Soon to say farewell to a faithful old friend

That's how mine failed, it was a ~1985 model. You could remove the legs and put it in a steel vehicle wheel.

Well hopefully you can find a replacement. Are they easy to get over there?

Sorry to hear of your loss!

Wade said:

 
EE - the mark of my 1999 Weber Kettle. It has served me well for over 16 years - come rain or shine - without ever complaining and always producing its best.

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• wade
• Jun 19, 2016

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• wade
• Jun 19, 2016

Today whilst cleaning it I noticed the first signs of its demise - daylight showing through the weld on one of the leg struts

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• wade
• Jun 19, 2016

It is always hard to say farewell to such a faithful companion but she will be fondly remembered for a long time to come. 

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I think I bought my first Weber a few years before you did. About 5-6 years ago I saw what I thought was black enamel flaking off from inside the lid and the kettle. I gave it to one of my brothers-in-law because I thought it was toast and then my family bought me a new 22.5" One Touch Silver for Father's Day (at a low price that's never been equaled). About 2 years later I found out that what I thought was enamel was actually just carbon buildup flaking off. By that time my bro-in-law had thoroughly neglected the Weber and for me it wasn't salvageable. As for the newer Weber, yeah it has the hard plastic handles instead of the wooden ones but again, my family bought this for me. The only mods I've made were screwing the legs into the body so they no longer fall off, replacing the ash catcher pan with the enclosed ash catcher, and buying the hinged 22.5" cooking grate so that I have two cooking grates. Man the original Weber kettle grills came with the hinged cooking grates standard.

Anyway, I steadfastly refuse to ever buy a propane gas grill because real grilling means grilling over charcoal or lump charcoal. A Weber kettle grill remains the best there is.

I would put her up on a different style stand and ride her out till the belly fell out. That is what best buds do. She treats you good. Give it a makeover. Do a mod for her and make her even more useful.