Show Off Your Rig!

[juanito]

Yes it is reverse flow. We have made a few changes, there is a second rack now that slides and put a 2" valve on the bottom to clean out.

 

[bbally]

Here is my newest rig;

With the smoker trailer back from powder coat I thought I would give a little tour of the unit. Even though it still has some work to be finished, the end is nearing on this 7 month project. And I wanted to show some of the close up thought that went into the unit and its trailer.
First the smoker unit is powder coated black with the new 1600 F coat. This unit will not peel its coating unless I use Liquid Oxygen again, which I have not done since the barbeque race at 29 Palms. Which I won! (another story)

She is really built well, a reverse flow design with a 4 degree induced draft angle to be sure with get draft. I had to induce draft with a built in angle as I intended to go across the trailer so the tongue could not be used to lift or lower for draft inducement. And I like my beer level, so I am not tilting my rig!

She has a large side and a small side, both with expanded metal slide out racks. The expanded metal also makes up all the space inside between the racks so a full pig or two can cook in there. The reverse flow heating element is a piece of 22 gauge steel, arc at 8 foot radius and stitch welded with a grease trap at the firebox end to prevent grease flare.

She sits nicely in an angle iron trap. Bolted for security to the angle which is welded to the trailer. The cooker carries a wood rack under the smoke chamber, and we used expanded metal to create a charcoal storage area under that. The firebox also sports a rack shelf under it for my gloves and strikers. You can see the mount hole for storage of the weed burner starter welded to the trailer floor. The half inch nipple is for the valve and propane supply to the weed burner. The upright half inch pipe goes to a propane lantern for light without all the racket of a genset.

Here you can see how the expanded metal traps the charcoal for transport. The rings are for the two propane bottles. The one inch steel line coming up is for the house propane regulator to deliver the flow of fuel for the lanterns and heaters and stoves.

The armadillo is waiting to open long necks!

The rack goes all the way around the firebox. Lots of things can be stored under there. Mostly my welding gloves for handling stuff that is hot.

This shows off her twin 55K btu commercial propane two eye range. I love appliances! And she has got a nice set! As I expect her to have!

Her deck is completed powder coated in the metallic gray as is her underside.

I put a set of Dutch Oven stacks on her, these are able to handle three 16 inch lodge ovens in each stack. The door allows ash to be cleaned out. There is a 1.5 inch air insulation area between the trailer floor and the base for the charcoals. The hollow spot is for the lights. I have not wired it yet.

I doubled up on the Dutch Oven stacks, the jacks take her off the axles for functions. And the ramp allows my food to roll on board. But more important she is wide enough on the deck to haul two Harley Heritage Soft Tail Classics anywhere we go!

I am very happy with the project so far. I wish it would go faster, but correct is more important than fast!

View of her counter weight system.

Her ramp slides in and jacks fold up. She is ready to roll on to the next party!

Hope you enjoyed the tour

'til we talk again, really get a little done every weekend on the project and it will come to fruition!


Chef Bob Ballantyne
The Cowboy and The Rose Catering
Grand Junction, Colorado, USA

 

[morkdach]

sawheat build Bob thanks for sharing.

 

[tn_bbq]

Our BBQ team's rig.

 

[morkdach]

nice rig give us a tour some time thanks

 

[crewdawg52]

20x42 Klose Pit (with the drum in the background)



One little mistake. For those new to smoking.....dont put thermo's on the firebox. Still works though!

 

[jdt]

klose sure makes nice pits, that one looks like it needs to be used a little bit more, its way to clean.

 

[crewdawg52]

Those pics were taken in Feb after I got the thing and was seasoning it.

 

[juanito]

That is a great looking pit, the thermo look neglected. Hard to believe it still works.

 

[bigbaldbbq]

That is a sweet looking rig. How big is the cook chamber?

 

[crewdawg52]

42"x20". The firebox is 1/2" steel. Need it that thick for insulation to keep the temp from varying too much in the Michgan winters.

 

[bigbaldbbq]

I can understand that. I was eyeballing that upper rack. I think in the one I am getting to build I will be borrowing that. I'm going to make two side-by-side, but seprate upper racks so I can remove one if I need more head space.

Thanks for posting the pictures. There are some awesome looking pits out there!

 

[crewdawg52]

Upper rack is the same size. The slideout has "extensions" on each end that are built in and stationary, left and right of the lid, just like the main, botton rack.

 

[pinkmeat]

Until the batteries die at least

 

[teacup13]

nice looking cooker Geoff... are you going to find time to use it?..lol

 

[jdt]

see, I'm not the only one that wants to see that klose dirty, I wanted one of the 24 x 42 pretty bad but the wife wasn't going for that much $, being in iowa I would have had to go for firebox upgrade like that, very nice.

 

[jamesb]

All my pits are all ugly, but they do cook... Not pictured is my WSM or Brinkman Smoke N Pit. Other than that, these are the pits I use most.

This is the first big pit that I got. It was given to me years ago by a friend who's father had passed. it's 8' x 48". It is presently at the welder's shop having a trailer put under it, the firebox replaced and some other work being done.


Here is a pic of the big ugly pit about half full of ribs and butts. Also had 5 briskets on this cook, but they are not pictured.


This one is an 8' x 30" reverse flow. The firebox is made from 1/2" plate.


Here is a pic of the reverse flow, loaded and heading out for a cook. You can see I'm taking one of my UDSs along for a ride too... Had to show folks how well they cook. I've since re-painted this the pit/trailer.


Some ribs on the reverse flow


We also use the top of the firebox on the reverse flow


Getting ready for lunch

 

[bigbaldbbq]

James those are some great looking pits. I like the cooking right on top of the firebox.

 

[garlic]

Sorry the pictures are small. 4' X 8', 3/8" plate inner firebox with a 1/4" outter shell. 4200 pounds, just short of 50 sq ft cooking surface. The fire box dor is 3/8" T-1 plate steel and the rest of the unit is 3/16" or 1/4". Adjustable baffling inside and 3 stacks for tuning, cross flow or reverse and any degree in between. The hot corner is set for 300* (for the chocolate cakes) and the cool end runs right at 200*

 

[bigbaldbbq]

That is HUGE!!!! Great smoker there Garlic!