hello from New Zealand!
Ive been reading these forums for a while now and the information I have gathered has been amazing, Ive built two smallish pits directly from advice and other peoples builds as inspiration, I haven't been able to find any info on a build idea I have got so I decided to register, introduce myself and put my question out there
I have a catering gig coming up in about 6 weeks for about 150 people so its time to build a bigger pit!
tanks are harder to come by in NZ we dont get the big propane tanks you guys use in the states so its mainly pressure tanks and fuel tanks
I have put aside a few and now Im trying to come up with the best configuration
there is 1 tank 37 inch long 30 inch diameter
two tanks that are 48 inch long and 23 inch diameter
and a smaller one thats 25 inch long and 15 inch diameter
I also have a fair bit of steel plate at different thicknesses
initially I was planning on welding the two green tanks together into one long tank and that's still an option but I had the idea why not put them side by side with an offset firebox feeding both of them at one end
it would make the rig much shorter and easier to fit on a trailer and I could use exhaust dampers if I only wanted to cook on one side
also its a much shorter path for heat and smoke so I figured temps would be more even
I have hunted online and have found a few trailer dual pit builds but none of them have a shared firebox
any info or opinions would be really appreciated, do you think the shared firebox could work? or given my situation is there a configuration that would be better? and do you think I will be able to fit enough meat in the finished pit? (i was planning on 25 racks of pork ribs and 6 briskets)
thanks in advance!
James
Ive been reading these forums for a while now and the information I have gathered has been amazing, Ive built two smallish pits directly from advice and other peoples builds as inspiration, I haven't been able to find any info on a build idea I have got so I decided to register, introduce myself and put my question out there
I have a catering gig coming up in about 6 weeks for about 150 people so its time to build a bigger pit!
tanks are harder to come by in NZ we dont get the big propane tanks you guys use in the states so its mainly pressure tanks and fuel tanks
I have put aside a few and now Im trying to come up with the best configuration
there is 1 tank 37 inch long 30 inch diameter
two tanks that are 48 inch long and 23 inch diameter
and a smaller one thats 25 inch long and 15 inch diameter
I also have a fair bit of steel plate at different thicknesses
initially I was planning on welding the two green tanks together into one long tank and that's still an option but I had the idea why not put them side by side with an offset firebox feeding both of them at one end
it would make the rig much shorter and easier to fit on a trailer and I could use exhaust dampers if I only wanted to cook on one side
also its a much shorter path for heat and smoke so I figured temps would be more even
I have hunted online and have found a few trailer dual pit builds but none of them have a shared firebox
any info or opinions would be really appreciated, do you think the shared firebox could work? or given my situation is there a configuration that would be better? and do you think I will be able to fit enough meat in the finished pit? (i was planning on 25 racks of pork ribs and 6 briskets)
thanks in advance!
James
