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I’ve been wanting a propane grill since we bought our house 5 years ago but I didn’t want to shell out big bucks for something I won’t be constantly using. My town is doing a village garage sale this weekend and I saw this little guy 4 houses down from me so I ran over and offered my neighbor $40. It came with a cover and I already have a full propane tank so I am excited to get grilling.

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[–] Fluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago

Webers are nice to have because you can but almost any part you need to keep it alive. Nice buy!

[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That bad boy is very clean! It looks low miles. How are the burners and the igniters?

[–] Lighttrails@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The grates are spotless. The guy said it was blown across the yard a few years ago during a big storm but it’s well intact. It’s only a 2 burner but it’s enough for us. Popped a new battery in the igniter and it fired right upb

[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

That is a score!

[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

IIRC it's a good brand, and $40 is a steal!

[–] Lighttrails@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah I’ve had my heart set on a Weber because they really last a long time if you take care of them

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You can do better than Webber but not much. You can do a lot more worse. Anything cheaper than Webber is you get what you pay for or less. Anything more might be better but there are diminishing returns.

[–] groucho@retrolemmy.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

Their BBQ tools are rock solid, too. I upgraded to a green egg and kept the tongs and spatula from my old setup. I've owned them for a decade now. They're outside (under the patio) and still do the job perfectly.

[–] ShutUpWesley@piefed.zip 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Typically more of a charcoal guy, but $40 is hard to beat. Happy grilling!

[–] Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio 2 points 2 weeks ago

You can rip all that propane crap out of the way, and use charcoal because fuck the weak 😎

[–] Lighttrails@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I’ve got an old beat up Weber kettle that I love but I really wanted something I can just fire and throw some meat on lickity split. I’ll be keeping the kettle for when I want to smoke a pork butt or do beer can chicken

[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yep. Real wood charcoal is the bomb. But it just takes more time and more malice aforeskin than a gas grill. And sometimes you just want to cook outside now, not later.

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I love garage sales! My little village had a "town-wide" garage sale last weekend. I picked up an electric chainsaw, two weedeaters, an 18 speed bike, and a bike trailer for a grand total of $30.

[–] Lighttrails@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

That’s a legendary haul!

[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Larger chain rings are for lower gearing. So if you are towing heavy or going uphill. You shift up to smaller chainrings for more resistance and downshift to bigger chainrings for less resistance.

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yup. But for how I normally use my bike, I rarely need more than 5 tops. 1st gear is stupid low, it feels like I could tow a car with that one lol!

Also I live in a very flat area. I could see using more of them if I lived somewhere with more hills to have to drag my sorry arse up and down.

[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I think I went like 15 years before I shifted out of my middle chainring. Then I moved somewhere mountainous and spent so much time wishing for lower gears. I thought I was a strong biker as a flatlander but I spent months getting dropped daily on my way to work by mom's towing their kids to school. Humbling for sure!

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

18-speed bike? The most I ever heard of is 10. How many gears do you expect to actually use? Seems like cable TV with 4000 channels.

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Instead of the normal (old?) 5 gears on the back, this one has six and 3 on the front makes the 18. I hardly ever change the front, so I only really use 5 out of that anyway.

Maybe a serious bike person would use them all, but I see no point in it.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I found that while I never used the full range, I did use all the gears … let me trying to explain that better: I used all six of the back gears and I used all three of the front gears, even if I never used all eighteen combinations.

If you want to shift the front gear, it helps to be on “that end” of the back gears

I don’t know if the technology has gotten better but for me, neither fully diagonal combination worked well anyway.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What, no inside pic of of the good stuff??? I'm hoping it's as well maintained as the rest of it.

Looks like a fine looking grill.

[–] Lighttrails@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 weeks ago

Ask and you shall receive

[–] trijste@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago

I have this and it’s perfect. Mines on a gas line though.

[–] artifex@piefed.social 7 points 2 weeks ago

$40 is an amazing deal. I saw what looks like the same model “on sale” for I think $450 over Memorial Day

[–] PenguinInLaw@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago

Great buy! I have this model with one extra burner - has not let me down yet. 40$ is a steal if the inside as well maintained.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Nice, I like it. I was able to snag 4 different power tools I've been looking out for at a garage sale the other day. If you get there early you can get some really great deals.

[–] duckCityComplex@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I've had the same grill (except 3 burners) for like 7 years, it's great. The grates eventually did rust but you can get replacement parts easily. Enjoy!

[–] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

These 90% off steam sales are getting absurd!

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

damn, that's a nice grill!

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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

you better empty the grease tray!

[–] groucho@retrolemmy.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

Have fun with it! I had that exact model for years and it's fantastic.

[–] foofiepie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Nicely done. Webers are IMV the best bang for buck. Have had charcoal ones for years.