Mods for the Masterbuilt Gravity Series 560!
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- I've had a little time to play with this smoker and absolutely love it. I love it so much that I decided to go ahead and do what I can to extend its life. After a bit of research I found a guy who makes mods for the Masterbuilt Gravity Series smokers. Low and behold here I am making a video for you to enjoy of modding this smoker. Cheers and hit that SUBSCRIBE button if you haven't! Also give me a thumbs up!
LSS Mod kit is sold here!
www.lss-mods.com
Great video. Thanks for talking slow and explaining what all the mods do. Enjoyed your review👍🏻💯
Absolutely! Thanks for watching! Cheers!
Well if your refractory wasn't broken it is now hammer man
This grill definitely wasn’t built to last. Cheap parts all over it. I haven’t used it in months since the last time I did a high heat cook with it. It turned into a big fire bomb. It’s going to the dump soon.
Thank you for the video I can see the reason for the improvements
No problem. Cheers! Glad it helps!
Thank you for the videos you make, I always enjoy them all 👍
Thanks for the support!
@@TheBrewQ
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Better fan vent protector and exhaust vent controller also sells fire box grate replacement with fan protector built in .. their fire box mod will stack with lss
Gettn lss elite + coal box lid, cooking grate
From other gettn coal sleeve, fan guard
Why can't Masterbilt just read everyone's issue with this grill and build it well?
Because then they would have to hike the price up on it and they know that some folks have a price threshold. I don’t use it anymore. It turned into a massive fireball on me. It’s a dangerous grill.
@@TheBrewQ so even with using all of the mods you still had a grease fire? What a disaster. I assume you would say to steer clear of this grill?
Yes, steer very clear of it
Do you explain somewhere what happened? I just got this grill and would like to know what happened.
@@scottbussard2989 HAHAHAHAH RIGHT! I need details
Nice video! 😂 Lol, After many weeks of research.
I just purchased the 560 using my points. Then spent $400 plus for stainless mods on the Masterbuilt 560.
Oh well let’s see how this unit will work. Fingers crossed 🤞 🙏🇨🇦
It’ll work and work great! I love the 560 a lot!
@@TheBrewQ 🇨🇦 Cheer’s 👍
What points for where? Lol
@@Ecko92 Credit Card -Aeroplan 🇨🇦
Drinking a Founders All Day IPA Session Ale while enjoying watching you work on the mods! Good to modify/protect it while it's new and too far gone this way you can use it and love it for alot longer! That thing is pretty awesome! it's as tall as you! I have learned more about grills from you than anyone else I have ever known. That back vent flow is ingenious! I think every single thing you have done makes perfect sense!
Good video man just ordered same mods great step by step directions 👍
Thanks for watching!
My guess is, you just cracked the firebrick to smithereens. I wouldn't recommend beating on the original liner. Especially since the mod liner slips down inside it.
The firebrick is some kind of foam and not actual brick. The liners are designed to break down over time as well so I wasn’t too concerned about that. I wasted money on this grill tho. It turned into a ball of fire and is now in the landfill somewhere. The grease management design of it leaves a lot to be desired.
@TheBrewQ wow, too bad since I have a brand new one sitting my garage now. Thanks for the followup. 😞
@@mrbillrKeep that grease pan nice and cleaned out before you do any high heat cooks. Grease will go up in fire otherwise.
Thanks for this video. I'm glad that guy makes these mods but he does a terrible job showing off what some of them do. And the pictures on his site don't really help. So a video like this showing them off in this way is really helpful. This is the only video so far that I've seen that has the mod for the fan protector and the ash grate.
Yeah, I bought the whole mod kit. I’m glad the video did a better job of spotlighting them. Cheers!
the mod is a lot expensive at $315 for the 560 model. You can buy a new grill for $499
You are correct. It might give folks ideas for making their own if anything. Cheers!
I get a ton of smoke in my chimney but it doesn't seem to kick over. Think i need to add more wood towards bottom vs middle of chimney
Thanks you!!!
You’re very welcome!
Ugh the link to the mods doesn't work. We use our 560 often and have always wondered if there was a damper like mod for it
Try this one! They must have updated the site. Cheers! www.lss-mods.com
There's some who do and there's some who have to pay
Do you know of a mod for a griddle insert for that one
Not for this particular one. To be honest, there’s nothing really preventing from just tossing a flat griddle in there from what I can tell
I hope you didn't break those bricks...
Bricks?
@@TheBrewQ the fire bricks at the bottom of the liner. you can see them behind the metal that you were pounding on.
Well, they aren’t actual bricks but more like a fire resistant fiberglass I believe. They do deteriorate with time as the metal plates rust away. There doesn’t seem to be any concern for cracking them or anything
Klots firebox mod isn't 1 piece so it doesn't warp like the original.
Klots firebox? This replacement sleeve seems to be holding up well so far
I find it hard to justify $315 on a $499 grill. Why extend the life of the grill when you could almost just purchase it again?
That’s a fairly reasonable logical thought. But what if you extended its life beyond 3 or 4 grills’ lifetime? Not saying it will but it might.
I’ve had this grill for 2 years and I can say this. The idea of it is awesome and the food it cooks is great. But the quality of components on it are junk. Lots of issues with the electrical and the basic materials it is built from. Sad really because I love the thing.
$315 for these mods!? No way. A new 560 is only $399. I’m taking my chances and can replace pieces as needed. Way cheaper than spending $315 SMH
Yeah, I actually ended up junking the grill. It was not designed to last by any means. Rusted out, fell apart.
Ummmmm.... ok
Just trying to get the most of my investment :)
The mods are a waste of money.
I need a bit of some elaboration on why you feel that way. Seems like they will help for sure. I’m excited to do first smoke with them.
The cost of a replacement firebox is $30 from Masterbuilt. There haven’t been any reports of the firebox fire brick actually failing. Just the metal shims they claim are there supposed to be for shipping purposes and are meant to burn off. The manifold could easily be covered with foil for pennies on the dollar for what you paid for the cover. A foil pan or empty tin can can be used as a water pan. A few metal skewers could be used for a grate mod to reduce coal falling. You spent probably just about or more than half the cost of the grill or even as much as the grill on clearance around your area. I warned you in the unboxing video to not waste your money. But if you feel better by having the mods, peace of mind is priceless. There hasn’t been any real proof the mods will prolong the life of the grill, just speculation by those selling mods (trying to line their pockets) and those that bought them, trying to justify spending that amount of money, or UA-camrs that got them for free to help promote sales. Sorry. I’d rather spend the money on meat than mods. The metal is cheap in the grill and will eventually rust, with or without the mods. You’ll see for yourself in time.
@@francescocampisano2226 👍 you are 💯% correct.
@@francescocampisano2226 I´ve been working as a purchasing manager for a stainless steel manufacture in Germany for about 5 years. I agree, it make no sense to mix up different steel types and for sure, all these mods are to expensive. The only thing that seems to be a real good improvement is the manifold cover for cleaning purposes. Realistic price for the cover seems to be 10 to 15 ....