OK HERE GOES, THIS QUESTION MAY MAKE ME LOOK LIKE A FOOL, BUT IT WONT BE THE 1st TIME

[franco61365]

Has anybody ever thought of, or has done a convert from coal and wood horazontal smoker to propane?, I am thinking of gutting an old stove/oven and putting the burner into my sidebox, and using a chip box for the wood, it could be temp controled and set it and forget it ( kinda ), it sure seems like something that would work if I can find a burner small enough to fit into the side box, and it would help keep my temps better.

Give it some thought and let me know what you think.

 

[chris_harper]

i just built myself a new smoker. i made a "burner" from a piece of 3/4" gas pipe, 2 elbows, and two nipples. i welded it in my firebox under my log rack. it will be used to light my wood on fire easier. i will get some pics soon. i have a few more things to do still (paint it, add a handle to the door, and the smokestack).

 

[low&slow]

I thought about it too cause my smoker is a charcoal hog.
I thought about doing something like Chris did to his smoker. But it seems like the ash would fall down between the grates and smother the gas lines and make it difficult to clean out. Maybe I will just run the gas lines into the smoker box itself, just so it would hold the heat a little better.
You do have a good idea, let me know if it works good cause I might just try it too.

 

[franco61365]

my thinking is it would do well for heat control, everytime I add coal or wood, I get a 50 degree heat spike for 15 to 30 minutes, and the temp probe in an oven with the control box, would hold the heat at a set temp, I HOPE!

 

[deejaydebi]

Dude!
WHY would this make you look like a fool? It's an intelligent question and a good one.

Now if you asked something like will I get smoke when I burn wood - that might make you look a bit silly.

 

[franco61365]

LOL, I still think the idea might work, it looks good on paper!

and yes I have looked like a fool in the past, I like to tell people things that they can hold against me, when I drink!

 

[billyq]

gassmoker.com. All your questions will be answered.

 

[brewbek]

I'll drink to that!