Wheels for EARLY Wooddale and Weber Bros kettles

[saxart]

I recently found an early Woodale kettle, but the previous owner had replaced the wheels with something too modern. 



Remembering that a local friend had helped me with wheels for the Orange Speckle 18" (Thanks Greg!) I looked for the same wheels for this kettle.  Turns out they were training wheels from Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Little-World-Stabilizers-Compatible-Pair-Stronger/dp/B07MSGD8PB/ref=pd_ybh_a_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=NRNZ9051535EVJZ38ATM



Here is what they look like out of the package:



I painted them a creamy white figuring that would match the 'patina' look of the kettle, but that ended up looking too new.



So I sanded off some of the white paint with 220-grit sandpaper and gave them a bit of overspray with some spray paint to make them look aged.  It seemed to work.









While these wheels aren't an exact replica, they do fit the look quite well.  I hope this is helpful for anyone looking for wheel options for these early kettles.

[bait]

Fantastic!

[Bob BQ]

Sweet Wood Dale, @Art! That's not a bad substitute on the wheels.  Much, much better than what was on there when you got it!

I think this is the first time I've ever seen a caddywhompus utility tray.  Between this and the "Performer dad" on that Facebook group, it's been a week of caddywhompus firsts...

@Craig, were you looking for some wheels still?

[bladz]

Nice find Art!   The restore turned out great. I'd say those wheels look pretty close to the originals. 


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[Pezdogs]

Thats a stunning kettle, grate score

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[JEBIV]

Sweet grill, the wheels look good !

[bamakettles]

Predates anything I have, very very nice!  I like the retro wheels....

[CatskillSmoker]

That's beautiful. Grate job and Congrats

[Mikeyd]

Great job Art!! Looks fantastic!


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[ABROB]

Those look great!  What a score

[Cellar2ful]

Nice work on giving those wheels a vintage, aged, patina look.  They look great Saxart.

I think this is the first time I've ever seen a caddywhompus utility tray.  Between this and the "Performer dad" on that Facebook group, it's been a week of caddywhompus firsts...

Yeah, I don't think I've seen one of those utility trays installed upside down. 

[jmiester]

That looks like some fine Vintage Iron Art!!


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[brewtownbeatdown]

Awesome score!!!   Grate job on the wheels


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[michaelmilitello]

Awesome!   


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[Chris-B-Que]

Awesome grill and great work on the wheels, they look fantastic.


Im hoping to be able to find one of these grills to go with my 2 other 50s weber kettles.

Would be very interested if you ever were considering selling.

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