Check this critter out!
Our director of QC, a good buddy of mine just told me his sister has this smoker sitting behind her house. It was there when she moved in and it's been there for three years, she wants it gone. The steel is about 3/8' thick he said (see pictures) and he tells me this thing weighs a ton! I believe someone must have homebuilt it way back when and obviously there are a few things that could change, but free is a very good price so I'll be grabbing it this weekend.
I figure I'll pressure wash the hell out of it and coat the whole inside with a bottle of EVOO, then add a whole bag of cheap briquettes, light the thing up and stick my leaf blower in the air vent! See if I cant get it to GLOW RED! Once it cools down I'll oil it again and spray the outside with Black BBQ spray paint. I have yet to see it in person and that galvanized stuff has got to go, plus one wheel looks totally rusted out. Looks like it could use some work but I think it may have some potential by the looks of it. Looks hell built for stout!
The firebox has a door not shown in the pictures but it's not exactly offset. There are two baffles one from the top down and one from the bottom up to direct the smoke in and "S" pattern exiting under the expanded metal grate. Apparently there is also provision for a water pan but I can't tell from these photos.
Can any of you professionals out their suggest some tweekage? I have both a stick welder and an Oxy Ac flame wrench in my garage so i can make changes as required.
Jimbo
Our director of QC, a good buddy of mine just told me his sister has this smoker sitting behind her house. It was there when she moved in and it's been there for three years, she wants it gone. The steel is about 3/8' thick he said (see pictures) and he tells me this thing weighs a ton! I believe someone must have homebuilt it way back when and obviously there are a few things that could change, but free is a very good price so I'll be grabbing it this weekend.
I figure I'll pressure wash the hell out of it and coat the whole inside with a bottle of EVOO, then add a whole bag of cheap briquettes, light the thing up and stick my leaf blower in the air vent! See if I cant get it to GLOW RED! Once it cools down I'll oil it again and spray the outside with Black BBQ spray paint. I have yet to see it in person and that galvanized stuff has got to go, plus one wheel looks totally rusted out. Looks like it could use some work but I think it may have some potential by the looks of it. Looks hell built for stout!
The firebox has a door not shown in the pictures but it's not exactly offset. There are two baffles one from the top down and one from the bottom up to direct the smoke in and "S" pattern exiting under the expanded metal grate. Apparently there is also provision for a water pan but I can't tell from these photos.
Can any of you professionals out their suggest some tweekage? I have both a stick welder and an Oxy Ac flame wrench in my garage so i can make changes as required.
Jimbo
