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Smokers, Grills, Pitts & More => Smokers, Grills, Pitts & More General Discussions => Topic started by: ron b on May 27, 2009, 07:56:18 am
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well what a ***** weekend as i said i was going to cook for wife's family on the Navajo res this holiday weekend on my brand new excel.
day 1 80mph winds non stop rain thru Monday morning when we left :o
day 2 mud,mud,and yes mud canopy took a joyride thru the desert still in a gulch somewhere i believe.
broke out the excel and said to myself is this a good idea <<HELL NO!!>>
after 14lbs of charcoal in 40deg weather i managed to get to 190 whoohoooo!!!
so cant turn back now so as i lay my 16lb brisket on my beautiful 20 the legs benton the grill as i lurched and fell into the mud hmmmmm so i sat down laughed my ass off and grabbed a beer 545 am why not. got back up on the ole horse bent legs back basically just stuck it in the mud had no choice got it rolling .come sunday 2-3 pull brisket at 170 wrapped and in da cooler it went only cause i was out of beer >:D started chicken finished it then decided to do so reindeer hotdogs buffalo burgers and buffalo steaks. as i let the charcoal burn out i look over to see her grandma throw a slab of mutton on the grill hmmm OK why not so we will see this next cook how the 20 smells up the meat,
so all in all could have been better .
thoughts on the 20 decent for the $$ but they should have maybe put stronger legs on them and insulated handels every time i open the doors i got a Ching Ching ching.
also i found as it was a good idea it was hard to get any probes through the hole.
so how was your weekend???
Lol
rjb
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One thing I have learned Ron, BBQing is ALWAYS an adventure.
Sounds like you had a fun adventure.. :o ;D
I did read on their UK site that there was an issue with the legs and they have a retrofit available for purchase. I don't know if this is just in the UK though or if you can get it delivered here as well.
No Pictures of you in the Mud, huh?? ;D
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i tell ya between the heavy rain thunder lightning and lack of booze an adventure would have been nice this was a pure cluster**** pics coming soon.
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Sorry about all the mishaps but it sounds like you took it all in stride! So how did the brisket turn out?
On the Excel...does yours have the little piece of extra metal riveted within the leg? I know it is hard to explain but i was pleasantly surprised when I put mine together and it had the updated legs already, so i was wondering if I might have an issue with these legs also might try and make up some heavy duty ones just encase!
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KID NO REINFORCEMENT ON THESE LEGS GUESS I NEED TO GET THE UPDATED ONES BUT BRISKET CAME OUT GREAT I USED SKEET ON IT GOOD RING GOOD FLAVOR WAS PLEASENTLY SUPRISED. BTW I USED CLAUDES MARINADE GOOD STUFF.I DO LIKE THE3 FISH HOOK IDEA MAY SE IT THIS WEEKEND BUT LOOKS LIKE YOU NEED A BIT OF FUEL FOR ALL THREE TEIRS THING IS ALMOST TALLER THAN ME LOL
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Mine also had the new legs on it and I installed 3 holes for probes.There is also a way to install small wood dowels on the door handles so there is not burnt fingers.I got mine with updated legs and stacker for $75,that was way worth it.I now have a DigiQ II connected to it and I will give it a trial run this weekend,should be interesting. :)
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Definitely sounds like you got one of the Excels with the old legs. Bummer dude.
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Insulated cookers, that's all I am saying. ;D
Too heavy to fly away, to well insulated to care about the weather.
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Insulated cookers, that's all I am saying. ;D
Too heavy to fly away, to well insulated to care about the weather.
Yeah,yeah,yeah,freakin rabbit poop cookers ;D :D ;D
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well i am on the hunt for new legs.. burnt fingers wasnt the problem but when i opened the door clank clank clank dowels sounds like a great idea i purpose we all put together the perfect smoker and market it why not everyone else does ??? but all in all decent cooker
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Hey your lucky I got one and mine didnt have any legs nor did it have any screws nor meat hooks SO needless to say I was pretty pissed when I opened the box. I think we are going to try to build some legs for it I just cant see spending another 40 bucks just for upgraded legs we will see what happens besides I also have my 22"WSM so its all good.
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Hey your lucky I got one and mine didnt have any legs nor did it have any screws nor meat hooks SO needless to say I was pretty pissed when I opened the box. I think we are going to try to build some legs for it I just cant see spending another 40 bucks just for upgraded legs we will see what happens besides I also have my 22"WSM so its all good.
Those are all in the same bag so I can see where that bag being missing would be a real bummer...
I will take a pic of the legs on mine tonight so you can see how they "upgraded" them, might be easy to rig something up.
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Weber has excellent customer service and sends out parts that were missing right away.
How is Pro-Q's customer service?
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How is Pro-Q's customer service?
I have heard and read good things about their CS, but I honestly havent had a need to contact them.
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Ya'll ever heard of punctuation?
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i will punctuate when u stop saying ya'll :P
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I wonder what Grandma was saying about the Paleface. ;D
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actualy in navajo i am called a billigaun'a <white man> O0 or *hit head....
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Pro-Q said they have nothing to do with the smokers here in Az. So they will sell anything you need+shipping. We are going to make them no biggie.
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YES I EMAILED THEM AND GOT THE COLD SHOULDER!!!!SO IF U CAN MAKE ANOTHER SET LET ME KNOW THE PRICE IF INTERESTED?
RON
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Pro-Q said they have nothing to do with the smokers here in Az. So they will sell anything you need+shipping. We are going to make them no biggie.
I heard that from 2 other people,they hacve left some people high and dry when buying new units and having missing parts from them.I would never have bought one if it wasn't for the $75 price,I would have bought another WSM for sure.I wonder why Pro-Q won't help anyone,maybe because they lost their AZZ on all thse units at auction ???
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In the search to find Mark some legs. I found that there is a problem with the old style legs. After talking to the folks in the UK they said they would sale the up graded legs plus shipping would let me know cost. they also directed me to
fredsmusicandbbq.com
I talk with Fred who informed me that the old style legs are very dangerous and once smoker is loaded there is a good chance it's going down. He sales the up graded kit for the excel 20 smoker for a low price ( LOL ) of $39.99.
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well as i said my legs folded like butta :'( ugghh
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(http://xs539.xs.to/xs539/09224/dsc01022483.jpg)
FWIW...Here are what my legs look like. ;)
I am not saying it good customer support or even good PR but you can kind of understand not wanting to send out free stuff for a bunch of units that were sold at auction...they have no control over what happened to the units (opened, damaged, stuff missing etc, ect) during the entire time leading up to and including the auction.
Still sucks but if you think about it...its understandable. Now if you got it direct or from FREDS and they are not stepping up...well that's an entirely different deal.
BTW we loaded a 20lbs turkey on an EXCEL with out upgraded legs and it did not even budge...I will upgrade before I use that one again but at the time i had no idea.
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Kidcurry, thanks for posting the picture. That is a picture of the upgraded legs. If you don't have the center brace they are the old dangerous legs.
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Well, that's good to know as the ones I have both have those type of legs. Glad I got the upgraded ones.
I did send Ian a message asking if they would help us order some retro fit legs. I will let you know what he says..
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With 3 pieces of metal and some bolts anyone can modify their existing legs very easily.Just follow that picture and would take a very short time to do all three.
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well unfortunately my legs gave out from jump street so guess I'm screwed u until i can get some different ones or just put a innertube under the smoker. lol i crack my self up :-[ :P <<<crying on the inside!!
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Freds music supply has them,$39.95.
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I also sent Ian an email re: the new legs. We'll see what happens.
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Guys I just finished bending my new legs I used a leg from my 22.5 wsm as a templete. I used 1/8 x 2" aluminum was not all that cheap but will work very well I am going to grill sargents to finish them I will post some pictures using his camara since mine got submerged in margarita mix at stagecoach. But that another story. Will post soon
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I am having new legs made for my WSM and Pro-Q from a metal fab guy up here in north Phoenix.The ones even on my WSM bend a little and this metal guy is going to totaly make them over using heavy duty aluminum bar stock.I will see exactly how much they are this weeknd and I will let everyone know how much a set would be so if anyone wants some.The ones made will have a metal disc welded on bottom of each leg and will be 10 times as strong and way more stable for using the stacker units.
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Insulated smokers doing crush under the weight of 2 butts ;D
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Well,mine will do the weight of 4 butts,and 2 briskets and will hold temps for 15 hrs. :)
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Tim, is that before or after the "Reimann Fire"?
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That has to be after... :o ;D
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KID NO REINFORCEMENT ON THESE LEGS GUESS I NEED TO GET THE UPDATED ONES BUT BRISKET CAME OUT GREAT I USED SKEET ON IT GOOD RING GOOD FLAVOR WAS PLEASENTLY SUPRISED. BTW I USED CLAUDES MARINADE GOOD STUFF.I DO LIKE THE3 FISH HOOK IDEA MAY SE IT THIS WEEKEND BUT LOOKS LIKE YOU NEED A BIT OF FUEL FOR ALL THREE TEIRS THING IS ALMOST TALLER THAN ME LOL
I've cooked some brisket that could've been used as skeet...Oh, mesquite!! Never mind...