BIGGER FATTER SMOKER/ Barbeque GRILL III

This is another recent completion. Customer will sandblast and paint it himself. He's a truckdriver and competes in a few competitions (like the stacks). He saw my last build and wanted me to remake his reverse flow cooker into something a little more usuable. The door was nearly in the top of the smoker, and he had to reach down about 12 inches down to the rack to work the meat. It was easier to start over with a new approach than to try to fix the mess that his cooker was in. Cut off the solid boat trailer axle and tongue. Reused the end fire box and door. This unit also employs a damper.

It will cook a whole hog or two... Racks slide out to work meat if needed.

A couple minor things to finish but since I had the camera phone ready, I took the moment to snap the shots...The guy in the background works for me while I work for Everlast.:cool:

Here's the last few photos with the concept I drew before we started. Nothing fancy but it was enough for the customer to give the go ahead. Didn't deviate much.

Good job. Are the two diagonal tubes on the doors handles ? If so why large tube ?

Yes. They are.

The tube is 1 1/2" untested pipe used typically for handrail. It doesn't conduct heat as much and it looks better than rebar bent over. There's also a small table that will be constructed in the same manner, sort of a ledge under the doors, just big enough to put pans and plates on. The angle on the tubes is customers request.

Did you consider placing the smoke stack inlet lower in the cooking chamber to allow more smoke to fill it? With the pickup up high, you can get a good velocity out of the stack and not allow the smoke to really work the meat. Looks like you have room under for a shelf for wood storage. A good BBQ can be lots of work after your friends find out about them.

I always test fire the units I build. Smoke fills very well and heats up quickly. The smoke inlet is on the bottom center of the chamber and there is a diffusing plate to scatter the heat and the smoke both. The tall stacks allow more even heating and drawing. I've built several of these style, and the taller the stack, the more efficient and even cooking it is. There is a damper in the firebox and the cooking chamber as well.

Customer did not want to spend extra 100.00 for expanded metal and labor.

someone needs to make him a mini version of the hood of whatever brand truck he drives to cover the front of the trailer!

Nice work, though, Mark. a big trailer smoker is on my list of to-dos for the next few years. nothin like a quarter ton of smoked meat!

I got one made from 16" diameter 1/4" pipe. It's getting small now. I can only fit about 60 lbs of pork butt on it at once. Looking for some 24" or 32" diameter pipe to build my next smoker. Most likely will need about 8 feet of pipe.

A used propane tank is easier to find, and cheaper. Then you won't need the ends. There are places that sell NEW rejects too.