"Baron Von Schwein" 120 Gallon Horizontal Tank RF Build. QVIEW!

dewey51

Newbie

Jan 5, 2012

10

10

Renton, Wa

• Feb 1, 2013

• #301

gmasterpfautz, that was one great adventure, thank you!  I bow to your skill and ingenuity.  You should be, and I'm sure you are, very proud of your end product.  Walk tall, be proud, for you are the Baron.

 

cororumrex

Fire Starter

Original poster

Thread starter

Jun 26, 2011

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Lancaster. Pennsylvania

• Dec 17, 2013

• #302

... 18 Months later. The Baron Von Schwein is no longer just a smoker. But the beginnings of a food truck empire....

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• cororumrex
• Dec 17, 2013

Continue to follow the saga at www.baronvonschwein.com

Thanks,

Jordan

 

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dtatro69

Newbie

Jan 27, 2013

27

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Saxtons River VT (Central Vermont)

• Jan 27, 2014

• #303

It is nice to see young people looking to get into building there own creations. I just want to say you guys did one hell of a job. Very impressive

 

trekbiker61

Newbie

Jun 24, 2011

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Harrison, Tn (near Chattanooga)

• Jan 30, 2014

• #304

Wow I went to your FB page. You guys went from 0-mach 3 in about a year. You have quite a following for your pig. Awesome job on the build and awesome job on the business.

 

moipaman

Newbie

Nov 25, 2013

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Prairieville, Louisiana

• Jan 30, 2014

• #305

The best way I've seen to cook them is a vertical rotisserie such as this.  http://www.tigerfan.com/threads/pig-roast.103888/

The fire is built and a cover directs the heat while a motor slowly turns the pig.

Cajun country ya know.

 

glennmc

Fire Starter

Aug 30, 2013

55

10

White Hall, Maryland

• Jan 30, 2014

• #306

Ahh yes, the Cajun Microwave.  55 gal drum with a vertical slit in the side and a pig hanging on a chain thrown over a handy tree branch.  Give it a kick now and then until it's done.

 

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mork2824135

Newbie

Nov 13, 2013

8

11

Westminster, MD

• Jan 31, 2014

• #307

I like the plans, not to be redundant ventilating the tanks is highly recommended. The trailer option based on the size and the weight seems to be a good idea. What is the cubic space for cooking? Wood stove gaskets around the edges and nice latches are another suggestion I would throw at you. Giving it a tight seal will make all the difference. Good luck, would love to see pictures of the finished product.

 

trekbiker61

Newbie

Jun 24, 2011

12

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Harrison, Tn (near Chattanooga)

• Feb 1, 2014

• #308

Mork2824135 said:

 
I like the plans, not to be redundant ventilating the tanks is highly recommended. The trailer option based on the size and the weight seems to be a good idea. What is the cubic space for cooking? Wood stove gaskets around the edges and nice latches are another suggestion I would throw at you. Giving it a tight seal will make all the difference. Good luck, would love to see pictures of the finished product.

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You'd like to see the finished product? Then go back 1 page. It's been completed for over a year and a half.

 

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jjme22

Newbie

Feb 16, 2014

4

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Indiana

• Mar 16, 2014

• #309

Great posts.you guys did a great job of documenting the whole process!

 

trizzuth

Smoke Blower

Apr 20, 2012

136

14

Southcoast Mass

• Mar 17, 2014

• #310

Can't believe you have a food truck now, that is amazing!

GOOOO BARON!

 

cororumrex

Fire Starter

Original poster

Thread starter

Jun 26, 2011

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Lancaster. Pennsylvania

• Jul 23, 2014

• #311

And now... We opened a restaurant...

Just to recap.

6/30/2012

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• cororumrex
• Jul 23, 2014

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• cororumrex
• Dec 17, 2013

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• cororumrex
• Jul 23, 2014

Thanks for all the support from the start.

Continue to watch our progress at www.baronvonschwein.com 

or 

www.facebook.com/baronvonschwein

 

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raykar

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Jun 5, 2014

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Chicago

• Jul 24, 2014

• #312

Veritas456 said:

 
I would suggest 2 things. (1) put the vent stack on the other end of the tank away from the heat source and (2) make sure you do a test run BEFORE the wedding. There is nothing worse than all smoke and no pull. 

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Veritas they are building a reverse flow here. You can see the heat plate is coming off fire box and they are using the end dome as the return hot air/smoke so it comes across grates to the stack. I imagine the drawing could have shown the flow but it is what I am understanding this to be. 

 

kc chiefs fan

Newbie

May 28, 2015

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Southern Illinois

• May 28, 2015

• #313

Subvet could you post more pictures of your rig.  I have one extremely old cooker like that but currently have two tanks to build a couple more.  My old one is on deaths door with rust holes and it has too big of a fire box in my opinion.  Want to make sure I do the the next couple right.

 

billytodd

Newbie

Mar 12, 2015

3

10

Hendersonville. North Carolina

• May 29, 2015

• #314

Look for an old small boat trailer they make good Smoker trailers

 

babe899

Newbie

Apr 9, 2015

5

10

• May 29, 2015

• #315

This project is amazing, I want one. I wonder if anyone at the local 'Men's Shed' could teach me to cut and weld?

 

gary s

Gone but not forgotten. RIP

OTBS Member

Jan 6, 2011

26,255

4,705

• May 29, 2015

• #316

Sure take a welding course   you will posting your smoker build on here in no time.

Gary

 

babe899

Newbie

Apr 9, 2015

5

10

• May 30, 2015

• #317

Unfortunately, here on King Island (population approx' 1400) we don't have the availability of these courses. Wish there was more. Most people here learn on a need to know basis from who ever can show them how. Luckily, my father believed in everyone, male of female, should be taught 'living skills', so gave us confidence to try anything, unfortunately he died when I was 12 years old so I didn't get the chance to learn as much as I would have liked to have learned from him.