Rear-Facing Reverse-Flow Barbecue Trailer - Page 4

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Originally Posted by SmokingOhioButcher 

Well Done Sir!  You are worthy of the title...Master Pit Builder!!!

The Rig looks awesome!! I cant wait to see more Q!  Please.

 

SOB

:Blushes as he accepts the roses and tiara:

Thank you.

Thank you.

I couldn't have done it without Tom and Bear and all the rest of you urging me on.

My special thanks to the guys who put together the pit calculators. Beers all 'round for all you guys if you ever stop in Bakersfield.

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Ah, but wait, there's still a little yet to go:

I added about a half-cup of this to a couple gallons of water and WASHED THE CRUD out of the steel to get the oil out that had seeped through from the seasoning and initial 'Que.

Then I went to the store and, since VOC paints are banned in California (Tree-hugging b#stards) I bought a bunch of shaker cans of manifold paint.

(They didn't have enough of one type and I hate making extra trips)

So anyway:

Reassembled the whole thing, added some boiler tape to the lip of the firebox door and got the lighting harness all put together:

That's pretty much it  for the build.

From here on, it's all little detail work to balance the temps and practice, practice, practice.

Ah, darn. 

I guess I'm not entirely through with it yet.

Yesterday I made a little bucket for the grease out of 18 gauge to hang off the side:

(I take my wiring and license plate mounting very seriously, BTW.)

...and perfect neighbor Brian came over and discovered a way to keep it locked on for transport:

I'm ready to get the thing inspected and registered...Just as soon as the CHP decides to freaking return my call.

Next up, I need to build the fold-up prep tables on the sides of the smoke chamber and maybe put some drawers in under the smoke chamber for storing tools, dinner ware, spices, etc.

Meantime, a little light reading:

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Originally Posted by Vegas_Frak 

That is a very nice build sir!  I'm curious as to what type of insulation you used in the firebox, how much did the insulation cost, and can it be obtained at Lowe's or the like??

 

I got the insulation from Grainger. 

It's called mineral wool or stone wool.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_wool)

Grainger sells two pieces of 2" x 2' x 4' for @ $65.(http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/wwg/search.shtml?searchQuery=mineral+wool&op=search&Ntt=mineral+wool&N=0&sst=subset&typeaheadSearch.x=22&typeaheadSearch.y=6)

You can find it in little cube form at any hydroponics store as well.(They use it as a potting soil)

Thanks Alelover,

So far,it's been a week of getting the runaround from the DMV and CHP inspection office over the registration.

I made a half-dozen phone calls and a couple of trips before finally finding out that in California, you only need the CHP inspection for trailers over 2,000 lbs.

Soooo...

Back to the DMV bright and early tommorrow to spend some quality time with people wearing the same slightly-crazed grin as me.