Heavy-Duty Grill Stand Has A Built-In Bench

Heavy-Duty Grill Stand Has A Built-In Bench AG WORLD “Every time a big storm came through our area I’d go outside to find my barbeque gas grill blown over on its side with broken parts scattered all around the yard I finally decided to build a grill that won’t blow away ” says Terry Charles of Mt Carroll Ill The entire grill stand measures 11 ft long The grill itself mounts on a big 3-wheeled metal stand that also supports a 6 1/2-ft wide 4-ft tall wooden bench and a 5 1/2-ft high wooden windbreak which shelters the cook Charles removed the grill from its stand and used channel iron to build a long heavy-duty frame He welded a pair of 34-in high steel wheels onto one end of the frame and bolted a homemade 4-ft wide bench onto the frame between them A 17-in high caster wheel is welded to the other end of the frame The grill bolts onto the middle part of the frame using metal tabs that Charles bolted to the bottom of the grill “If we ever need to replace the grill we’ll just cut the tabs off and bolt the new grill on ” he says A long metal rod that slips into a holder on top of the caster wheel is used to move the grill around “The entire unit is pretty heavy so it takes two people to move it ” says Charles A propane tank holder made from an old wheel rim is welded to the frame alongside the grill “It eliminates the need to bend down under the grill to switch propane tanks ” says Charles Both the bench and windbreak are made from 1 by 4 treated lumber “My father-in-law often comes to grill at our house and he enjoys sitting near the grill and playing Frisbee with our dog ” says Charles “I thought it would be really cool to add the bench to the grill for him to sit on ” He says the finished grill turned out to be a nice looking piece to add to their yard and mounted on the big stand it isn’t likely to blow over “If it ever does blow over we probably won’t have a house any more anyway ” says Charles Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Terry Charles 19431 Elizabeth Rd Mt Carroll Ill 61053
 ph 815 541-7824; tccharles@grics net

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