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I have lifted houses, I have moved house sideways after a truck moving the house dropped it off its foundation, I have owned bulldozers and drove tanks and heavy tracked armored vehicles in the military, worked in the woods skidding logs, top and fall trees, etc. This was just another puzzle, but at 70yrs young and needing a cane from time to time this did take the wind out of me. If you can tie things onto vehicles like these and not have stuff fall off going through the woods or in combat in a jungle then lowering a KK down a flight of stairs just takes thought and a modicum of energy for a young man. For me it took a wee bit more energy

Yes, Renard Williams, our big football friend, will be at the head of the table. He was a definite help and when the other neighbor showed up, once the BB32 was on the patio, we all lifted the dome in place. All in all a good day, LONG DAY but a good one.

Have not figured out that recipe yet but you can bet it will have some good Asian seasoning My wife does not function without fish sauce. Funny story, she went camping with her late husband and told her friends to meet them and a certain campground, but failed to mention which camp site. So, as a flag to bring attention to which site they were in she hung a bottle of fish sauce from a limb in the parking area! Pretty ingenious and apparently no bears in the eare

Today was the big move. 2 big people to lift the dome off the rolling piano dolly and myself to roll the BB32 off its pallet, across the garage and through the doorway onto a landing and lower it to the patio. Right at the very end of the ramp I needed a hand to put a small shim board under the leading wheels so the stainless foot trim did not hit the cement patio. A large friendly neighbor easily lifted the 2 leading legs far enough to slip a piece of plywood under those 2 wheels for the last 6 inches of roll. Worked like a charm! He was a Pro NFL Defensive End, I think, for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and then the Sea Hawks so he is big and strong and the best part a real nice guy!! A second neighbor showed up to lift the dome and it was done. I used the BB32 pallet and cut it to fit onto the piano dolly and screwed it in place. Still have not found Roti motor brackets. I hope to start the burn-in tomorrow afternoon. Got to go to a gunshow tomorrow to sell things to help pay this bill

So, I got the dome off and ready to move. I will lower it onto a piano dolly with appropriate padding and support, strap it to the dolly and then take it down the ramp to its final home. If all goes well today we will have a burn-in beverage to celebrate!

I drive MINI Coopers so for me the straights path isn't alway the most fun. It looks like you took a lot of curves before the final straightaway

I believe you are correct, it is overkill

That is for sure! The dome is pretty slippery. One of the other things that crossed my mind was that I have piano dolly's so if I screw the correct size chunk of plywood to it, then pad it, I can lower the dome onto it. Then strap it to the dolly and roll it down the stairs/ramp to a location where the two big guys can pick it up and set it in place. Thats the plan so far and this afternoon we will see if Murphy got invited to the party Thanks for your input on this, I am a firm believer in the idea that no information is bad information; it is the basis for creative thought. Cheers, Stephen

How about the dishwasher?? Not powerful enough?? If all else fails I could fire up the pressure washer...

Wow! I wished they had delivered mine in a truck like that one. It would have saved a lot of hassle and $$. Nice looking grill and smiles all around, congratulations!!

Here is another idea, which I am inclined to go with, especially with foam between the straps and the lid. I can hold the big straps in place with smaller straps side to side so they will not slip off the dome. This way I can easily roll the bottom off the pallet and then down that flight of stairs and deal with the lid once the base is in place. Thoughts?

5 people, a big heavy fragile object and then move it easily somewhere to set it down. Got it. I have a plan that if it works will save fingers, backs and nerves. I will photo the process I am motivated because I really don't want to have to muscle (ha, those went years ago) the base w/lid on it.

When people removed their BB32 lids, AFTER REMOVING THE SPRING AND HINGE PIN, it seems to me that you would want to stick a piece of heavy plywood (padded) between the bottom and the lid. Then use that board to lift the top and carry all 208 pounds. By doing that it means that for 2 times there will be pressure focused on one area of the lid and the same pressure would be exerted on ones fingers wouldn't it?

I wish my 32 had those

I bet it is in the pile of boxes I got where I stashed the small parts so I would not lose them. Thanks.

Thanks for all the replies guys! And I bet I have the bracket for the motor in the pile of goodies that came off the pallet. I am inclined to not use the roti because of the hassle to clean and deploy into the machine but having it and not using it makes more sense to me than not having it and finally needing it. I can just think of the whole young lamb turning slowing and I sip my favorite brew and drool And then the obligatory turkey on Christmas or Thanksgiving or both... A turkey stuffed with wild rice and veggies is pretty darn good.

I wish you were here since we have so many common interests. And I concur that this KK has the best packaging I have ever seen in the retail world. It might not take an air drop crop a C-130 but it sure is packaged well. It has taken me a long time to get it to the point of no crate, no wheel cover/blocks, and nothing inside it. Then there is all the foam sheeting that you can use to pack Christmas presents!! I have a question for those of you who own a rotisserie, what motor did you use? I know that the OneGrill is recommended but there are a couple of questions about it. #1. Which model of motor, the 4pm08 or the 4pm05?? #2. Which mounting bracket do you have, since I have the BB32 I suspect it could be different for the other models of KK but I need direction for sure! Thanks one and all

Dennis, OneGrill has 2 models of their roti motors. One is inexpensive and the other is way more money but advertises needle bearings in the motor (model # 4pm08). I am temped by that needle bearing motor, plus it looks better IMHO. How does it mount onto the BB32???? Do I need to purchase a mounting kit for it? I believe they offer a few different mounting kits, could you aim me?

So how has this project gone? Did you get the motor to rotate in the correct direction? How about the 4pm08 model? Yes, it is a lot more money but it has needle bearings in it and just looks better constructed. Does the KK32 accept these mounting brackets they provide with these motors?

He used something on the pallet jack to act as a skid to drag the pallet to a stop. He commented that it was fine taking that small pallet to the bottom of the driveway but "Now way would he try the big one". I have been busy unpacking all those boxes; darn, there sure are a lot of them and plenty of Styrofoam to rest the top on if I decide to take it off for the final roll do the next ramp.

Thank you. I could see that one side had larger lumber under the top than the other to support a possibnle ramp.

Dennis, I am truly amazed at how well this thing is built! When I first opened the lid to see all that steel inside nestled neatly and not hurting a thing after such a long trip is a real testament to the engineering that went into it design. Even though I had the clearance in the garage to lift the crate straight up I was way to short in the legs (my legs) to lift it over the KK top so I cut the top of the crate off and lifted in in 2 sections up and over. I am still puzzling how best to make use of the top for a ramp and maybe I might just roll it through the door on its way to the floor.

Part of it was safety and the other part was trying to get 3-4 real strong guys. Getting them all lined up in a timely manner just could not happen where this method was a slam dunk and now it sits safely in my garage awaiting some muscle to leisurely get it off the pallet and lower it down the ramp to the patio. I have an inch clearance going through the doorway and then the ramp with a chainfall lowering it and a couple of guys stabilizing it.

It was everything and more! I am still a bit freaked out about rolling that down a 32 degree slope, partly its top heavy nature but also trying to take it over the sharp break from flat to 32 degree slope and having it bottom up at that spot. Got to measure and mock up that angle and the wheels.

I did start a delivery Post named The Bear Cometh! kind of schmultzy but what hey