My brother has agreed to fab me a small trailer unit, as I need a bigger smoker! I'm thinking I should end up with a cooking area of 30 x 60" or something similar to that.
My brother and father are VERY resourceful, as are my cousins, uncles, etc...and several of them farm AND weld. Therefore, it's only a matter of time before I can come up with a helluva deal on some sort of 1/4" steel tank...if I don't get it for free, that is.
So my question is, who has done this? Who has an offset smoker about the size I'm talking, that they made themselves?
Do you have any advice on do's and dont's or "things I'd do different next time" advice? Please keep in mind, I'm not looking for links to build plans found on the internet, as those won't come with tales of experience
I can google for build plans if I want. I'm just looking for advice from anyone that has actually built one of these.
° What kind of trailer, or running gear, and what should that cost me?
° What size, type of tank?
° What tank mods to do? (Reverse flow, or are baffles and tuning
plates ok, etc)
° Firebox - placement? Classic offset horizontal on the side, or maybe
the kind that still provides indirect heat, but where the firebox is
located on the back side of the smoker, down near the bottom of the
smoker tank and centered?
° Accessories? Should I consider a rotisserie, or perhaps something else
incorporated into the build? I will mostly be doing ribs, butts, birds,
etc...I may not ever have the desire to do a whole hog, who knows.
All I know for sure, is that I want to burn wood, and I want a propane starter on it.
Any other advice you want to share, I'm all ears. I am super-excited about getting this project started in the Spring, so any help you can offer is MUCH appreciated.
Brian
My brother and father are VERY resourceful, as are my cousins, uncles, etc...and several of them farm AND weld. Therefore, it's only a matter of time before I can come up with a helluva deal on some sort of 1/4" steel tank...if I don't get it for free, that is.
So my question is, who has done this? Who has an offset smoker about the size I'm talking, that they made themselves?
Do you have any advice on do's and dont's or "things I'd do different next time" advice? Please keep in mind, I'm not looking for links to build plans found on the internet, as those won't come with tales of experience
I can google for build plans if I want. I'm just looking for advice from anyone that has actually built one of these.
° What kind of trailer, or running gear, and what should that cost me?
° What size, type of tank?
° What tank mods to do? (Reverse flow, or are baffles and tuning
plates ok, etc)
° Firebox - placement? Classic offset horizontal on the side, or maybe
the kind that still provides indirect heat, but where the firebox is
located on the back side of the smoker, down near the bottom of the
smoker tank and centered?
° Accessories? Should I consider a rotisserie, or perhaps something else
incorporated into the build? I will mostly be doing ribs, butts, birds,
etc...I may not ever have the desire to do a whole hog, who knows.
All I know for sure, is that I want to burn wood, and I want a propane starter on it.
Any other advice you want to share, I'm all ears. I am super-excited about getting this project started in the Spring, so any help you can offer is MUCH appreciated.
Brian