Hello, and greetings from Latvia!
First post, long time unregistered reader. English is my third language, so, be patient with me...
As title says, I am in a process to build classic offset smoker. So far I have made cooking chamber (20,25x54) with lid and sourced steel for fire chamber(18x21). Now I have to weld it all together and I stopped at making frame. This is where I need help.
At first I didn't realize, how heavy this smoker will be. I found a pair of really old steel wheels and my initial thought was to use both wheels at FC/CC junction and third wheel or just contact point at smokestack. Now I think metal wheels may be too small (not enough rigid) and three point footprint can be dangerous from a tipping viewpoint.
I would hate to tip smoker over when transporting across my lawn or have potential for dangerous accident during family gathering with kids, dogs, etc. At first, I liked that third wheel because there is built in steering and height adjustment, but now I am ready to move in trailer building direction. I have 4 wheel assemblies from VW Golf, all from rear axle, so if I want to incorporate steering, I have to build it myself. I don't plan to travel much with my smoker, but right now I don't have designated spot for it, so I presume I will move it a few times. Metal wheels are one and a half inches wide, it could be ok on concrete, but I have mostly grass lawn.
If I make cart from car wheels, how far rubber tires must be from fire chamber?
Also, best solution to make steering option for transportation?
Wheels won't have brakes, but I don't have uneven ground, I think I can use few wood wedges to block one or two wheels and be safe.
What else to think for?
First post, long time unregistered reader. English is my third language, so, be patient with me...
As title says, I am in a process to build classic offset smoker. So far I have made cooking chamber (20,25x54) with lid and sourced steel for fire chamber(18x21). Now I have to weld it all together and I stopped at making frame. This is where I need help.
At first I didn't realize, how heavy this smoker will be. I found a pair of really old steel wheels and my initial thought was to use both wheels at FC/CC junction and third wheel or just contact point at smokestack. Now I think metal wheels may be too small (not enough rigid) and three point footprint can be dangerous from a tipping viewpoint.
I would hate to tip smoker over when transporting across my lawn or have potential for dangerous accident during family gathering with kids, dogs, etc. At first, I liked that third wheel because there is built in steering and height adjustment, but now I am ready to move in trailer building direction. I have 4 wheel assemblies from VW Golf, all from rear axle, so if I want to incorporate steering, I have to build it myself. I don't plan to travel much with my smoker, but right now I don't have designated spot for it, so I presume I will move it a few times. Metal wheels are one and a half inches wide, it could be ok on concrete, but I have mostly grass lawn.
If I make cart from car wheels, how far rubber tires must be from fire chamber?
Also, best solution to make steering option for transportation?
Wheels won't have brakes, but I don't have uneven ground, I think I can use few wood wedges to block one or two wheels and be safe.
What else to think for?
