New band design for the large BGE

THEBuckeye

Did you buy it new? If so, shame on your dealer. Get ahold of Bruce at the Mothership. He'll send you a new one. 

pgprescott

THEBuckeye said:

Did you buy it new? If so, shame on your dealer. Get ahold of Bruce at the Mothership. He'll send you a new one. 

Keep in mind, the dealer likely gets whatever the distributor gives him. The distributors and mothership do not just give the retailers new hinge kits. Depending on the volume of the dealer and the distributor, there will always be an overlap of merchandise. Btw, the original hinge has served many many people perfectly for a long time. There are definitely some issues for some people, but the vast majority of them are without any issues at all. You might get a free hinge kit from Bruce, but your dealer will not. 

Gulfcoastguy

Have they moved down to a new design for the medium yet?

Deadbird80

THEBuckeye said:

Did you buy it new? If so, shame on your dealer. Get ahold of Bruce at the Mothership. He'll send you a new one. 

Yeah. It was all in separate boxes when he delivered it. I wasn't real happy about that right off the bat. Mismatched serial numbers. 

pgprescott

Deadbird80 said:

THEBuckeye said:

Did you buy it new? If so, shame on your dealer. Get ahold of Bruce at the Mothership. He'll send you a new one. 

Yeah. It was all in separate boxes when he delivered it. I wasn't real happy about that right off the bat. Mismatched serial numbers. 

That’s how they came for decades. Only recently have they changed that packaging.  FYI

drumdudeguy

Call the factory store in Georgia. That's where I got mine. Your dealer just wants to sell his old inventory.

pgprescott

drumdudeguy said:

Call the factory store in Georgia. That's where I got mine. Your dealer just wants to sell his old inventory.

He has to sell it. Like I said, he doesn’t get a free replacement. You might as the end user. 

Deadbird80

pgprescott said:

Deadbird80 said:

THEBuckeye said:

Did you buy it new? If so, shame on your dealer. Get ahold of Bruce at the Mothership. He'll send you a new one. 

Yeah. It was all in separate boxes when he delivered it. I wasn't real happy about that right off the bat. Mismatched serial numbers. 

That’s how they came for decades. Only recently have they changed that packaging.

drumdudeguy said:

Call the factory store in Georgia. That's where I got mine. Your dealer just wants to sell his old inventory.

Did the new bands make a difference?

RRP

Gulfcoastguy said:

Have they moved down to a new design for the medium yet?

Not that I've heard and I'd be willing to bet dollars to donuts that they won't. Reason I think that way?...mediums are not as popular (meaning # sold) as compared to the Large. If there is such a thing as another band in the skunk works I'd bet it would be for an XL, but THAT band was already miles ahead in design from the old style Large. Hey - BTW my Medium still has the old click and lock form with the yellow WARNING on the long lever which must be pulled down. Is yours THAT old?

Gulfcoastguy

Nope not that old. I think I got mine in 2009. Still in decent shape though I will have to talk to you about a Rutland in the spring. Just added a kick ash basket late last week.

stlcharcoal

RRP said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

Have they moved down to a new design for the medium yet?

Not that I've heard and I'd be willing to bet dollars to donuts that they won't. Reason I think that way?...mediums are not as popular (meaning # sold) as compared to the Large. If there is such a thing as another band in the skunk works I'd bet it would be for an XL, but THAT band was already miles ahead in design from the old style Large. Hey - BTW my Medium still has the old click and lock form with the yellow WARNING on the long lever which must be pulled down. Is yours THAT old?

They have a new medium band design.  It's just like the large and XL.  When I saw it in August it did not have springs though.....which was dumb.  It was heavier than a large lid.  I asked one of the guys at Eggtoberfest, and he said they would be putting the springs on it like the large and xl.

RRP

stlcharcoal said:

RRP said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

Have they moved down to a new design for the medium ye

They have a new medium band design.  It's just like the large and XL.  When I saw it in August it did not have springs though.....which was dumb.  It was heavier than a large lid.  I asked one of the guys at Eggtoberfest, and he said they would be putting the springs on it like the large and xl.

Thanks! I had no idea! Me bad!

DoubleEgger

RRP said:

stlcharcoal said:

RRP said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

Have they moved down to a new design for the medium ye

They have a new medium band design.  It's just like the large and XL.  When I saw it in August it did not have springs though.....which was dumb.  It was heavier than a large lid.  I asked one of the guys at Eggtoberfest, and he said they would be putting the springs on it like the large and xl.

Thanks! I had no idea! Me bad!

I saw one at Eggtoberfest. It’s no bueno. If anyone is considering a medium, find one with the old band. 

RICHP

I have an older EGG, pre 2008. I have the alignment pins on my bands. I see on the photo of the box that it says for "EGGS 2008 and newer". I'm looking to replace my bands. Has anyone else dealt with this issue? Options? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.

SamIAm2

RICHP said:

I have an older EGG, pre 2008. I have the alignment pins on my bands. I see on the photo of the box that it says for "EGGS 2008 and newer". I'm looking to replace my bands. Has anyone else dealt with this issue? Options? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.

Yeah, that concerned me when I decided to replace my large bands. Have a replacement base and old dome but it worked out just fine. Mine was a 2004 originally. 

RICHP

Thanks for the reply. I'm in the process of replacing the gasket(going with the high temp silicone),and I figured since I have it all apart I might as well upgrade the hinge/bands. Thanks again.

thetrim

I may do that as well.  Ron is hooking me up with the Rutlands and my large has a severe underbite.  I've been cranking out alot of pizzas recently, and it's interesting how high heat affects the egg.  The underbite's gotten worse, and I just don't feel like messing with it most weekends.

thetrim

I'm putting on my new bands today after replacing my gasket w/ a Ronnie special!

CarolinaCrazy

I got a new set of bands under warranty, no questions asked. Old ones were 4.5 yrs old. I really like the new design. The weight of the lid is more apparent when the lid is down, improving the seal.

C130

I just sent in a warranty request for the new bands. My large is 3 1/2 years old, I use it approximately 5 days a week. I didn’t really have any interest in the new bands until recently. My underbite keeps getting worse and I noticed I had a leak out of the back two days ago. Replaced the gasket about 6 months ago and never had a leak since owning it. I can’t seem to keep the top from moving now when I cook 500 and above, hottest is around 600-650 on very few occasions. Bolts are tight, bands adjusted with the red tabs. Hoping they replace them under warranty otherwise I’lll have to buy them I guess. My son and I cook on the large a lot, occasionally use the mini max.