Lawn/Leaf-Vac to Smoker Conversion Completed - worked great.

stevenlee

Newbie

Original poster

Sep 19, 2014

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• Oct 15, 2014

• #1

Started with a DOA TracVac Leaf Collector (motor hadn't run in ~20 years)

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• Oct 15, 2014

Mounted old woodstove to motor mounts.

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• Oct 15, 2014

Initial test runs showed 225-250 temps.

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• Oct 15, 2014

Added some fold-out shelves on the sides.

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• Oct 15, 2014

Mounted a couple of thermometers

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• Oct 15, 2014

Constructing the interior frame

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• Oct 15, 2014

Almost ready to go

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• Oct 15, 2014

Added a wooden sign made from a leftover piece of chestnut lumber from a kitchen remodel.

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• Oct 15, 2014

Invited 40-50 friends and cooked 12 racks of ribs, 10 lbs of wings, 2 shoulders and an 8 lb brisket flat.

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• Oct 15, 2014

Food came out great.  Burned MA apple and a little VT Cherry and Alder.

So if you ever see an old leaf vac for sale....

 

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Reactions: gunkle, gary s and dirtsailor2003

java

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May 30, 2010

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northern colorado

• Oct 15, 2014

• #2

Nice build, you will enjow it for many years to come.

 

gary s

Gone but not forgotten. RIP

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Jan 6, 2011

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• Oct 16, 2014

• #3

Nice Job, great looking meat  and a very unique smoker  I Like it   Keep those future post and pictures coming

Gary

 

ctonello

Smoke Blower

Jan 7, 2014

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• Oct 16, 2014

• #4

Great job looks awesome. I'm sure the meat cost more than the smoker. That is a cool rig.

 

dirtsailor2003

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Oct 4, 2012

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Bend Oregon

• Oct 16, 2014

• #5

Great job! Your smoker turned out great! Looks like it produces some great Q too!

 

bushwoodsmokers

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May 12, 2014

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• Jan 27, 2015

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People on here are just crazy, but that is awesome. Some of the ideas I would never have imagined. That is some redneck ingenuity and it is awesome. Crazy cool build bro. Nice work

 

stevenlee

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Sep 19, 2014

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• Jan 27, 2015

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Thanks, Bushwood!  As a Yankee that compliment means a lot to me :D

 

bushwoodsmokers

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May 12, 2014

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• Jan 28, 2015

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I consider myself as a redneck engineer as well. After growing up in south Carolina and moving to the north due to military placement, I consider myself an implant here. Lol