Trailer for my 500 gallon smoker

[lngliv3]

Has anyone modified a boat trailer for their smoker I picked up this gem for 100$

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• lngliv3
• Feb 24, 2016

 

[lngliv3]

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• lngliv3
• Feb 24, 2016

 

[tnhollerbach]

Ingliv3, I actually picked up a trailer very similar to yours that I am modifying and building my center feed RF smoker on to. I started by removing all the extra pieces the hold the boat.

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• tnhollerbach
• Dec 17, 2015

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• tnhollerbach
• Dec 31, 2015

 

[lngliv3]

It seemed like the way to go !!!! The axle alone is over 150$ plus hubs suspension. Then you have to buy the steel to build a trailer and the materials welding supplies. So this was way cheaper !!!

 

[lngliv3]

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• lngliv3
• Feb 25, 2016

Soon to become one!!!!

 

[tnhollerbach]

It seemed like the way to go !!!! The axle alone is over 150$ plus hubs suspension. Then you have to buy the steel to build a trailer and the materials welding supplies. So this was way cheaper !!!

Yeah I thought so too, I will still have some fab work to do because I plan on building a deck on the tail end of mine, but it is still way cheaper!!

 

[lngliv3]

That's my plan. I want to deck it also to stand on the deck to do all my work

 

[tnhollerbach]

I'm looking forward to seeing how it comes a long!! Good luck!

 

[lngliv3]

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• lngliv3
• Mar 19, 2016

After a few hours at the shop today and some influence from my coworker/helper we cut out two cross members and welded in three new ones

 

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• lngliv3
• Mar 26, 2016

 

[lngliv3]

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• lngliv3
• Mar 26, 2016

 

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• lngliv3
• Mar 27, 2016

 

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• lngliv3
• Mar 27, 2016

 

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• lngliv3
• Mar 27, 2016

Test fire #1

 

[lngliv3]

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• lngliv3
• Mar 27, 2016

 

[smokejumper]

Hope you didn't let that fire go to waste. What did you cook?

 

[lngliv3]

Just a test burn had to make sure the design worked before sandblasting and painting and seasoning

 

[smokejumper]

SMH...
Sorely disappointed. Sure it burns, but can it cook?

Just kidding, git-r-done and get us some Q-view!

 

[lngliv3]

I only had 8 pieces of wood left so that's what I burned. Like I said just a test fire I still need to add some air inlets tring to figure that one out ..