starting a 36x6ft pit

[dmontgomery]

looking for suggestions for a 36" by 6ft reverse flow pit, ive been reading some things you guys are doing any help yall can give me thanks for looking

 

[daveomak]

D, evening and welcome to the forum..... Here is some interesting reading to help you get started.......  Please come back with any questions you may have.....   We have many experienced members that have been down the road you are about to travel.....   Dave

Smoker Design       Pit Calc      Circle Calc

            Click on the above links for the information........   Dave                           

 

[dmontgomery]

thanks for the quick replies. this seems to be a good informed site. I guess let me post a few questions on here and maybe yall can help or show me where to find the links.

on the fire box the opening going into the cooking chamber.

the height of the tuning plate.

also the vent stack..

again thanks for a the future help

 

[jabbo]

D, welcome.  The answer to all of those questions will be answered by the Pit Calculator.  The only one that will not is the Reverse Flow plate height.  It can be calculated using the Circle Calculator if you assume the area under it should be 1.5 times the Fire Box to Cook Chamber opening.  It takes a little math but it is not hard.  If you can't figure it out, some of us will be happy to do it for you.  But, at least, give it a shot first.  Remember to post lots of picks and as many details as you can.  That's how we all learn from each other!  

 

[daveomak]

thanks for the quick replies. this seems to be a good informed site. I guess let me post a few questions on here and maybe yall can

help or show me where to find the links.    

They are in the post I made in BOLD letters  click on the dark brown letters...

on the fire box the opening going into the cooking chamber.

the height of the tuning plate.

also the vent stack..

again thanks for a the future help

 

[dmontgomery]

ok thanks will do im hoping to be receiving the pipe tomorrow.. also can anyone help me figure out why I cant see the pics that other people put on the site I was trying to get ideas from other peoples build...

One other things is yalls idea on having the air flow vents on the fire box, ive been seeing them on the side of the boxes here lately never delt with them like that but thought it was a good idea what's ideas on that....

 

[daveomak]

Some old threads have had the pics removed by outside picture storage areas upgrading their systems and the pics were lost in the upgrade... any particular threads you were looking at ??? 

The vents above the fire grate allow to adjust the air flow through the smoker without adding air to the fire... a good smoke on meat requires good air flow and minimal smoke....   The 2 vents are used together to balance the heat/smoke/airflow.... 

 

[jarjarchef]

Sounds like a nice sized pit........ A lot of great advice and wisdom on this site...... Dave is one of the great ones, he will not steer you wrong......

 

[dmontgomery]

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• dmontgomery
• Dec 3, 2012

Pipe is here finally have a welder coming Sunday for a quote.

have all my measurements and am already getting the plate and end caps and fire box being built this week.

more photos to come.

Thanks for all the help

and also thanks to all the future help

 

[dragons breath]

With a 36" diameter pipe like that you will have a monster of a project.

Looking forward to this build!

 

[dmontgomery]

its a little bit bigger than I originally wanted but I wont complain about the price of it.. FREE

hoping to start on it this weekend don't know how much ill actually do the pit I don't have the best welding skills but I have a buddy that is willing to help out so Ill still take pics of it as he goes.  

 

[weedeater]

At 36" that thing is going to be a monster.  How long are you going to make it?  How big a fire box? Where is the fire box going to be placed?  This one will be interesting to watch.

 

[dmontgomery]

The pit itself will be 6 ft with. 30x30 firebox and as of right now the fire box will be at the end of the pit. Give me y'all's ideas I'm open to everything the pipe was free was suppose to be smaller but gotta work with what's free

 

[jabbo]

My 500 gallon tanks are 36 wide X 120 long.  I figure they can each serve about 350-400 rib plates.  You are going to be the go to guy in your area!!

 

[dmontgomery]

well looks like I found the hook up on another piece of pipe should be getting it Saturday. going to be 30x72 this should be a lot better was kinda scared of that 36"

has anyone ever cooked on a rotisserie pit... got a couple buddies thinking of all throwing in some cash and building one.

 

[roughneck424]

I built this rotisserie pit. Have done 2 pigs on it.

pigroster.jpg

• roughneck424
• Dec 12, 2012

 

[jarjarchef]

I built this rotisserie pit. Have done 2 pigs on it.

pigroster.jpg

• roughneck424
• Dec 12, 2012

Nice rotisserie!

For the smoker....will this be for personal use or are you planning on doing any catering/large cooks with it? Will it be on a trailer or on wheels to roll around a deck?

 

[up4smoke]

D- you gotta let me know when you get that thing built. We could smoke mucho sausage in there!

 

[bruno994]

Man, I'm ready for some updates on this one.
 

 

[dmontgomery]

well man sorry about the updates the project on the 36" got put on hold. i got my hands on a piece of 30"x5ft will be able to go pick it up monday.

the 36" will be cut in half and made into a rotisserie pit for the neighbor hood. hope can start on it pretty soon.