1,000 Gallon Smoker

[bdskelly]

Humongous....  A tribute to smokers everywhere. b

 

[sxfxz]

Firebox is attached, now working on getting stack mounted. It will be removeable via a flange. Hopefully not too much longer...

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Found myself a 21' tube of 10" SCH10 pipe. So I'll cut 8ft of it off then will sell the rest.

 

[rstroup10]

That looks awesome. Did you have any problems with your doors warping when you cut the firebox opening? Mine warped a little when I was welding on the hinges even though I left the corners intact. I just wondered if something else could warp while I was doing the fire box.

 

[sxfxz]

Nope, my doors stayed relatively the same, they sprung a hair but not by much.

Finally got it loaded on a trailer and was able to go power wash the inside. Surprising how much residue was on the walls. Makes me wonder if I should just build a fire in the whole cooking chamber too for my first burn and just strip the whole thing.

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[thesmokinoak]

I'm at a similar spot on my 1000 gal build. Thought about media blasting but gonna try burning first. Keep the updates coming.

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• thesmokinoak
• Dec 2, 2016

 

[mkriet]

Dang, are you planning to use Uranium to heat this thing?  Lol  You'll be able to see this smoker from space.  I hope this is going to be more than just a back yard smoker.  

 

[rstans]

Wow!  Can't wait to see the finished product.  You got skills!

 

[sxfxz]

Grates are in, damper is on smoke stack, and fire box is tacked up. The end is near!

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[bdskelly]

Awesome work on this.  How tall is that stack? b

 

[sxfxz]

Awesome work on this.  How tall is that stack? b

8 feet.

 

[rstans]

Wow!!!  that's the biggest smoker I've seen so far!

 

[stokensmoke]

Incredible

 

[tripleq]

Cant wait to see some fire in her, I wonder what the end to end temps will be in a smoker that spans two zipcodes?

 

[dirtsailor2003]

Wow! How many cows do plan on smoking at once!

Nice work!

 

[sxfxz]

Got the fire box built and test fitted. More trimming needs to be done before final mounting.

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Really hoping this thing sees fire next weekend. [emoji]128515[/emoji]

 

[smokin peachey]

Got the fire box built and test fitted. More trimming needs to be done before final mounting.

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Really hoping this thing sees fire next weekend. [emoji]128515[/emoji]

What happened to the round firebox you had in your pictures earlier?
That is a big firebox.
Looks like you are close to making the smoke roll.

 

[sxfxz]

What happened to the round firebox you had in your pictures earlier?
That is a big firebox.
Looks like you are close to making the smoke roll.

It's in there. Insulated fire box. Franklin insulates the inside, but I liked Lewis' idea of insulating the outside.

 

[smokin peachey]

It will be interesting to see how this works for you.

 

[sxfxz]

It will be interesting to see how this works for you.

Agreed! I went with a fatty 500 gallon cut in half so internal volume is 1/4 of the cook chamber. Not quite the 1/3 rule of thumb and for sure bigger than Franklin or Lewis use, so we'll see if that works in my favor or against me.

 

[sxfxz]

Got the box welded in around where the "sleeve" is. I'll do a burn in it to burn all the paint off that tank before I box it in. Here's some more pictures. All I have left is to add a tunnel inside over that opening and we'll be ready for fire!

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