 Eastwood Rotisserie, For a slow cooked 75’ 914 |
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| MiniStevieG |
 Mar 7 2019, 07:57 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 179 Joined: 25-January 19 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 22,827 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
Would love to hear some community feedback on the Eastwood Rotisserie I’m considering for my 75’ restoration. Priced at just over $1000.
 How does it stack up against the Weber?  |
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| VaccaRabite |
Mar 7 2019, 08:07 AM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,466 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Massively overbuilt for a 914.
Also, if you can restore a 914 that needs a rotisserie, you can make one for less then 1/2 the cost of the Eastwood product (and then sell it when you are done with it for a profit). I taught myself how to weld making a rot out of 2 HF 700# and steel from the local steel yard. Sold it about a year or so later for $450 (a small profit). Zach |
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| malcolm2 |
Mar 7 2019, 08:27 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,747 Joined: 31-May 11 From: Nashville Member No.: 13,139 Region Association: South East States 
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I don't think $1000 is too bad. But you gotta add shipping. THink about your time too. Design time, gathering steel, fabrication, Paint etc... $60/hr would be 16 hours. Can't do all that in 2 days. And then you can still sell it in the end. If I had found that in 2013, I would have thought long and hard.
Would it handle a 72 bus ?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/KMA.gif) |
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| mepstein |
Mar 7 2019, 08:35 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,325 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(malcolm2 @ Mar 7 2019, 09:27 AM)  I don't think $1000 is too bad. But you gotta add shipping. THink about your time too. Design time, gathering steel, fabrication, Paint etc... $60/hr would be 16 hours. Can't do all that in 2 days. And then you can still sell it in the end. If I had found that in 2013, I would have thought long and hard. Would it handle a 72 bus ?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/KMA.gif) Exactly why we buy them for the shop. $100/hour is best spent having the guys weld cars. We are pretty lucky because Greg Smith equipment is only 10 miles away in tax free Delaware and you can sell it when your done for at least half price. So $500 “rental” for what might be a multi year project is a pretty good deal. |
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| bbrock |
Mar 7 2019, 08:48 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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QUOTE(VaccaRabite @ Mar 7 2019, 07:07 AM) Massively overbuilt for a 914. Also, if you can restore a 914 that needs a rotisserie, you can make one for less then 1/2 the cost of the Eastwood product (and then sell it when you are done with it for a profit). I taught myself how to weld making a rot out of 2 HF 700# and steel from the local steel yard. Sold it about a year or so later for $450 (a small profit). Zach (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) If you can DIY the welding on your 914 resto (and we already know that you can), you can DIY a rotisserie for much less money and it doesn't take that much time. I built mine in well under a day which is a blink in the time for the overall project. I'm sure I have less than $500 in materials in mine. Sure, if you are paying for labor, it makes sense to buy one, but I don't consider my DIY labor costs anymore than I consider them when I go hiking or fishing. It's a hobby. |
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