post #17 of 20
7 hours, 24 minutes ago
I like your ideas. Can't wait to see how it goes together. I curious if the trailer is heavy enough to carry the weight. Looks to be a boat trailer. There generally not built very heavy.
I'm thinking of having a custom smoker built. I like what your doing here.
I'm in!
Hope everyone has a "Smoking" day!!
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@ Wes W. I understand your concerns but it is lack on my part because I didn't explain in any detail my plans for the build. The boat trailer you see is only a starting point for this build. I am cutting it and making it 2ft wider and extending the usable length from 8 ft to 17ft.I am removing the old axle and replacing it with a tandem axle setup. Which is going to have either 14 or 15 inch tires with the widest profile for the rim. I am also getting 3,800lb test leaf springs and three 1,500lb - 2,000lb jack stands that will act as a support system on uneven terrain, such as sand. I am going to change channel tubing in the areas that are rusted and add additional supports members throughout the frame.
post #19 of 20
1 hour, 3 minutes ago
I am not sure how efficient it will be trying to heat a 250 gallon smoker with a 60 gallon firebox. I think that is a little small for the firebox. The recomendations I have seen call for at least 1/3 the size of the cook chamber for the firebox. Just my thoughts. I'll be watching the progress.
Here is a calculator that might help.
http://www.feldoncentral.com/bbqcalculator.html
@ rasimmo thanks I was a little concerned about that but I was also concerned about the weight at the back of the trailer. So I am going to insulate the fire box and smoker with some thermal shielding that I will getting from one of my contracts to dismantle a massive generator at a power plant here in The Bahamas. The good thing is that it is free and traps heat extremely well plus to buy this on the open market is around $40 a square inch, based on nature of the material.
7 hours, 24 minutes ago
- Wes W
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I like your ideas. Can't wait to see how it goes together. I curious if the trailer is heavy enough to carry the weight. Looks to be a boat trailer. There generally not built very heavy.
I'm thinking of having a custom smoker built. I like what your doing here.
I'm in!
Hope everyone has a "Smoking" day!!
Two sons in the USMC. Simper Fi
Look me up on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SmokingGoodFood
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@ Wes W. I understand your concerns but it is lack on my part because I didn't explain in any detail my plans for the build. The boat trailer you see is only a starting point for this build. I am cutting it and making it 2ft wider and extending the usable length from 8 ft to 17ft.I am removing the old axle and replacing it with a tandem axle setup. Which is going to have either 14 or 15 inch tires with the widest profile for the rim. I am also getting 3,800lb test leaf springs and three 1,500lb - 2,000lb jack stands that will act as a support system on uneven terrain, such as sand. I am going to change channel tubing in the areas that are rusted and add additional supports members throughout the frame.
post #19 of 20
1 hour, 3 minutes ago
- rasimmo
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- Location: Southeast Louisiana
- Points: 11
I am not sure how efficient it will be trying to heat a 250 gallon smoker with a 60 gallon firebox. I think that is a little small for the firebox. The recomendations I have seen call for at least 1/3 the size of the cook chamber for the firebox. Just my thoughts. I'll be watching the progress.
Here is a calculator that might help.
http://www.feldoncentral.com/bbqcalculator.html
@ rasimmo thanks I was a little concerned about that but I was also concerned about the weight at the back of the trailer. So I am going to insulate the fire box and smoker with some thermal shielding that I will getting from one of my contracts to dismantle a massive generator at a power plant here in The Bahamas. The good thing is that it is free and traps heat extremely well plus to buy this on the open market is around $40 a square inch, based on nature of the material.