Recent content by redsautorehab

Pics of racks slid out.

Mostly done. I got it home, and got it up to 350 for an hour, now I've got the firebox shut down to get it back down to 225. I am going to smoke a breast today, and some abt's.

What temp are you smoking at? I am planning on doing one of these for the first time tomorrow, and just trying to get some ideas. Love the rub selection.

I might actually have it done tomorrow. If so, I'm gonna do a turkey breast, and abt's for thanksgiving. Today, I installed the drain, the firbox door, the exhaust stack and the rails for the food racks. I chose to use unistruts for the rails, so the racks can be slid out without falling. I...

More progress. I got an old camp trailer that had been stripped down, and am currently in the process of making it smaller. The rf plate is in, and the cooking chamber lid is attached.

Rebar fire grate built as two pieces to make removal easier for cleaning. Also welded tabs just above lower vent to keep fire grate above vent.

More done today: Lots of grinding tomorrow.

More progress made today. When it slows down in the shop, I always need to find projects, so this helps to overcome boredom.

Own my own automotive repair shop.

Burning out the propane tank half this morning:

This is my second build. the first one failed miserably, because I had no clue this site existed, and I was just guessing what to do. I got a 176 gallon propane tank for free, and cut it in half with the intention of building two smokers. On the first one, I built the firebox with what I had for...

I figured out my lower vents. I cut up a piece of 3" square tubing to mount on an angle at the bottom of the tank. I am going to use the pipe going through the middle as the upper vents, but I have not figured out how to seal them yet.

I am working on my second reverse flow using half of a 176 gal propane tank. First one failed miserably. On the first one, the firebox is mounted too high, and it is also too small. Here is the first one before I made some modifications: I have since changed the exhaust stack to 4" square...

HI, I have been lurking here for a while, and have been smoking every now and then in my spare time. I have a Snap On kamodo smoker, which is a Brinkmann Trailmaster. I built one reverse offset with the firebox too high, and only 1/8th the size of the cooking chamber using half of a 176 gal...