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The partially welded handles or I did give away that it is not an original Oklahoma Joe's. It was either made by New Braunfels which is owned by charbroil, who bought out Joe Davidson, or it is made in Mexico by charbroil. The ones from China have a split fire box, much thinner metal, and a tag...
Don't listen to the naysayers. You hit the jackpot with this one. It's one of the most unique smokers ever built. 1/4-in steel and one of the most versatile. On top of that, it's a piece of history. Oklahoma Joe's defined quality smokers until 1998 when they sold to Char-Broil. Congratulations!
It's hard to beat a stick burner. I really enjoy sitting out on nice days, tending the fire, sipping some bourbon, and playing with the dogs. On the hot days of summer my smoker is on the pool deck, and I alternate between sitting out and swimming. Life is good.
I added a thermal plate but I think it is too close to the bottom. My temperatures were still very hot near the firebox and quite a big difference from the smokestack end. I'm going to experiment a little bit see if I can improve it.
The hanger on the bottom of the smoker is a dead giveaway. Mine is a Cimarron limited, and it has a shield in the smoke chamber directly over the firebox and pointing down in a 45° angle. I haven't seen any like that yet. Mine also has a port for a propane log lighter. They are awesome smokers...
The Brinkmann Cimarron deluxe offset smoker has a side burner and a firebox propane tube to ignite the wood. I purchased this very smoker, a very high quality Roger Davidson quarter inch thick steel build, and it had an opening on the bottom of the fire box with a set screw. Nothing that I had...
It looks like a Brinkmann Cimarron shown here on this manual. I just discovered I have the deluxe version with the big wheels and an access port for a log lighter. Yours is model 855-6306-5
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