Finally, my new rig!!!

[eaglewing]

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I did a full several hour 'SEASON' last weekend, and did 6 racks of Ribs this weekend, gave 3 of them away to neighbors, already got 2 GRAD PARTY Gigs lined up they were so good!!!

I got to learn it some more, I calibrated the THERMS dead on but they were reading (in their current position) about 50* higher than where the meat was sitting... according to my probes.

I'm gona add a couple more therms and maybe do some other MODs.

The 'water pans' that go in from the sides can hold water/water foil pans or actually just charcoal and wood if I want to cook like a BBQ PIT... OR, I can just take them out all together and try and see if I even need them to baffle the heat or not... (I didn't get a good pic of them but they sit right over the intakes in the 5th pic down)

Like I said, I got a lot of learning but if I use my head this can be quite a versatile rig for all kinds of Smoking & Qin.

A little tweaking to the fire box and I got me a 4' long Charcoal basket... lite both ends with logs already thrown in there and I should be able to do some good long burns!!!

I get lots of

from truckers when this baby is goin down the Highway!!!! (Need me an air horn)

Thanks for letting me share!!!!

 

[ronp]

Sweet looking rig.

 

[guvna]

very nice!!

 

[bamafan]

Super sweet rig! I bet it's pretty even on temps with that set up.

 

[eaglewing]

YEAH!!! first time I ever did ribs and held my temps between 210-250... that's saying a lot for me!!!!

 

[mossymo]

Very nice, have you named it yet? "Stacks 'n Racks full of Baby Backs"

 

[meateater]

Now that is one sweet looking smoker! Is that your design? Either way.

 

[bbally]

Nice rig, where did you find those guages?

 

[eaglewing]

NO, it is made by http://www.diamondplatepits.com/index.html
The 60 Series

I Picked out the customized items I wanted on it, got 3 of them for FREE, added an extra running light, and they were late so they gave me the under wood basket for free too!!!
It was a hell of a deal IMO when it all worked out...





I like that!!!!!!!!!!!!

Might have to use that at the bottom of my biz flyers, too funny!!!

 

[roller]

That is real nice...congrats !!!!!!!!

 

[eaglewing]

From http://kck.com/bbq_thermometer_barbe...ure_gauge.html

Gona get me some of those BLACK TEL TRUs, those ought to look pretty SWEET on there...

 

[pineywoods]

Good looking rig congrats!!!!!!!!!!

 

[caveman]

She shore is purdy!!!!

 

[meateater]

Now that I look at it again if you painted it just so, looking at it from the trailer tongue it would look like a longhorn.

 

[treegje]

Very nice

 

[jbg4208]

Nice rig. I like that.

 

[jak757]

Thats one fine looking smoker! Congrats!

 

[Dutch]

Sweet setup and freebies too!!

If you take a look at my avatar, you'll see the two thermometers on my Lang. The one on the upper right is where my upper rack sits and it runs about 40° hotter than the lower thermometer. My Grandson asked me about the temp diff. and I had to remind him that heat rises.

I would suggest putting a thermo lower on the door and that way you would know the temps at the lower grate level.

 

[eaglewing]

Thnx for the info on this one Dutch. I think that would be a good idea.

I figured it was heat rising and how heat was traveling inside the smoker..

I think I'm also going to invest in another Maverick Dual Probe so I can place them in all kinds of diff places to try to map out the hot spots and heat flow...

Like I said, I got some learning to do but I do appreciate all the input