Interesting Masterbuilt 560/1050 mods

[grillinglousiana]

I cooked 8 racks of ribs on the pit this past weekend..i burned B&B charcoal on one cook and Fogo brown bag on the other...
I also used Lukes expanded ss metal insert for the ash bend /and Nathans charcoal grate with fan protection on both. cooks...
results had zero charcoal waist..nothing but fine powder in ash box..dumped that in my compost bin
I did have ash inside my manifold..i had seen that before. .i dont know if it was this much..been about 3 weeks since ive done a real good cleaning.
. i also looked under pit while cooking..there are embers flying out under the pit..can see where wrapping the fan wire in insulation is a smart idea..and i how will rotate the fan for sure.
. The SS fire box insert has had no problems..glad i have that in now
. The SS manifold..cover..o really like a lot
highly recommend
. ive done a lot to this 560 except the air vent cover..i favor much Tom Horsman mod the most.
. also his front shelf idea is a gem..thanks Tom



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[grillinglousiana]

forgot to post pictures..getting a little lazy i guesd

[grillinglousiana]

Latley on the 560 ive been cooking a lot of pizza and calzones..at a request of some in the neighborhood...i told them i would if they supply the dough...i am a serious mess maker making pizza dough.
i cooked 10 calzones and side s..this weekend..made my own pesto sauce and marinara..
i wolud grill 2 at a time useing B&B lump charcoal..almost used the full bag..had only a small bowl of ash after a long cook /including the wood chunks i also used..
The mods i added i do believe helped to burn all the charcoal...i must say the mod i use also makes it a little longer to light..i have the mods buy Luke and Nathan installed..i did add a knob to the fan protector by Luke..i firmly belive these mods are worth the investment..the SS fire box has held up nicely at 600 plus temp long cooks

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[negolien]

Could someone post a link to the door switch fuse mod please? I was trying to tell someone in a smoking group who has thea MB gravity feed about the mod but I can't find a google or YouTube link to it.

[Polarbear777]

My switches all failed, so I just shorted them all. I’d be interested in a fix.

[grillinglousiana]

when i first bought this 560 i read a lot about the switches failing.and that one had to bypass it by pulling the 2 wires out and sticking the 2 together and putting electric tape around the 2...so i ordered all 3 switches just in case..to date none have failed..i have learned that masterbuilt has now come out withbetter switches..but you have to contact them for replacements..they.masterbuiltwill not automatically send them out...i have made evey mod that can be done to my 560...and can now get 14 hours of cook time on 1 load of b&b charcoal...i realy like this pit..

[milkmoron]

Anyone that sells just drip tray holders that work on their own? That one website's holder require you to buy the manifold cover and its kinda expensive for me for just holding a drip tray.

[grillinglousiana]

not that i know of...but heck u know what ..i think u might screw in some L brackets on the mainfold and add the drip pan holder clips that way

[Polarbear777]

I just use disposable aluminum pans and crush them a bit over the manifold and so the grates will fit level.

[milkmoron]

Sounds like good ideas, ill try crushing the pans over the manifold first.