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I think you are planning something like I just made for my smoker. I didn't have a plasma cutter so I cut them with an acetylene torch. They are 3 piece with the hinge being the full width of CC door. I pulled the door down to fit the CC with a come along and then welded the hinges on and let it coo...

Would be almost impossible to make a close estimate there are so many variables; size of sticks, kind of wood, how smoker runs, etc. If I made a guess it would 20 - 30 4" splits.

What I was trying to tell him Mo Smoke only in fewer words. You are a good writer, I'm not.

I vote with BigT. Build what you have now and the experience gained will serve you well when you jump into the 250. After building and cooking on the smaller one you will have a lot better understanding of how you would like to design the 250.

I say go for it! If the cooking rack is only 32" long X 30" wide it might be a little short to cook a whole hog but it would cook several brisket, ribs, chicken, etc. at one time.

Be interesting to see how it works out.

And welcome to smoker builders!

When you start adding metal to the tank it gets heavy in a hurry and harder to handle!

Making a little progress. It is so hot that I only work 2 or 3 hours in the morning when it is cooler in my "air conditioned shop"! FB welded to CC and BP and drain welded in the CC. FB door made and next I will make hinges and attach the CC door.Working on the SS. IMG_0279.JPG IMG_0280.JPG IMG_0281...

On the smoker I am building I am leaving the ports on the bottom and planing on welding my BP drain to one of the 1 1/2" ports on the inside and putting a valve on it on the outside. The other 1 1/2" port I plan on capping with a removable plug to remove when cleaning the area below the BP. The 1" p...

I'm putting my money on it cooking great! I may have missed it in the thread but what kind of latches do you have on the CC door and how do they work?

I like the design of the trailer. I am not sure but I don't think most guys put shocks on smoker trailers. They might be good to have on big heavy smoker trailers. Press on! Like you I like to use the junk I have laying around on my smoker builds!

Pete, I thought about the weight and decided to go with it. If I have a problem I will build a small trailer to put it on.

I thought about leaving a motor on it so I could just drive it around but decided I had better put a tongue on it and pull it around with my other riding mower!!! Ha! Ha! Dirtytires you can get a lot of press from a 5th wheel trailer jack. I came up with the idea a long time ago when I needed to str...

Been working on this project for a while. Finally making a little progress. Started with a 100 gallon propane tank 66" x 24". Cut the tank to 44". Cut the bell off the cut off part, leaving the rest to fabricate a FB. Stripped an old riding lawn mower down to the frame, reinforced the frame with 2" ...

Depends on metal you are welding and what kind of welder, stick or mig. I use a Lincoln AC225S stick welder that I converted to DC that I don't have any problems with the duty cycle on thicker metal. For thinner metal and shorter welds I use a cheap HF 90 amp flux core wire welder that I also conver...

Big T is right! All kinds of help on here, you just have to ask!

Sounds good to me.

To measure the temp coming out stick a themometer probe across the stack while using the smoker. Big T is spot on with the deflector above the stack between the tarp. jm2cw

I would weld it up and try it. I personally would't make the CC hole smaller. If you need too you can close the damper on the SS to reduce the draw. If worse cones to worse you can always cut the stack 6" after it is welded on. jm2cs worth.

Those wheels look great!