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Mad Dart said:
Well, there is a 3 week lead time on the wheels and the guy still has not gotten back to me... So I went to Harbor Freight and bought 2-10" Solid Rubber tires with steel wheels and 2-8" Solid Rubber tires with steel wheels. $30.00 for all 4 of them.

10" wheels are good for 220 pounds each and the 8" are good for 300 pounds each. 

I will be making my own axles and wagon steering assembly for the front that will utilize the 8" wheels. 
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Shame when a business doesn't respond to you. When/if he does you will probably hear the standard "your email went to the spam folder" line of bs.
I tried to use some air filled HF wheels on my bike lift. Rolled in a straight line, with A LOT of effort. Came time to turn....well... .let's just say it wasn't pretty. I am planning on making wagon wheels for my firebox. And just a simple handle on the other end. Once it gets to where I am putting it not going to be moving again.....looking forward to seeing your first fire...
 
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I called the wheel guy.... He had to look for my quote. It is still not done. I am curious how much it is going to be, I still want to see it.
 
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Hey MD just make your own  as good a fabricator and welder as you are it will be a snap. We have been making ours  and its pretty quick

Wheels in my avatar we made.  We took 12" pipe cut it (Had it cut on a band saw 2" wide  used 5/8 round rod for spokes and a piece of pipe for the hub.

Gary
 
gary s said:
 
Hey MD just make your own  as good a fabricator and welder as you are it will be a snap. We have been making ours  and its pretty quick

Wheels in my avatar we made.  We took 12" pipe cut it (Had it cut on a band saw 2" wide  used 5/8 round rod for spokes and a piece of pipe for the hub.

Gary
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That sounds simple enough if I could find the pipe here local........ 

Here is the quote....Looks like almost $400.00 by the time it is said and done with.... Forget that!

Hello Louis,

Thank you for contacting Custom Wagons.

Shown below is the quote that you requested.

8" steel wheels with 2" wide tire, 1" hub, 2 extra spokes - $49.60 each

10" steel wheels with 2" wide tire, 1" hub - $49.60.60 each

Axles 20" and 24" between, from 1" square - $44.95 each

Shipping 4 wheels and 2 axles to 92562 - $54.51

Should you have questions, or if I can be of assistance, please feel free to contact me.

Thank you again, we are a family owned and operated business and your business is appreciated.

Jay Jones

Custom Wagons

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Here is what I got so far for the CC Door Closures, Axle, Wheel, Steering Assembly and Stand to mount it all too.

I am going to go with these wheels for now and try to find some pipe like you are talking about Gary and just make the wheels later. I have an itch to get this thing smoking here soon. Replacing the wheels after I get it going will be easy as Pie after I find the Material. 

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Just called one of my clients who is a Pipe Fitter. He can get me the material for the wheels. I told him 10" & 8", only thing he asked me is what Schedule.... I told him 80 or thicker!

I hope to have it this week. We shall see. 
 
Client just called......I get my pipe tomorrow...... Taking the wheels I bought back! haha

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Morning MD.....just wondering if you are still planning on using that gasket you mentioned a while back on the FB door? Ever find any info on it? If not that what will you be using?
 
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Morning MD.....just wondering if you are still planning on using that gasket you mentioned a while back on the FB door? Ever find any info on it? If not that what will you be using?
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I don't think I will need anything on the FB door. It is double stepped the way I built it and it is pretty tight. We will see once I fire it off. 

However I did buy some Fire Black 1/8" x 1"  gasket that is good to 800*. I will be using that around the CC Door. I did a test fit and it should seal it 100%. 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181499949641?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

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Wheel material is here........ I also picked up some more 5/8 Solid bar for the spokes & the pipe for the RF Plate drain along with the gate valve.

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Nice,  You will be glad you made them yourself.  Everything on my Smoker we built.

My smoker in progress and the wheels

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These are super easy
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Looks sweet!

I wanted to make the wheels from the get go but I did not ask any questions about how to build them. I drew a blank until you said how you built yours..... Then the light went off! 

I think the most time building these will be cutting up the pipe. The rest should be cake.

Mine is pretty heavy so my thought is to put a wagon wheel steering on the front with a handle like a Lil Red Wagon has so I can steer it easily. On the wheels I may go with the big ones all the way around. We shall see.
 
Yep  but it still want be bad,  Can't wait to them.

Gary
 
Wheels are done! 

I used a 5" x1/8" Cutting wheel on and angle grinder. Process took about 1 hour and 25 minutes. I used 4-5" wheels. Key is to let the blade do the work, push hard on it you will use twice as many wheels! haha

The first wheel took the longest to figure out how to set it up and put it together. The other 3 were very easy. I did them like an assembly line. Same moves over and over. The whole process start to finish welded off took me 6 hours total. 

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Mad Dart said:
 
Wheels are done! 

I used a 5" x1/8" Cutting wheel on and angle grinder. Process took about 1 hour and 25 minutes. I used 4-5" wheels. Key is to let the blade do the work, push hard on it you will use twice as many wheels! haha

The first wheel took the longest to figure out how to set it up and put it together. The other 3 were very easy. I did them like an assembly line. Same moves over and over. The whole process start to finish welded off took me 6 hours total. 

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Looks great Sir....You forgot one vital piece of info....when you are pushing hard a face shield should really be worn....the wheels tend to come apart when they are pushed....
 
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