I hadn't seen your post Brian, as I just took ownership of my #3 and joined the forum about a week or so ago. But as soon as I took delivery and assembled the cart, I saw that a modification was indeed in order. So my buddy and I went to work on designing a drop down shelf on the front of the cart. I didn't put the smoker on the cart until the shelf was finished on Friday.
Again, the shelf itself is a repurposed 12x18" aluminum sign blank. The rest of the aluminum stock and stainless hardware came from TSC.
Hope the rough design ends up helping others that also feel a front shelf would be a huge help. Have a great week guys!
Jeff