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  1. samuraijack

    New Brinkmann Trailmaster Vertical Smoker

    There are a lot of custom cover makers out there.. probably prohibitively expensive though..  
  2. samuraijack

    New Brinkmann Trailmaster Vertical Smoker

    Congrats!  Make sure you inspect the way the door fits over the opening of the smoke chamber before you fully assemble it.  Mine didn't look damaged, but the front of my smoke chamber had been pushed down about 3/4" - 1" and the door doesn't close properly.  The smoke chamber isn't considered a...
  3. samuraijack

    New Brinkmann Trailmaster Vertical Smoker

    Haven't installed my latches yet, but I was able to maintain a decent 250 for a couple hours without a charcoal basket.. temporarily solved the door problem by running a bungie cord from the handle to one of the FB support braces on the back side.  I was getting smoke that seemed to be leaking...
  4. samuraijack

    New Brinkmann Trailmaster Vertical Smoker

    Does anyone else feel the latch on the CC should actually go the other way versus the instructions which show it facing towards the door?  it seems to slide into the groove in the locking bracket with the end tab pointing into the CC 
  5. samuraijack

    New Brinkmann Trailmaster Vertical Smoker

    Well once I attached the bracket to the FB first then to the leg bracket it worked fine.  I ended up taking the FB back apart and using the rope gasket between the pieces.  Even with the RTV it had way too many big gaps and the FB door doesn't seem like it's going to be that big of an issue for...
  6. samuraijack

    New Brinkmann Trailmaster Vertical Smoker

    Well I'm glad it's not just me.  I have RTV and the fiberglass gasket between the halves of my FB.  the gaps were too big for just RTV so I added the gasket.  My door actually closes to the edge of the other side of the CC, so there's no overlap on part of it.  I'll see if lifting helps with the...
  7. samuraijack

    New Brinkmann Trailmaster Vertical Smoker

    Ok.. I have a fairly large gap on one side of the the transfer box/CC joint, and it looks like the door is too tight of a curve so it doesn't match up with the curve of the opening..I'm not sure the gasket is going to be enough to fill the gaps at the top and bottom so I need to flatten out the...
  8. samuraijack

    New Brinkmann Trailmaster Vertical Smoker

    Finally having time to put mine together.  It looks like shipping left it mostly unscathed.  It's bent a bit by the upper left part of the door frame so that the door doesn't overlap the edge.  Going to try and take a mallet to it and get it back into shape.   While putting it together, it...
  9. samuraijack

    Smoking in Central Ohio

    Its definitely best to hit them on Thursday or Friday if you can.. after lunch time on Friday is when things start to disappear
  10. samuraijack

    New Brinkmann Trailmaster Vertical Smoker

    I found this forum a week or so ago and have been getting caught up on this and the Brinkmann TMLE.. I think I've decided to go with this over the TMLE..  Has anyone done a thermometer swap on tis?  Is it needed? I'm thinking of painting the whole thing with the 2000 degree engine paint.  Do i...
  11. samuraijack

    Smoking in Central Ohio

    Roberts/Hilliard-Rome here.. Looking to be replacing my of set char broil with either a Brinkmann Trailmaster LE or a Trailmaster Vertical.. haven't fully decided yet.
  12. samuraijack

    Another new member..

    Greetings folks! My name is Jack and I'm in Columbus Ohio. I'm fairly adept at flavor smoking, but I've not yet gotten into the 10+ hour full smoke yet.  I've been using my first smoker that I got for my wedding which is the CharBroil American Gourmet Deluxe.  It's had a good life but the time...
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