I have used 22.5" Weber kettles for 30 years. Love them. Good hack you got here. Good video This Christmas my fiancee bought me a 36" Blackstone griddle. Now I have the only two toys you really need to cook anything.
Tom, I watched this twice, yesterday afternoon and again this morning. Out of all you wonderfull videos that I have seen, (I haven't watched all 600 yet.) this one is the most helpful to me. I'm 6' 3.5" too. An my Weber is too short! It won't be for much longer.
I don’t normally comment on videos, but I want to save others from damaging their grills the way I did. This modification is good in theory but it has one major flaw! Then you extend the legs, it lakes the triangular footprint larger so when you squeeze the two wheeled legs together you hear a cracking sound. That sound is the porcelain counting cracking off the leg mounts as they bend. I immediately stopped and reverted to the original leg length but the damage is already done. Now I have to find a way to fix the porcelain so water doesn’t penetrate it and cause the mounts to rust.
Thanks for Watching Thomas! Interesting, I’ve personally done this to 3 grills and know many that have done the same without any issue. Hopefully you put conduit on the top going into the holes the conduit is smaller in diameter than the original legs which it gives it the needed room. The only issue I can think of is if your grill had defective welds that hold the leg holders to the kettle and the cracking you heard may have been the defective welds. Thanks again for Watching!
I bought the Weber Performer to accompany my Fathers old 1980's Happy Cooker. I always had an issue with the kettle being a little on the shorter side. I will do this hack on my Happy Cooker kettle HC-2281 Black 22.5" . Its basically the same thing as a Weber kettle only it has a built in ash pan and kettle mounted lid hinge.
Great mod Tom. I'm all in on this one. Never liked the low ride on the kettle. Also, I noticed the new EMT took the slop out of the legs. That is one thing about the weber kettle construction that drives me crazy. The feeling that the legs are about to cave in. When you turned it upside down, it didn't move. That's another reason IMO to do it. Thanks buddy. I don't have that many great ideas of my own, but I'm a copying SONOFAGUN. LOL Thanks Tom. If and when I do it, I'll give you a shout.
Phil N Florence I know of one that is still tryin to find time to start actually working on it again, he only still has the one piece made yet, he has been working a lot of hours and Sats to try and get a big job done. J
If anyone does this to the Master Touch grills, beware they are already a little taller than the premiums and the 19", and 25" are too short. I didn't get exact total inches on the legs. But i crammed the EMT in the legs as far as it would go and just cutoff at 6" longer. Works perfect!
Thanks for this. Have been wondering how to fix the legs on the kettle for quite some time. Tired of it falling apart every time I move it. With such a great product, you would think Weber could have come up with a better and sturdier leg design. Would have paid a bit more for quality.
Hi Tom Good idea with simple modifications. Can you please help and share the mod video for the Red Weber Kettle in this video, that looks even more interesting
Joe St.Peter Thanks for Watching Joe! Here’s a link I found. You can also type into google “Weber wheel cap” www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwip__bg-6fjAhUMGAwKHQM0CwcYABAFGgJxYg&ae=1&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESQOD2XGigmSUoGJ86ry7dH6Zfn2Bh9gcrHjA5ytLQdEalwRfIRax8PHBNE-u6a2UPDP3U53EQ_OuRSZHLknPPMYk&sig=AOD64_32XfrKH85zgPmkGYmvRy2cp5lQSA&ctype=5&q=&ved=2ahUKEwiM0O3g-6fjAhUSQ80KHUoWBFAQwg96BAgLEA8&adurl=www.farmandfleet.com/products/818338-hillman-axle-cap-pushnut.html%3Ffeedsource%3D3%26Dpla%26gclid%3DCj0KCQjw9pDpBRCkARIsAOzRzitDJCrlxLcC6TiMibhUehV7tME_0ctciqHHBy1pLZoRS0xk9guui5kaArsFEALw_wcB
I'm interested in the cart under the red kettle. It looks to be about as tall as your mod and has tables. Did that come from Weber or aftermarket? I don't recall seeing one before. Been enjoying your videos!
Wow! Good Question Chris! You could try it, Im thinking its easier to remove the wheels, plus the thin walled Weber legs might not stand the stress without bending while removing. Thanks for Watching!
Hey Tom good video as always. Where did you pick up that cart that is underneath the red kettle? I do have a Napoleon 22-in kettle and would love side shelves
SLR326 Thanks for Watching, the temperature unless you are applying direct flame to the legs themselves never gets close the temp 392 F where the zinc could be released. If you are concerned then you should use aluminum conduit. Thanks for your comment
Thanks for Watching!… haven’t done the mod for a while now, here’s another video, hopefully this clarifies….ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0dipbp7sKcc.htmlsi=_y2k30Ie4yDTeCbt
@@TomHorsmanAmateurBBQ Thanks. Just measured mine and needed an extra 1/2” for all cut dimensions to show 6” past the legs once shoved into the factory legs. (19.5” for wheels legs and 25.5” for non wheel leg). September 2023 build date. Looks like Weber may have modified the leg lengths for September 2023 build. 👍
@@TomHorsmanAmateurBBQ All put together. So much taller! Thank you. I used a tubing cutter and it worked great to cut the pipe perfectly. I did notice the Weber wheels are now making contact and rubbing on the legs. It still rolls ok, just need to push a little harder. Just wondering if you have the same wheel rubbing issue or if you have any suggestions to fix that. I appreciate your help. Great videos. Subscribed.
@adamrico3701 Glad that it worked! The length extension lengthens the bottom length if the axle was 1/4” to 1/2” longer the rubbing would most likely not be there.
