Old Oklahoma Joe

[Mychops]

Hey everyone, found this for sale and I’ve never seen an OK joe that’s this large. Does anyone have experience with this rig? I can’t find old pricing or any other info.
Thanks!

 

[sawhorseray]

I see they aren't making anything like that these days. That might be one made when they were using thicker steel, 1/4 inch, and a fairly high quality offset. Looks to be in pretty good shape, don't see any rust. RAY

 

[Mychops]

I see they aren't making anything like that these days. That might be one made when they were using thicker steel, 1/4 inch, and a fairly high quality offset. Looks to be in pretty good shape, don't see any rust. RAY

I called customer service and they weren’t much help. It looks similar to hybrid Lang.

 

[sawhorseray]

I'd imagine seeing the counter weights on the cook chamber lid it's made of pretty thick steel, which would mean it's a older and more high quality unit than they make these days. OKJ sold the name a few years back and now they are mass produced. The guy who started OKJ I believe still makes quality offset under a different name, not sure. If it's a old one made with thicker steel probably weight about 800 pounds, a lot to move around. RAY

 

[2Mac]

Not sure if I'm seeing things....these eyes aren't what they used to be... but are those dumbbells strapped to the counterweights on the cooking chamber lids?
If it is I'd have to agree with Ray.. That's gotta be some heavy duty construction.

 

[tx smoker]

I believe that OK Joe, as well as New Braunfels smokers were bought out by a Chinese company...Char Broil maybe?Not sure. Prior to the companies being bought out they made some world class smokers. Sadly only the name transferred after the sale. If in fact this smoker was made prior to the sale of the company there's a good chance that it's one of the best smokers you'll likely lay hands on. I also heard that the previous owner of OK Joe started another business making good smokers after the sale of his original company. If that's the case though this one would not carry the OK Joe name I wouldn't think.

Robert

 

[sawhorseray]

Yep, you're dead on Robert! I just checked it out and it appears Char Broil bought out Joe's in 1998. One of the owners seems to have started up New Horizon smokers, they're heavy and pretty good quality. RAY

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[Mychops]

I'd imagine seeing the counter weights on the cook chamber lid it's made of pretty thick steel, which would mean it's a older and more high quality unit than they make these days. OKJ sold the name a few years back and now they are mass produced. The guy who started OKJ I believe still makes quality offset under a different name, not sure. If it's a old one made with thicker steel probably weight about 800 pounds, a lot to move around. RAY

Thanks for the feedback Ray! Any ideas on an okay price for this? Assuming the firebox is in good shape.

 

[Mychops]

Not sure if I'm seeing things....these eyes aren't what they used to be... but are those dumbbells strapped to the counterweights on the cooking chamber lids?
If it is I'd have to agree with Ray.. That's gotta be some heavy duty construction.

Your eyes don’t lie!

 

[Mychops]

I believe that OK Joe, as well as New Braunfels smokers were bought out by a Chinese company...Char Broil maybe?Not sure. Prior to the companies being bought out they made some world class smokers. Sadly only the name transferred after the sale. If in fact this smoker was made prior to the sale of the company there's a good chance that it's one of the best smokers you'll likely lay hands on. I also heard that the previous owner of OK Joe started another business making good smokers after the sale of his original company. If that's the case though this one would not carry the OK Joe name I wouldn't think.

Robert

Thanks Robert! The seller stated it was an Ok Joe

 

[sawhorseray]

Thanks for the feedback Ray! Any ideas on an okay price for this? Assuming the firebox is in good shape.

No idea Mychops , but you can check out prices for the NH smokers I just posted and get a idea of what they are going for. How much is the guy asking, might be a great deal if he's just looking to get rid of it for a few bucks. Thing is going to be really heavy, looks like it's in the middle of nowhere. RAY

 

[sawhorseray]

The picture sure looks a lot like this one, $9400 new, and that's not with any shipping. It would be nice if it were on a trailer! RAY

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[Mychops]

No idea Mychops , but you can check out prices for the NH smokers I just posted and get a idea of what they are going for. How much is the guy asking, might be a great deal if he's just looking to get rid of it for a few bucks. Thing is going to be really heavy, looks like it's in the middle of nowhere. RAY

Listed at 1900. This had casters placed on it. I’d have to recruit a small army to get it

 

[thedude99]

Do you need a smoker that big? Price is likely pretty good if you do, but I don’t know your market.

Old OKJ’s are supposed to be very good. It would be made in America from heavy duty steel. Fully welded. Not assemble your own thin steel like current OKJ’s

I have a Horizon Smoker, it’s very good. The old OKJ’s are held in very high regard by horizon owners.

 

[Mychops]

Do you need a smoker that big? Price is likely pretty good if you do, but I don’t know your market.

Old OKJ’s are supposed to be very good. It would be made in America from heavy duty steel. Fully welded. Not assemble your own thin steel like current OKJ’s

I have a Horizon Smoker, it’s very good. The old OKJ’s are held in very high regard by horizon owners.

Need? More than likely not. Potentially in the future if I cook for weddings/parties.
I’m looking at much smaller offsets that are more $$. This also has a propane hook up.

 

[sawhorseray]

It might be worth having if you regularly do a cook for 200 people, tho it'd still be better on a trailer. I bet the guy would jump at a offer of $1500. That things going to be a bitch to move, and once moved it'd pretty much be there permanently. I'd rather have my SQ36, I can push it around my backyard and do cooks for about 40.

 

[Mychops]

It might be worth having if you regularly do a cook for 200 people, tho it'd still be better on a trailer. I bet the guy would jump at a offer of $1500. That things going to be a bitch to move, and once moved it'd pretty much be there permanently. I'd rather have my SQ36, I can push it around my backyard and do cooks for about 40.

Thanks for the feedback. Again thinking about value rather than logistics of moving it around.

 

[thedude99]

Need? More than likely not. Potentially in the future if I cook for weddings/parties.
I’m looking at much smaller offsets that are more $$. This also has a propane hook up.

The propane hookup is probably for getting the fire started. That’s a pretty common accessory for stickburners.

As far as the size, it really depends on what you are cooking. Future capacity is certainly important, but if most of your cooking is going to be a couple of briskets or a few racks of ribs, it’s going to get old firing that up and feeding it for a cook like that. Also be sure you have a good wood supplier as you are going to go through a lot for a bigger smoker like that.

Look at new Horizon smokers if you want an affordable backyard sized smoker. You can get a good quality one new for less than $2000

 

[tx smoker]

Thanks for the feedback. Again thinking about value rather than logistics of moving it around.

If it's in decent shape offer him $1200 and tell him you needed the other $700 to rent the 18-wheeler to get it home

Robert

 

[tx smoker]

Mychops what part of the world do you call home? There is a method to my madness, I promise.

Robert