275 gallon oil tank pig smoker

Bearcarver · Mar 26, 2010

I finally found enough pictures to show the 275 gallon oil tank smoker my son built:

Cutting tank open:

Sandblasting everything, inside & out:

Making one of the 2' X 2' dual smoking boxes (1/4" steel plate):

Cleaning up after welding hinges on:

Finished (front view):

Finished (angle view):

Giving "Old Smokey" a spritz:

Closeup of "Old Smokey":

Ready to pull pork:

"Them bones":

Turkey looks small in big smoker:

Old Smokey sun bathing:

Thanks for lookin',
Bearcarver

rbranstner · Mar 26, 2010

Thats a best smoker for sure. I bet that thing is fun to have for a whole hog party.

Bearcarver · Mar 26, 2010

Whole pig parties are great (mostly for show), but I think we get better pulled pork by doing smaller smokes in the MES. A lot less "junk" to deal with than when you do a whole pig.

BC

northern greenhorn · Mar 26, 2010

Now that's a good size smoker, all ready for a party. He might want to put some more air in the tires.

Bearcarver · Mar 26, 2010

Thanks greenhorn,
LOL---It doesn't do any good to put air in those wimpy little tires. That smoker is really heavy, especially with those big fireboxes on it! Those wheels are the only screw-up on the whole smoker. He says he's going to put bigger wheels on it, but he is a champion procrastinator. For the time being, if he has to move it, he uses his forklift.

Bearcarver

mballi3011 · Mar 26, 2010

Ok thats one nice smoker for sure. Why does it have twin fire boxes ??? It doesn't look that big that it shold require 2 fire boxes?? But he did a great job on it too. It looks like it puts out some really good Q too.

smokin relaxin steve · Mar 26, 2010

that is sick!!!!!!!!!!!!! nice job!

fire it up · Mar 26, 2010

What a great Qview!
Nice work, on the smoker AND the pig.

beer-b-q · Mar 26, 2010

Great Job on the smoker it looks great...

Bearcarver · Mar 26, 2010

Thanks mballi,
No cold spots with two fireboxes. Depending on what he makes in it, he might only use one firebox, but if he wants to use them (like for a whole pig), they're there. It has three chimneys too, with regulators on each one. It also has a big adjustable baffle inside the smoking chamber, just inside the entry holes from each firebox. The main handle is an aluminum pipe floating on a steel bar, so it never gets hot, and it pivots on the steel bar, instead of tearing skin off your hands.

Bearcarver

countryboy19 · Mar 31, 2010

+1 That is why I built my UDS. I started off with a hog roaster, but after getting advice here it seems that Pork Butts are the better way to go for PP. I'm considering getting rid of my hog-roaster/smoker.

thunderdome · Mar 31, 2010

Thats really cool

travcoman45 · Mar 31, 2010

Nice, very nice. Should be able ta do some fine cookin on that rig.

tjohnson · Mar 31, 2010

Way Cool!

What did you guys for a counterbalance on the cover to keep it open, or does it just go overcenter?

Todd

tom37 · Jul 17, 2010

I know the thread is a few days old but I guess I missed it somehow.

Hey bear, tell the son he did a fine job there. Looks great, and at least he has the forklift for moving it around.

pandemonium · Jul 21, 2010

thats a big rig there Bear, looks like he did a good job on the build

ak1 · Jul 21, 2010

Wow! Nice build.

jirodriguez · Jul 21, 2010

That is the "Big Bear!" rig! Nice build, and good looking Que!

c100200300 · Aug 6, 2010

Complete newbie to building a smoker. I researched many sites and I love your design and build pics - Thank You for those.

For my 1st smoker ever I am using the same tank as you - used heating oil 275 gallon. I am going with a simple static setup for my backyard with a wood stove as the firebox (inspired by this commercial smoke - joint smoker in Vermont).

The only things I am doing different than this pic:

- I am going upright like yours (saves space is main reason - no technical reason).

- Smoke in / Smoke out will be on opposite sides of the tank under the grate instead of center stacks like your pic for Smoke out.

Question: How did you prep the tank for cutting with the saws-all? I made my 1st cut using a very extensive method to eliminate the fire triangle, But want feedback on using a saws-all to do the remaining cuts.

k-swiss66 · Apr 2, 2011

I THINK YOU SHOULD NOT TURN THE TANK AT ALL IF ANYTHING ADD SLIDE IN AND OUT TRAYS FOR MORE COOKING SURFACE

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