25$ score

chagovatoloco · 05-06-2013, 10:56 PM

So I am building my sister a uds and went looking for a lid. I found an add on cragislist 22.5" weber kettle $25.00. So here it is, dose any one know how old this is? The photo makes ir seem like the top is a different color but it is just the flash. This is a very cool old bbq and I would hate to just scrap it for the lid.

Fishawn · 05-06-2013, 11:05 PM

What are the code letters on the vent(s)?

chagovatoloco · 05-06-2013, 11:19 PM

Try as I might, I can not see a code.

martyleach · 05-06-2013, 11:49 PM

Dude, that is a great score and I can tell that you have been hit hard with the bug.... You want a lid, but you don't want to scrap the bottom part. Turn the bottom into a lid for your second UDS. Makes it really easy to put in a rotisserie or do a turkey. Little bit of work though. I've done a couple like that. PM me if you want info.

chagovatoloco · 05-06-2013, 11:55 PM

Ya I guess i have been hit by the bug..... btw I be ordering the uds handles from you.

I just hate to think that is has survived 40+ years and now I will destroy it.

charrederhead · 05-07-2013, 05:42 AM

That thing is mid-70s probably.

DON'T KILL IT!

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16Adams · 05-07-2013, 08:14 AM

So I'm building "my sister" a UDS. You are a great brother. I say pirate all the parts possible to build "yourself" another UDS with this CL score and "sister" is gonna have a delay. Not saying don't build her one, just get sisters parts from a kettle with less history.

dadsr4 · 05-07-2013, 09:30 AM

That looks like my favorite kettle. The daisy wheels allow me to cook at 225 degrees all day. I'd keep it and find a newer grill for parts.

katman · 05-07-2013, 09:51 AM

Wish I could find one like that. much better temp control than you can get with the one touch arrangement. Weber never should have discontinued making them.

chagovatoloco · 05-07-2013, 11:13 AM

Well I already have a nice uds. Is There any one that wants to trade me for a lid and say my $25 ?

Smoke & Beers · 05-07-2013, 11:53 AM

I picked one up on CL last year which was going to be a donor for a UDS, but when I went and got it, I just couldn't bring myself to breaking it up. The legs were shot, but it had TWO good handles on the kettle and I've been wanting to make another "shorty" for tailgating, so I took the legs off, got her a new grate and bent some legs for it out of 3/8" x 3/4" flat bar ("J" shaped with the short end going into the leg holes and the long end going up the sides of the kettle- drill a couple of holes and bolt and Voilà, you have a portable-short-22 1/2" go-anywhere kettle). The one I found was just like yours...Grayish in color, two metal handles that make it easy to transport...Perfect! I've also noticed that the material these older ones are made of are a heavier gauge than what the newer ones are made of...More durable for hauling around to tailgates, camping, etc... Congrats on your find!

martyleach · 05-07-2013, 12:44 PM

I've got a once used uds with weber lid, 2 new weber grates, fire basket, ball valve and painted gloss black that I will sell you for $100. Come on over and look at. 925 9893712
Marty

chagovatoloco · 05-07-2013, 12:56 PM

Marty that sound like a great deal but I am 90% done with this the one I am building fire basket and all.

stargate823 · 05-07-2013, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by martyleach

I've got a once used uds with weber lid, 2 new weber grates, fire basket, ball valve and painted gloss black that I will sell you for $100. Come on over and look at. 925 9893712
Marty

Why oh why must you be so far away...

javahog2002 · 05-08-2013, 01:13 AM

If the vent say patent pending with no number, it is probably 68-70.

If the vent has a patent number on it, it is probably 70-78.

05-06-2013, 10:56 PM	#1
chagovatoloco Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-05-11 Location: castro valley, ca.	25$ score So I am building my sister a uds and went looking for a lid. I found an add on cragislist 22.5" weber kettle $25.00. So here it is, dose any one know how old this is? The photo makes ir seem like the top is a different color but it is just the flash. This is a very cool old bbq and I would hate to just scrap it for the lid. __________________ mini wsm, weber 22.5 kettle, uds, kamado, jumbo joe

05-06-2013, 11:05 PM	#2
Fishawn is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-09-10 Location: Olympia, WA	What are the code letters on the vent(s)? __________________ 22 & 2-18 WSM's-3 Weber Kettles-Smokey Joe-Silver C -Weber Q-CookShack Smokette

05-06-2013, 11:19 PM	#3
chagovatoloco Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-05-11 Location: castro valley, ca.	Try as I might, I can not see a code. __________________ mini wsm, weber 22.5 kettle, uds, kamado, jumbo joe

05-06-2013, 11:49 PM	#4
martyleach Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-17-10 Location: Pleasanton, Ca	Dude, that is a great score and I can tell that you have been hit hard with the bug.... You want a lid, but you don't want to scrap the bottom part. Turn the bottom into a lid for your second UDS. Makes it really easy to put in a rotisserie or do a turkey. Little bit of work though. I've done a couple like that. PM me if you want info. __________________ XL BGE, Kamado Joe Jr, Santa Maria pit, 26" Weber custom performer, MAK One Star pellet cooker, 14.5" WSM, Jumbo Joe, WGA, Arte Flame griddle insert for the 26" Weber. Custom wooden handles for BBQ's made by Marty Leach (oh, that's me) [url]http://www.amlwoodart.com[/url]

05-06-2013, 11:55 PM	#5
chagovatoloco Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-05-11 Location: castro valley, ca.	Ya I guess i have been hit by the bug..... btw I be ordering the uds handles from you. I just hate to think that is has survived 40+ years and now I will destroy it. __________________ mini wsm, weber 22.5 kettle, uds, kamado, jumbo joe

05-07-2013, 05:42 AM	#6
charrederhead Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-29-12 Location: Litchfield County, CT Name/Nickname : Pete	That thing is mid-70s probably. DON'T KILL IT! (Brought to you by the SAVE THE WEBERS SOCIETY) __________________ hopelessly, helplessly, happily addicted to a shipload of Webers

05-07-2013, 08:14 AM	#7
16Adams somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-16-13 Location: USA	So I'm building "my sister" a UDS. You are a great brother. I say pirate all the parts possible to build "yourself" another UDS with this CL score and "sister" is gonna have a delay. Not saying don't build her one, just get sisters parts from a kettle with less history. __________________ Tiernan SOB34, Primo Oval XL, Oklahoma Joe's Bronco, Oklahoma Joe's Highland, Pit Boss Austin XL, Pit Boss Table Top

05-07-2013, 09:30 AM	#8
dadsr4 somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 02-08-10 Location: Howell, MI	That looks like my favorite kettle. The daisy wheels allow me to cook at 225 degrees all day. I'd keep it and find a newer grill for parts. __________________ Two Weber daisy wheel kettles A: 1979 P: 1993, and an unused ECB

05-07-2013, 09:51 AM	#9
katman Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 03-15-13 Location: Annapolis & Ocean City Md.	Wish I could find one like that. much better temp control than you can get with the one touch arrangement. Weber never should have discontinued making them.

05-07-2013, 11:13 AM	#10
chagovatoloco Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-05-11 Location: castro valley, ca.	Well I already have a nice uds. Is There any one that wants to trade me for a lid and say my $25 ? __________________ mini wsm, weber 22.5 kettle, uds, kamado, jumbo joe

05-07-2013, 11:53 AM	#11
Smoke & Beers is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-10-08 Location: Ellis Co. KS	I picked one up on CL last year which was going to be a donor for a UDS, but when I went and got it, I just couldn't bring myself to breaking it up. The legs were shot, but it had TWO good handles on the kettle and I've been wanting to make another "shorty" for tailgating, so I took the legs off, got her a new grate and bent some legs for it out of 3/8" x 3/4" flat bar ("J" shaped with the short end going into the leg holes and the long end going up the sides of the kettle- drill a couple of holes and bolt and Voilà, you have a portable-short-22 1/2" go-anywhere kettle). The one I found was just like yours...Grayish in color, two metal handles that make it easy to transport...Perfect! I've also noticed that the material these older ones are made of are a heavier gauge than what the newer ones are made of...More durable for hauling around to tailgates, camping, etc... Congrats on your find! __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shawn aka: [B]BUBBA's QUE CREW Competition Team[/B] Blue Weber Performer w/SS top & gas assist Weber One Touch Gold & a Weber 22 1/2" Silver Traeger Jr 2 UDS's Born 9-19-08 & 3-6-09 Weber Smokey Joe Platinum [COLOR=red][COLOR=black]Super Fast[/COLOR][B] RED THERMAPEN[/B][/COLOR] "If you got them by the MOINK balls, their hearts and minds will follow" -John Wayne

05-07-2013, 12:44 PM	#12
martyleach Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-17-10 Location: Pleasanton, Ca	I've got a once used uds with weber lid, 2 new weber grates, fire basket, ball valve and painted gloss black that I will sell you for $100. Come on over and look at. 925 9893712 Marty __________________ XL BGE, Kamado Joe Jr, Santa Maria pit, 26" Weber custom performer, MAK One Star pellet cooker, 14.5" WSM, Jumbo Joe, WGA, Arte Flame griddle insert for the 26" Weber. Custom wooden handles for BBQ's made by Marty Leach (oh, that's me) [url]http://www.amlwoodart.com[/url]

05-07-2013, 12:56 PM	#13
chagovatoloco Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-05-11 Location: castro valley, ca.	Marty that sound like a great deal but I am 90% done with this the one I am building fire basket and all. __________________ mini wsm, weber 22.5 kettle, uds, kamado, jumbo joe

05-08-2013, 01:13 AM	#15
javahog2002 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 10-02-09 Location: Longmont, CO	If the vent say patent pending with no number, it is probably 68-70. If the vent has a patent number on it, it is probably 70-78. __________________ Smokemaster Offset'70 Hasty BakeWSM 18.5WSM 22'00 Plum Weber SS Performer*Imperial Kamado