I am officially a Drum Head!!!

[cman95]

Congrats bubba, that should turn out some good q.

 

[crewdawg52]

FLAVOR BOMBS!!!!!!!!

 

[ultramag]

Amen to that. I missed this the first go round Bubba, but you need to be careful. Cooking on a drum will increase beer consumption throughout the cook. I mean all you got to do otherwise is set there and smell the amazing smells that the drum will make while it works it's magic.

Have you cooked on it yet? What did you cook?

 

[db bbq]

Looks good Bubba can't wait to see that thing run....Hard to believe thats all the air it needs...Your Cuz, DB BBQ

 

[smokin' meat]

bbqbubba enjoy your drum. you won't be the same from now on. i love mines.

 

[midnight a~ 1/4 smoke]

Getting ready to build one myself. Could you tell me why you used a ball valve and the capped off air intakes. Do you need to uncap the vents at times, could I just use a couple extra ball valves for air control? Are more than one needed?

Thanks

 

[cajun_1]

Did a test drive of mine yesterday. No pipes or valve yet, just plugged holes with tin foil. Not so percise temp control, but this thing burned 9 hrs on 5# of Royal Oak. Most of the time the temps were above 250*(couldn't get a tight fit with the tin foil). Friday I will get all the needed parts, season it, then ....... This thing is great. Thanks Bubba.

 

[bbq bubba]

Yes, i have 3 capped nipple's and 1 ball valve.
It run's at 235 with 1 cap off and ball valve open 1/3.
it'll run at 325 with 2 cap's off and ball valve at 1/4 open.
The cap's are WAY cheaper than ball valve's and you only need 1 valve for adjustment!
I'll open all 4 up just to get the heat up to temp before i put the meat on.

 

[bbq bubba]

I'm glad i could be of some help....you'll be amazed at the burn time once you get it sealed up!

 

[midnight a~ 1/4 smoke]

Thanks Bubba, I have a couple ball valves laying around, I know what you mean by cheaper!

My hard part is going to be the fire cage, not a welder. Trying to figure how to make one or find something that will work. May need to make a trip to the swap meet.

 

[bbq bubba]

i will try to post a pic of mine and an explanation how to build without welding later tonite...........stay tuned!!

 

[cajun_1]

Thought I'd better post some pics on your thread also ...







More to come ...

 

[cajun_1]

Had to go into a small town ... the small hardware store had some of the parts I needed. Tomorrow I'll hit HD for the rest.







Intake is together ... exhaust tomorrow.

 

[badss]

Sweet rig Bubba....where'd you run your probes through or do you just go throught the top? Great job...the only thing that I could possibly say that would make it look better would be an oilers decal! LOL!

 

[bbq bubba]

Sneak peek of UDS 2.0
Just "threw it together" tonite in about 2 hr's, may do a pictoral of the build later!!

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[cajun_1]

Sweet ... I have a liking to that type of intake. Gonna get this one going first. I still have another barrell.

 

[bbq bubba]

Ya Tim, second barrel get's all the upgrade's, why bend over to adjust the intake when i can stand up and do it!!

 

[cajun_1]

Is that 3/4 pipe your using? I used 1/2" on this one. Gonna do the same exhaust ? (Holes in the lid) While at HD today, gonna get some 11/4" for my enhaust.

 

[bbq bubba]

All 3/4 intake's but i stepped the tall intake down to 1/2" because i had it laying around, i hope it's enough air.
My lid has a 2" bung that i removed, work's great for the exhaust!!

 

[gramason]

Looks good bubba.