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New Design for Large Band?

smbishop
smbishop Posts: 3,061
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Has anyone seen this or know anything about it?   Saw it on the Facebook Big Green Egg BBQers page....



Southlake, TX and Cowhouse Creek - King, TX.  2 Large, 1 Small and a lot of Eggcessories.
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  • chuckytheegghead
    chuckytheegghead Posts: 1,201
    I wonder why they changed it. 
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  • SemolinaPilchard
    SemolinaPilchard Posts: 1,282
    It looks like there are tabs to keep the dome from falling out if the bands loosen up a bit.
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  • SemolinaPilchard
    SemolinaPilchard Posts: 1,282
    It says it fits 2008 and newer egg. What is the diffence between 2007 and 8?
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  • yljkt
    yljkt Posts: 799
    The springs on the side of the band tell me its a little more than just a few tabs...
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    SemolinaPilchard said:
    It looks like there are tabs to keep the dome from falling out if the bands loosen up a bit.
    I believe Primo did something similar to keep domes from falling out if bands are a bit loose.
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    The haunch on the egg changed. This is the cause of much grief when well intentioned owners misalign their bands by pushing the bands too far up or down onto the ceramic haunch. it appears to me the tab will act as a gauge to prevent this from occurring.
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
    The hinge looks a little skimpy compared to that sweet new Kamado Joe hinge. 

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • SemolinaPilchard
    SemolinaPilchard Posts: 1,282
    @pgprescott, is that the change between 2007 and 2008?
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,451
    History lesson for those interested. An old time egger named Fred who posted as Char Woody or C~W for short was a tinkerer's tinkerer and he came up with those tabs nearly 20 years ago. He tried to suggest them as cheap insurance for BGE to add which would prevent the dome from falling off. Founder of BGE, Ed Fisher, was not interested, but Founder of Primo, George, was. C~W made them for several years and sold them cheaply to eggers and then quit.
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • FATC1TY
    FATC1TY Posts: 888
    I need. New band. Mine sucks and never would align correctly and consistently loosens up on the hinge section. 

    Wonder how much that assembly is and when I can get one. 
    -FATC1TY
    Grillin' and Brewing in Atlanta
    LBGE
    MiniMax
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  • tjv
    tjv Posts: 3,846
    that' looks like the xl hinge mechanism for the large, plus front tabs.

    t
    www.ceramicgrillstore.com ACGP, Inc.
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    SemolinaPilchard said:
    @pgprescott, is that the change between 2007 and 2008?
    I'm not 100% sure what they are doing with this. The haunch / dome casting changed a bit I think. The newer eggs seem to have a larger depressed area before the thick haunch. The tabs might slide over the haunch area as RRP is suggesting. I don't really see where they would do much. I guess they would buy you some time to notice the loose bands. Personally I much prefer the large hinge to the XL. 
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  • LKNEgg
    LKNEgg Posts: 339
    I want one too!  Mine constantly loosens due to high heat cooks.  Yes, I have torqued to specs, etc.  Actually bentry the tabs last I'm we tightened and realigned.   Been waiting to buy new bands, and will continue doing so unil this is released!
    Large BGE - 2014
    FB 200, KAB, AR - 2015
    Lake Norman area of NC
    The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten!
    Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing!
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,451
    pgprescott said:
    SemolinaPilchard said:
    @pgprescott, is that the change between 2007 and 2008?
    I don't really see where they would do much. 
    I should have been more specific - the tabs that C~W designed and made had a bend to them and yes they did grip the dome.
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Dobie
    Dobie Posts: 3,458
    Want!
    Mine are junk.
    Jacksonville FL
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  • tjv
    tjv Posts: 3,846
    loose bands, try double nut and bent bolts.....


    www.ceramicgrillstore.com ACGP, Inc.
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  • g37
    g37 Posts: 450
    How can u tell if your egg is a 2007 or 2008 model?
    Ewa Beach, Hawaii
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    RRP said:
    pgprescott said:
    SemolinaPilchard said:
    @pgprescott, is that the change between 2007 and 2008?
    I don't really see where they would do much. 
    I should have been more specific - the tabs that C~W designed and made had a bend to them and yes they did grip the dome.
    Looks like this new band assembly has bent tabs too. Maybe someone did come around and listen after all?

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • Nole_Fan
    Nole_Fan Posts: 54
    SmokeyPitt said:
    The hinge looks a little skimpy compared to that sweet new Kamado Joe hinge. 
    The Kamado Joe hinge puts the Green Egg one to shame!

    I do want this new band though, I saw it on Facebook as well.

    Any idea on what price is/will be?
    LBGE
    Thomasville, GA
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    Just a guess, but seems like these bands would cost BGE less to make.
    If these function like the bands on my XL I would not want them.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • tjv
    tjv Posts: 3,846
    Photo Egg said:
    Just a guess, but seems like these bands would cost BGE less to make.
    If these function like the bands on my XL I would not want them.
    the bands are single movement, not double movement like the xl.   I found they handled opening the dome very easily.  

    anyone wanna wager on whether kjoe ends up with dome tabs on their bands..........   

    t
    www.ceramicgrillstore.com ACGP, Inc.
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  • Hotch
    Hotch Posts: 3,564
    FYI: The KJ hinge comes from Weber Knapp Company.
    KJ uses their Vetis Leveraging Controlled Balance hinge.
    Large BGE, MiniMAX BGE, 2 Mini BGE's, R&V Fryer, 36" Blackstone Griddle, Camp Chef Dual Burner 40K BTU Stove
    BGE Chiminea
    Prosper, TX
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  • Tigers34
    Tigers34 Posts: 37
    I installed the new bands on my large egg this weekend.  I found that the new design was much easier to install and align than the originals. 
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    Tigers34 said:
    I installed the new bands on my large egg this weekend.  I found that the new design was much easier to install and align than the originals. 
    Does it operate smoothly?
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  • Tigers34
    Tigers34 Posts: 37
    pgprescott said:
    Tigers34 said:
    I installed the new bands on my large egg this weekend.  I found that the new design was much easier to install and align than the originals. 
    Does it operate smoothly?
    Yes,  it seems to operate just fine.  I have only cooked on it 2 times since it was replaced.  
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  • EggMcMic
    EggMcMic Posts: 340
    @Tigers34 Did you get them from a dealer or the mothership? Do you remember the cost?
    EggMcMcc
    Central Illinois
    First L BGE July 2016, RecTec, Traeger, Weber, Campchef
    Second BGE, a MMX, February 2017
    Third BGE, another large, May, 2017
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    tjv said:
    Photo Egg said:
    Just a guess, but seems like these bands would cost BGE less to make.
    If these function like the bands on my XL I would not want them.
    the bands are single movement, not double movement like the xl.   I found they handled opening the dome very easily.  

    anyone wanna wager on whether kjoe ends up with dome tabs on their bands..........   

    t
    My biggest issue with the XL bands is having the joint bolts self tighten and lock up. When it does lock up it seems to bend/warp . I'm on my 3rd set of bands. KJ used to have the safety pin in the front of the band. Does their new bands also have?
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • Kent8621
    Kent8621 Posts: 843
    Tigers34 said:
    Yes,  it seems to operate just fine.  I have only cooked on it 2 times since it was replaced.  
    how much did the new one cost?

    2 Large Eggs - Raleigh, NC

    Boiler Up!!

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  • jimreed777
    jimreed777 Posts: 324
    Anyone try the Kamodo Joe bands on a large BGE?

    Every...SINGLE time I do a high heat cook, I get underbite. I can be fine for a dozen cooks, aligned perfectly...exceed 500 or so degrees and it shifts EVERY time. I have tried everything.

    Anyway, I got the RPP gaskets and need to change out the gasket on my large, medium and little Joe. If the Joe bands would fit a LBGE, I would switch in a heartbeat
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  • Hotch
    Hotch Posts: 3,564
    I did read that the KJ band is calibrated for the specific weight of the dome. Has a 3-5 lb lift effort and will stay open at any height above a couple of inches. But maintain enough pressure to seal the gasket.
    Large BGE, MiniMAX BGE, 2 Mini BGE's, R&V Fryer, 36" Blackstone Griddle, Camp Chef Dual Burner 40K BTU Stove
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