Thinking about 36" Blackstone Modification

[801driver]

I have a couple year old 36" Blackstone I've been using a lot. To me both side batwing shelves are pretty much useless, wind changes and what ever is on them gets really too hot from burner exhaust heating what ever is there. I have used the clamp on scraper wind guards with a little success, but also messy. Any one tried moving the batwing shelf mounts down 4-5 inches on each side? Heat exiting the sides would have more airspace to flow upward, existing oval cutouts would provide air for additional upward air flow also.

Unless I can hear of or find anything negative, I plan to give this a try soon. Any comments would be appreciated.

 

[joe18d]

Good morning, I have the same problem, there are a lot of breezy nights where we are in Hudson, Florida. What I have been doing is to just put a couple of bricks on each side along the inside edge of the shelf. Seems work pretty well. Joe inHudson

 

[Timber II]

I have used heavy foil to block the wind- but it’s more to keep the heat on the Blackstone rather than to block or protect the shelf. None the less it works both ways and is easy