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Well, it feels like forever since I've gotten anything done on the smoker. Last Tuesday I took Ribwizzards advice and moved the counterweight forward of the hinge point.
It works much better now. Thank you for the tip.
The first time I put a fire in the smoker I had 50-75 degree temp...
Ribwizzard, I found the same problem with getting wheel weights. I guess there is good money in selling them to electronic manufacturers. I will try to reposition the counter weight like you suggested. Thanks.
I rolled the smoker outside today and started a fire in it so I could see what needed...
Thanks guys. Bullypitbbq, I thought the same thing about the heat shield. I'm going to keep an eye on the tire temp when I get around to doing a test burn. The tires are about a foot away from the fire box, so I'm hoping that there will be enough space between them to keep the tires cool.
It's hard to believe that it's been a month, but I found myself in the garage again finally. The cook chamber door was way too heavy and opened too far so I made a counter weight setup for it. I was hoping that the weight would hold the door open, but it's not quite heavy enough. I filled the...