"Universal" Rotisserie

[leechlake]

when I was making out my Christmas list for my mother in law (remember I got socks from my wife???) I put a rotisserie on the list and got one.  Last weekend I decided I'd put it on one of my grills.  My first hope was the Weber but no dice at all so I went out to the deck to put it on the gas grill.  To my surprise the grill was off so it wasn't too hot to work on.  I stared at the folded out 3 foot by 3 foot directions for a while and it was windy so I was having troubles reading it.  Whomever (notice my proper use of who/whom?) puts these english, spanish, and french direction sheets together must be polish because there is no rhyme or reason to how they format the thing.  The sheet is so big you have to move your head back and forth like a typewriter to even read it and how they can't put the directions on one side of the 9 square feet of paper is beyone me, but I digress.

Universal?  If I ever get this thing on the grill, which I didn't,  I will need to find a blacksmith or competent welder (umhummm) to install it for me.  I think I remember in Gilligans Island the professor made a rotisserie using a stick and some string and a record player.  I think I could do that before using this gift on my grill.  If anyone has some good suggestions on Gerry rigging a rotisserie let me know.  

 

[RebelSS]

OK.  

 

[leech~~]

[LindellProStaf]

So your propane expenses has gone down drastically.  lol  You need a good Union Welder that takes pride in doing a good job.  HEY that is our buddy Smurfy to the rescue.

[Dotch]

Not the Gilligan's Island design but rather the floor model from "It's a Wonderful Life".Good for grilling in black and white. Perhaps not in the same league as the Kellogg's chick but for her day, Donna Reed was hot!  

 

[leechlake]

that's it Dotch!!!  I'm a little ashamed I missed the reference by that far.  Donna Reed was hot for sure.  I always thought she looked like a girl I went to High School with and yes...

Donna Reed....dreaming now!!!

[RebelSS]

Perhaps it's best someone monitor yer dreams, albeit you don't confuse this group's name with your dream subject.....

 

 

[bobberineyes]

I too have been kicking this thought around lately.  I guess what I might try first LL, is get some metal flat stock 12 or 14" wide or whatever it takes ,cut it to where it needs to be,  have the boys at work weld it and try it on the weber.  I'll keep an eye open at a few places for some steel,  preferably 18 or 16ga...beats drilling holes in my big grill.  If it works cool, if not so be it.

[LindellProStaf]

OR get the Ronco Rotisserie.  All  your problems are solved.  I do actually have one.  It is surprisingly a great piece of kitchen hardware to have.    

That one blonde on the commercial is kind of hot too.  

[Dotch]

3 hours ago, leechlake said:

that's it Dotch!!!  I'm a little ashamed I missed the reference by that far.  Donna Reed was hot for sure.  I always thought she looked like a girl I went to High School with and yes...

Donna Reed....dreaming now!!!

I think there was one on Gilligan's Island too. Watched all of them numerous times in various states of mind and sorta recall seeing it. Probably have one like it in our attic. 

[LindellProStaf]

Donna started the cool big brown eyebrow look.     She was a looker in the day.

[smurfy]

22 hours ago, LindellProStaf said:

So your propane expenses has gone down drastically.  lol  You need a good Union Welder that takes pride in doing a good job.  HEY that is our buddy Smurfy to the rescue.

yep!!!!!!!!!! done correctly and safely...........as long as LL has the gas off!!!!!!!!!

[smurfy]

1 hour ago, smurfy said:

yep!!!!!!!!!! done correctly and safely...........as long as LL has the gas off!!!!!!!!!

I forgot to add also under budget!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[leechlake]

good luck...the budge is negative zero