Scored a nice ER Master Touch today

[OoPEZoO]

With all the negative Craigslist story's flying around recently, I had a good one today.  I had been watching an ad for a few days and debating on contacting the seller.  It said "final moving - make an offer", and had a few things listed. One of which was a Weber kettle under a cover. Here was the out of focus pic.



Considering the the black and white cover, the very flat top handle, and the weird looking shape under the cover, I figured it HAD to be a Mastertouch. So I contacted the guy for more info. He confirmed it had an ash bucket assembly, but didn't know the color or the model. He said that he couldn't remove the cover because it was stuck or caught on something. He offered to cut the cover off, or I could come take it "as is" for $10. That price was right for whatever was under the cover, so I high tailed it 45 miles out of my way this afternoon in the search of the mystery kettle.

I got there and was led to the back porch where I fiddled with the stubborn cover and revealed this



Perfect handles


Pretty clean inside


And almost no rust on the support bar. It sweeps perfectly


The money shot


The grates were in good shape and it included two of the newer style charcoal baskets. Needless to say, I was pretty ecstatic. It needs a good cleaning, but the bowl and lid appear to be flawless. I can't wait for some nicer weather so I can polish her up

[tattooedant]

that's a score!

[MINIgrillin]

SCORE 

[Ted B]

Very nice!! Congrats she's a real beauty.

[mirkwood]

That is a really nice score, clean up will be a snap.. congrats

[Winz]

Nice score!  M/Ts are special and that one looks like it is in great shape.

Congrats!

Winz

[LightningBoldtz]

Fantastic, it's beautiful........

[DirectDrive]

Well done !

[pbe gummi bear]

Bravo! I can't wait to see it cleaned up and/or fired up.

[1buckie]

Yeah, that one looks like it just didn't get used very much & only got dusty !!!

Good show !!!

[MaxBobcat]

I'd trade a Hamilton for a MT like that any day of the week!  Nice one.   

[Jocool]

Perfect. But why couldn't he get the cover off? What was holding it?

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[OoPEZoO]

Perfect. But why couldn't he get the cover off? What was holding it?

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It was just a real bitch to get off. It was pretty cold out, so it was stiff.  Plus it's an older cover, and they are a tight fit to begin with on a Mastertouch due to the lid bail. It only took me a few moments to get it off, but it took some real effort.  The cover still seems to be in good condition as well, I'll just have to see if it softens up a little once the weather warms up

[Jocool]

Thanks for the reply. Are the covers the same for an MT as a regular kettle?

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[glrasmussen]

Congrats! These are the stories I enjoy the most. Awesome score with little out of pocket.