So many people asked me about the grill over the weekend in Ohio that I should've printed up info sheets on it!
The grill itself is a Char Griller Super Pro. Has 580 square inches (almost 4 square feet!) of grilling surface plus a 250 square inch raised warming rack. The grates are cast iron and come pre-seasoned for instant startup along with a matching cast iron lifter for adding charcoal/chips during cooking. Heavy gauge steel and a lot of quality go into this, easily the best charcoal grill I've found, especially for the money!
The grill normally sits on a set of U legs with wheels and a bottom rack like so:
The one I was hauling is the Super Pro. It's out of stock until July 15 on the website but most places that retail it have them in stock. I got mine for $110, website I believe says $140. YMMV, check their retailers section to see if you can get one locally: http://www.chargriller.com/where.html
The hitch attachment is sold separately from their Accessories page. (Please note it is ONLY for 2" hitches, altogether it's much too heavy for the stock 1 1/4" hitch!) It comes complete with the cargo basket, L elbow arm, belly cradle for the grill, and pins/bolts/etc and retails for $49 from the website: http://www.chargriller.com/shop/bbq-grilling-accessories/trailer-hitch.html The whole thing ends up coming out looking like this:
The grill itself travels flawlessly. I tightened the bolts down with my impact wrench but some really good yanks with a socket and a breaker bar should be sufficient also. Just be SURE to tighten them before heading out on the road or check them partway!
For traveling, the elbow arm slides all the way into the rack but does leave just enough room to get both the top and bottom of the tailgate open. You take the grates all out and lay the charcoal pan in the bottom of the body so there's nothing to fall or flop around. For grilling, the arm pulls out to the last hole and gives you another 1 1/2 feet or so away from the vehicle. You do NOT want to try grilling with the grill in the traveling position, the paneling was already rather warm with it out!
And now the obligatory action pics:
Many thanks to those whose pics I blatantly ripped off - I was too busy grillin to take any!
EDIT: If you buy the hitch attachment, you'll want a Unibit or something similar for making the holes for the belly cradle. They look like knockouts but I had to drill them out!
The grill itself is a Char Griller Super Pro. Has 580 square inches (almost 4 square feet!) of grilling surface plus a 250 square inch raised warming rack. The grates are cast iron and come pre-seasoned for instant startup along with a matching cast iron lifter for adding charcoal/chips during cooking. Heavy gauge steel and a lot of quality go into this, easily the best charcoal grill I've found, especially for the money!
The grill normally sits on a set of U legs with wheels and a bottom rack like so:
The one I was hauling is the Super Pro. It's out of stock until July 15 on the website but most places that retail it have them in stock. I got mine for $110, website I believe says $140. YMMV, check their retailers section to see if you can get one locally: http://www.chargriller.com/where.html
The hitch attachment is sold separately from their Accessories page. (Please note it is ONLY for 2" hitches, altogether it's much too heavy for the stock 1 1/4" hitch!) It comes complete with the cargo basket, L elbow arm, belly cradle for the grill, and pins/bolts/etc and retails for $49 from the website: http://www.chargriller.com/shop/bbq-grilling-accessories/trailer-hitch.html The whole thing ends up coming out looking like this:
The grill itself travels flawlessly. I tightened the bolts down with my impact wrench but some really good yanks with a socket and a breaker bar should be sufficient also. Just be SURE to tighten them before heading out on the road or check them partway!
For traveling, the elbow arm slides all the way into the rack but does leave just enough room to get both the top and bottom of the tailgate open. You take the grates all out and lay the charcoal pan in the bottom of the body so there's nothing to fall or flop around. For grilling, the arm pulls out to the last hole and gives you another 1 1/2 feet or so away from the vehicle. You do NOT want to try grilling with the grill in the traveling position, the paneling was already rather warm with it out!
And now the obligatory action pics:
Many thanks to those whose pics I blatantly ripped off - I was too busy grillin to take any!
EDIT: If you buy the hitch attachment, you'll want a Unibit or something similar for making the holes for the belly cradle. They look like knockouts but I had to drill them out!