Re-jiggering a kettle's legs is one of the best and easiest mods extant. And on a 26 it's nearly a must IMO because of all the weight leaning that lonely front leg.
Here again are two I've done on 26's:
The horizontal rod attaches to the front leg with a star nut like what hold an SSP frame together. The axle runs through it on the other end. This is for taller guys only.
And yeah I could do without the front wheel, but rolling it means the
front bowl handle is never stressed, and that's the other Achille's Heel any 26 has IMO. Those spot welds will become weak over time due to lifting the extra weight. This one's shorter than the one above but still a little taller than stock.
And while retaining the triangle for stability won't be as strong as a horizontal rod (long term) I was careful to make the rear leg holes snug and the double holes in the front leg also snug, making use of the triangle's half-circle hook (smaller grill triangles are not like this) so that it wouldn't be so inclined to gouge out the hole as with Weber's design.