kcbluesnbbq
Meat Mopper
This has gone from an awsome smoker to a........... I can't think of any word good enough to describe it.
The storage drawers were a great addition.
The storage drawers were a great addition.
Rear-Facing Reverse-Flow Barbecue Trailer
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texasheat
Newbie
I really wish I had those kind of skills....great work....I may have to send you some cash to get something that sweet.
njwreckdiver
Newbie
- Jun 14, 2011
- 11
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nice build i can see i will be spending a lot of time on here.
Spankerchief............ you insulated the fire box why not the cooking box?
Spankerchief............ you insulated the fire box why not the cooking box?
I live in Bakersfield. There's almost never any wind and It's snowed a total of three times in my 40 years of living here. Losing heat isn't really an issue.
That said, I'm giving some thought to selling this one for about $3k and building another with a few upgrades.
I'd like to start with one of the Lowes' $500 trailers (with highway-rated tires and shocks already built-in)
I'll lengthen the "forks" so that the levelers don't have to be cranked up all the way to fold them up.
I'd also space the forks a little wider so that I can put a full inch of insulation around the firebox.
I'd lower the air inlet valves to clear the tongue a little better.(It touches when they're open)
I'd make the firebox an inch or so taller and set the firebox under it a bit more(making it a bit longer, too)
And yes, I'd insulate the smoke chamber to make it more efficient.
I'm not at all sure I wanna start over, though.
That was a lotta freaking work!
That said, I'm giving some thought to selling this one for about $3k and building another with a few upgrades.
I'd like to start with one of the Lowes' $500 trailers (with highway-rated tires and shocks already built-in)
I'll lengthen the "forks" so that the levelers don't have to be cranked up all the way to fold them up.
I'd also space the forks a little wider so that I can put a full inch of insulation around the firebox.
I'd lower the air inlet valves to clear the tongue a little better.(It touches when they're open)
I'd make the firebox an inch or so taller and set the firebox under it a bit more(making it a bit longer, too)
And yes, I'd insulate the smoke chamber to make it more efficient.
I'm not at all sure I wanna start over, though.
That was a lotta freaking work!
sunman76
Master of the Pit
Is it normal to keep tinkering with a smoker...like MONTHS after you thought you were finished?
Yes, a great craftsman is never satisfied with his work, and after seeing your work, I put you in that class!
Bear
Thanks guys!
I held another BBQ at work over Father's Day last week and did some tinkering with the stacks.
The result from closing them nearly all the way was a slower warm-up but plenty of smoke and WAY better gas mileage. (The oak splits were turning into charcoal before burning.)
I wish I'd gotten pics. It was a thing of beauty. :wipes tear:
I held another BBQ at work over Father's Day last week and did some tinkering with the stacks.
The result from closing them nearly all the way was a slower warm-up but plenty of smoke and WAY better gas mileage. (The oak splits were turning into charcoal before burning.)
I wish I'd gotten pics. It was a thing of beauty. :wipes tear:
trekbiker61
Newbie
Amazing building skills. A true artisan. Any man that builds his own wooden handles is to be admired.
I'm doing a whole hog this next week at Montana De Oro over in Obispo.
I couldn't find one under 60 lbs, sooo...
NOTE:
Yes, I'm aware that my firebox will now be undersized.
(If it really becomes an issue, I'll insulate the smoke chamber later to compensate.)
I couldn't find one under 60 lbs, sooo...
NOTE:
Yes, I'm aware that my firebox will now be undersized.
(If it really becomes an issue, I'll insulate the smoke chamber later to compensate.)
Spankerchief, Morning.
I love how your smoker is convertible........genius, pure genius how it can go from a 60" smoker to a 72" smoker in one weekend.
Hopefully you won't be asked to do 1/2 a beef the following weekend. That could get a little much....
Great thread and I applaud you for your ingenuity. Dave
I love how your smoker is convertible........genius, pure genius how it can go from a 60" smoker to a 72" smoker in one weekend.
Hopefully you won't be asked to do 1/2 a beef the following weekend. That could get a little much....
Great thread and I applaud you for your ingenuity. Dave
jjwdiver
Smoking Fanatic
Wow!
Not sure anything else needs to be said. Write up the plans in detail and sell them for xxx amount, or built for xxxx amount!
Not sure anything else needs to be said. Write up the plans in detail and sell them for xxx amount, or built for xxxx amount!
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