DennisLinkletter Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 How to remove the top half of your Komodo.. Open the top and release the spring tension and remove the large bolt using the 19mm socket wrench supplied with your cooker. remove this large bolt Remove the spring... Remove the clip Tap and remove the shaft... Now the top can be removed and easily carried The lower half can be carried using the supplied harness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeDJ16 Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Wow, that grill looks huge! Are those guys small or is the grill just that huge? Excellent depiction of the process! I assume everything is the same for breaking down the OBT? -=Jasen=- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisLinkletter Posted July 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 The guys are all small Wow, that grill looks huge! Are those guys small or is the grill just that huge? Excellent depiction of the process! I assume everything is the same for breaking down the OBT? -=Jasen=- The guys are all small... OTB process is same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanny Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Re: The guys are all small ...The guys are all small... OTB process is same Could I have one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ThreeDJ16 Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Re: The guys are all small ...The guys are all small... OTB process is same Could I have one? Not even gonna ask! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisLinkletter Posted July 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Re: The guys are all small Could I have one? I recommend you take 3 or 4 to get the job done.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Just put one or two inside her KK when she orders. You know she's gonna figure out everybody needs 2 ceramic cookers soon enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanny Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Could I have one? I recommend you take 3 or 4 to get the job done.. Of course you mean to carry the knocked down KK, right? I figured one small one would do, but maybe you're right... Strength in numbers, after all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 I'll be the first to admit, I am not mechanically inclined. I took my cooker apart and was quite pleased at how easy it was. Almost fool proof, unless of course you are me! I opened the lid and started to undo the bolt. As you do this the lid will slowly lower. I just kept unbolting and suddenly TWANG!! Luckily the spring stayed attached to the hinge and did not damage anything or injure me. Of course to put the spring back on you have to hook it to the hinge first and raise the lid completely up, so as to line up the bolt and spring. This is a very cumbersome task alone. To solve this I took a thicker board from the top of the crate and propped the lid completely open, which made the task very easy. If I need to move the cooker again, I will make sure the lid is propped completely up in this fashion also, to keep all the tension off the spring. So, IMPORTANT: KEEP ALL TENSION OFF THE SPRING WHEN UN-BOLTING AND REASSEMBLING, BY PROPPING THE LID COMPLETELY OPEN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 I'll be the first to admit, I am not mechanically inclined. I took my cooker apart and was quite pleased at how easy it was. Almost fool proof, unless of course you are me! I opened the lid and started to undo the bolt. As you do this the lid will slowly lower. I just kept unbolting and suddenly TWANG!! Luckily the spring stayed attached to the hinge and did not damage anything or injure me. Of course to put the spring back on you have to hook it to the hinge first and raise the lid completely up, so as to line up the bolt and spring. This is a very cumbersome task alone. To solve this I took a thicker board from the top of the crate and propped the lid completely open, which made the task very easy. If I need to move the cooker again, I will make sure the lid is propped completely up in this fashion also, to keep all the tension off the spring. So, IMPORTANT: KEEP ALL TENSION OFF THE SPRING WHEN UN-BOLTING AND REASSEMBLING, BY PROPPING THE LID COMPLETELY OPEN. Thanks for reminding me about that: How to remove the top half of your Komodo.. Open the top and release the spring tension and remove the large bolt using the 19mm socket wrench supplied with your cooker. I guess that line has to be clarified, I have added your info to the wiki: http://www.komodokamado.com/wiki/tiki-i ... e%20a%20KK btw how many people did it tak to move it (did you have to lift it?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Two. We only had to lift it about four inches to get it on the patio. We had it broke down and all the innards removed. We both grabbed two ropes and up she went. If it had to go up stairs, I would have recruited two more healthy bodies, and probably used 2X4's. It's not that bad but there is safety in numbers for not straining the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkchop Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 i remember when me and my son had to do this. ick. way too much work, and i had an appliance dolly to help. uncrated on the grass, and used the remains of the crate as a ramp from the grass to the patio slab. worked ok. didja find the crowbar in the crate before you got started? i didn't that was a bear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 My crate had a sticker where the crowbar is located, and said "crowbar" It's understandable how you missed it, with all the excitement of getting your baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkchop Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 it was dark. that's my story and i'm sticking to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scouterpf Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 When our dragon's egg arrived we just stared at the packing crate! The delivery giant (he was bigger than my 6'2" 225# frame) said that if I had some plywood and supports to go under the plywood he would use his dolly to move it to our back deck and my wife and and I could steady it when it went on our back deck. Whew, the 3/4" x4x4 sheet with cement blocks were just the ticket and Mrs Scouterpf did not need to steady the crate. $30 (all I had) were much appreciated by the big guy. Little did we know about the corner bolts. I elected to use a saws all at the lower corners to release the upper crate, then found out about the bolts. I honestly considered burning off the packing but figured that the wood deck might be adversely affected. Since then the dragon's egg has been the art object and the KKooker for all seasons. Check with Dennis for his latest manual on uncrating, setting up, and the use of all the pieces parts that come with your KK's. Note to Sanny, if your avatar is you, you have beautiful dark eyes but Mrs Scouterpf's are darker -- they were what made love her these 39 yr's among many other reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanny Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Note to Sanny' date=' if your avatar is you, you have beautiful dark eyes but Mrs Scouterpf's are darker -- they were what made love her these 39 yr's among many other reasons.[/quote'] Yup, that's me. Thank you, Scouterpf. But of course The Lovely Mrs. Scouterpf's eyes are exquisite! I have no doubt. Some day, I'll find The Handsome Mr. Sanny, and he'll say mine are the prettiest. And for him, they will be. (of course, I have "other reasons," too ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
