-attaching them.
Anf Gummi..Red did cross my mind..or Blue of I can find the paint.

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[JDD]

Nothing left to do but smile smile smile. And drink a few beers, congrats on the score!

[SixZeroFour]

Unbelievable finds Bert!! Congrats and cant wait to see what you do with it!

[Craig]

@firedude5015


HOLY SH*T!!! THAT is the score of the week right there!!! Congrats!!

[SmokenJoe]

Ahhhh, the thrill of discovery  ...  the search and find is, maybe, the most rewarding part     Great search, great discovery.                          SJ

[blksabbath]

If the finish was really sanded off, there would not be any worries just tack welding the sockets back on right?  That is an awesome score.


Beans and rice!

[Lumpy Coal]

That's awesome!  Looks just like the one my neighbour's across the road are using for a fire pit and won't sell.  😠  Nice WSM too!

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[demosthenes9]

Awesome score Firedude!!  I pass the title of "Newest Member of the Ranch Kettle Club" to you.  Wear the badge proudly.

[firedude5015]

Awesome score Firedude!!  I pass the title of "Newest Member of the Ranch Kettle Club" to you.  Wear the badge proudly.

For now I think you should keep the title because you are cooking on yours lol.
Maybe we'll share the title

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[demosthenes9]

Awesome score Firedude!!  I pass the title of "Newest Member of the Ranch Kettle Club" to you.  Wear the badge proudly.

For now I think you should keep the title because you are cooking on yours lol.
Maybe we'll share the title

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Nah, the title is all your's.  I had my 2 days in the limelight.     

That said, being that I'm quite the procrastinator, we can have a race to see who is the first to cook on their new RK ?? 


Did have an idea about your's though.   As yours is stripped of the porcelain and restoring to original might be difficult, is it possible to mount a 60's RK on a current RK frame ? 

[firedude5015]

Awesome score Firedude!!  I pass the title of "Newest Member of the Ranch Kettle Club" to you.  Wear the badge proudly.

For now I think you should keep the title because you are cooking on yours lol.
Maybe we'll share the title

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Nah, the title is all your's.  I had my 2 days in the limelight.     

That said, being that I'm quite the procrastinator, we can have a race to see who is the first to cook on their new RK ?? 


Did have an idea about your's though.   As yours is stripped of the porcelain and restoring to original might be difficult, is it possible to mount a 60's RK on a current RK frame ?

Right now I'm toying with idea of having the sockets welded to a 6" round plate, not very thick. I will bolt this plate to the kettle bowl, probably put a similar plate inside as a backer. I'd love to keep it close to original,  and maybe modify a slide aside for the lid. I have a buddy that's a top notch fabricator.

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[einrej]

Since you are gonna paint it anyway, paint it Yellow!

[brewtownbeatdown]

Awesome grab!!!  Since color suggestions are being offered, here's a thought: paint it to look like a titty.


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[guitarfish]

Cool...since the Ranch has been ground down to bare metal before, how about powder coating? A good shop can match or do custom colors and lay it on thick