I know there are some tight factions of the WKC across our beautiful US of A, especially those groups in MN, IL, MD, and CA to mention a few. But I got to give some credit to the Northeast crew, my NY/NJ/CT tristate area guys have it covered like a wet blanket. Within minutes of the CL posting, BBQMiller alerted me to a "webber" cart in CT. Just so happened I would be only 15 miles away the next day, well within a 30 minute drive, of the seller. I called the night before, had it set up for the following day, and bang, had this loaded in the van for the ride home.
Its in really good shape except for the missing rubber on the wheel, some surface rust, and a piece where the weld broke off (easy fix). I'm already planning what to drop in.
(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag64/tattooedant/SevilleCart003_zps39e4d107.jpg) (http://s1299.photobucket.com/user/tattooedant/media/SevilleCart003_zps39e4d107.jpg.html)
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this is the only damage on top
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missing rubber... :(
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not missing rubber... ;D
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side by side to the perfomer. The Selville is slightly bigger, longer. I may drop my quasi-performer blue into it. Unless anyone has a tabbed red they want to part with...
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Only problem is I can't try the "What?, that's always been there honey." with the wife.
Awesome score Ant! I'm sure you'll fix it up nice.
You can get the replacement tires.. Someone here posted a link.
And you can always try the, "Look Honey, I got this for you, Happy Mothers Day"..
Assuming she would buy that.. If not, flowers are always nice.. 8)
Quote from: Heyjude on May 08, 2014, 08:26:25 AM
You can get the replacement tires.. Someone here posted a link.
And you can always try the, "Look Honey, I got this for you, Happy Mothers Day"..
Assuming she would buy that.. If not, flowers are always nice.. 8)
Congrats! I can't wait to see it all dolled up. You could always try the 1Buckie plan for forgiveness lol:
Quote from: 1buckie on May 09, 2013, 04:29:49 PM
Under the heading of: "Weber Kettles & Accessories"
A seemingly insignificant item
A little note card on the new kettle....................
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Let's look closer & see what it says..................
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Nice cart. So will you repaint it or powder coat it?
Nice addition to the stable !
Quote from: Cuda Dan on May 08, 2014, 09:06:36 AM
Nice cart. So will you repaint it or powder coat it?
I don't know yet. I gotta check with Beef and see how much it is to get it powder-coated.
turns out you can buy the wheels and the replacement tires!
http://www.djpatio.com/woodard.htm (http://www.djpatio.com/woodard.htm)
Good work grabbing that guys.
That woodard page - we need a 'wooddale' page, for steelies and utility trays 8)
Great score Ant!
That blue would look great in that cart
Glad you got it! I saw it around 20 min after it posted. They had spelled weber with two b's. One look at the pics and I knew what it was.
Quote from: Bbqmiller on May 08, 2014, 01:11:24 PM
Glad you got it! I saw it around 20 min after it posted. They had spelled weber with two b's. One look at the pics and I knew what it was.
worth mentioning again the use of a Boolean pipe when searching
So,
weber | webberThat string will search for weber
or webber (meaning, showing results for both) without searching for the English word "or".
Great pickup. Nice teamwork.
Check the caster wheels to see if they spin freely. Check for the ball bearings. Also...remove the rear wheels and clean rust off the axle then install a brass or nylon sleeve. The wheels tend to stick.
A tack weld, a grinder, and some paint should do wonders for that rail.
I'm curious to see what you drop in there and how you mount it. Good catch...
Awesome find and great teamwork! Cant wait to see what color lands in there!
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WOW! Can't wait to see the finished grill! 8)
Way to go Team!
I had a local farmer/sandblaster do it for me. It cost $75, and that is with a break. It has so many angles and nooks and crannies that it took him almost 2 hours to blast it. Take it to your powdercoater the same day, as moisture will bring surface rust in a jiffy.
As for powder, If you go with a standard white or black that a coater does daily, they just run it through with a typical run. That cost me $100. well worth it in my opinion.
If you want some wacky color (the sky is the limit) I think a coater would charge about $50-75 for setup, then whatever to actually coat it.
Do it!
Take a look at my post of how I used 3 hooks and 65ish inches of chain to build a hammock for the kettle. I can post pics, if I had not of closeups of the chain dealio.
Rock on!
Oh, one other thing. DJpatio link above is where I bought my tires. They worked perfectly.
Soak in boiling water for a few minutes and they snap on like a rubber band, then harden back up.
I wish they had come with instructions! It took my nine-year-old and I an hour of levers and fulcrums to come up with that solution.
That's about what I paid. I dropped mine off at a patio refurbishment company and it was $200. Included blasting, a few spot weld repairs, new tires, and powder coat.
The service guy brought up a good point when I was choosing color. He suggested I go with a semi gloss or gloss because a flat may be difficult to clean grease off.
If shooting for period correct color I have seen white, black, and a green color. The Woodard pattern is Chantilly rose... there is a whole line of matching furniture from same Era. The newer stuff is the same pattern but the material is thinner and not wrought iron. The flowers are stamped.
I found a guy nearby that does all that you mentioned MINI. I think I'm dropping it off this week since I'm driving past the shop for 3 days straight. its like a friggin sign or something...
How well did dropping a performer bowl in it? I was thinking about creating a spacer bracket, like a set of risers, to lift the bowl a little higher and keep the slide aside in the same hole. Just not sure how high I'd have to raise it to make it work.
The performer bowl works but sits a bit low. It's not fastened down yet. :-[ I have just placed some wood blocks to keep bowl from scratching the finish. It's ghetto right now but it works and I'm still looking for the right solution for the mount.
As for the mounting I'd like to raise the bowl 1.5 - 2 inches to make clearance for the ash catcher. I would imagine that you could offset the bowl in the hole towards the front to make space for the slide aside. Also consider mounting of the gas and start button.
Be careful dropping the bowl in there with the gas tube attached. I nicked the ring and shed a tear after.