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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Very cool!
Looking forward to seeing the restoration and hearing the story.
Congrats Harris, That is cooler than cool!
Can't wait to see it all restored
what a great find! Really in decent shape!
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!
That's badass! Nice find Stephen!
Beauty find there Stephen.
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)
Awesome grab, congrats. I think I may have to add this to my (evergrowing) list.
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@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.
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
@1911Ron I redid an old wheel last year (tread). It looks ok and is holding up well.
Very nice. I have always wanted one of those.
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 :)
Anyone know where tread that closely resembles the old rubber treads can be found?
A really great find! Congratulations.
Someone was using a fan belt from a car
Quote from: zavod44 on September 19, 2015, 05:24:49 AM
Someone was using a fan belt from a car
Thanks
@zavod44 I may try that on a couple of rougher wheels I have.
Great find. Can't wait to see the restore pics.
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Quote from: Craig on September 19, 2015, 06:44:26 AM
Quote from: zavod44 on September 19, 2015, 05:24:49 AM
Someone was using a fan belt from a car
Thanks @zavod44 I may try that on a couple of rougher wheels I have.
Cut up and old serpentine belt to fit.
@Craig I also used a serpentine belt. 1. wrapped the wheel with a roll of black electrical tape. 2. Cut the serpentine belt to fit the wheel. 3. attached the serpentine belt to the electrical tape with finishing nails. 4. drove the nails below the surface of the belt. 5. caulked the holes created by the nails. 6. Caulked around the edges of the wheel.
This is a recent picture. I repaired the wheel about a year ago. It is not perfect but has held up well considering it has been outside the entire time. I need to refresh the caulk and address one of the finishing nails.
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Serpentine belt... Sometimes the ingenuity on this site just blows my mind.
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Jealous
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Cool! The Ranger is one of my favorites. Imo, that design should have been very popular. Stability, mobility....cripes, could even move mulch w/ it.