I picked this up off Marketplace for $110, working but with a few bumps and in need of a good cleaning. Came with a nice cover too. One of the more interesting purchases I’ve made as the seller wasn’t home and was fine with me coming by to look at it and then Venmoing him the money. Regardless, nice guy and easy to work with. Here’s how it looked when I got it home. As you can see, it was a big grimey! The inside of the firebox had a lot of stuff in. I ended up using a scraper for the bulk of it and hitting the entire grill with a pressure washer. Here’s how it looked when I brought it home: And after a full cleaning: Here’s what I scraped out of it: I fired it up and it gets up to 600F no problem at all. However, the crossover tube was not in the best shape and you have the manually light the center and right burner. New burner set was ordered from Amazon for $22 and change. I’ll swap that in this week hopefully. Here’s the next issue to deal with. There are some dents and rust in the base. Guessing this thing was moved on some stairs or some height difference. I’m going to do a little work with some wood and deadblow hammer. I’ll remove the entire base for this. I’ll also take care of the rust and do a little painting too. So far, so good and a fun project. Ironically, based on the serial numbers, the same year and model grill we have in VT (which we purchased new).
I’ve been scoping them out too. They’re really darn easy to work on. And with aftermarket parts, you can have yourself a really solid grill for short money. They don’t really take much work. Our one in VT has had a cover on it since day one and it looks great. Also, cleaning the grates regularly, the firebox and inspecting things goes a long way. So does giving it a good preheat and post cook heat blast. I just think people don’t run them very hot and neglect cleaning.
