"Po Boy" 80 Gal RF

Cave Man · Post by **Cave Man** » January 2nd, 2012, 11:22 pm

Here are some shots of the 80 Gal Reverse Flow that I am having built. I have been looking for just what I wont for some time and just could not find it. So My Buddy Jeff said just tell me what it is you are looking for and we will build it. So I started looking around and talking to every one I could to see what worked and what didn't. here you can see what has evolved from that and it is still not done but I think when it is I will have just what I was looking for.

I bought this unit before any research. Now that was a big mistake. It was a good lesson learned the hard way. Fire box, stack, damper, well the whole thing was a mess.

I had this old trailer for some time and was going to give it away a few months ago. It will make a good trailer for my new Smoker.

YouTube · Post by **Frank_Cox** » January 2nd, 2012, 11:31 pm

Looks good! can't wait to see your next build!

Cave Man · Post by **Cave Man** » January 2nd, 2012, 11:43 pm

That was the crappie unit I had that I couldnt get above 150 deg.

Now below is what is in the works now.

Cave Man · Post by **Cave Man** » January 3rd, 2012, 8:01 am

Cave Man · Post by **Cave Man** » January 3rd, 2012, 8:04 am

YouTube · Post by **Frank_Cox** » January 3rd, 2012, 1:52 pm

Looks great! nice hinges. was that an air compressor tank?

Cave Man · Post by **Cave Man** » January 3rd, 2012, 7:23 pm

Frank_Cox wrote:Looks great! nice hinges. was that an air compressor tank?

Yes it was an air tank. I will get a pic of one in action. the metal on it is 3/16 so it should hold heat good. Oh and you have a PM.

The Czar · Post by **The Czar** » January 3rd, 2012, 9:28 pm

nice....very nice.....I would say that is very cool looking setup..... :LG:

Blazer · Post by **Blazer** » January 3rd, 2012, 9:36 pm

"po boy" looks like your doing great on the revamp of your cooker. Are you going to move the stack up to near the top? :LG:

Cave Man · Post by **Cave Man** » January 3rd, 2012, 10:22 pm

It is a totally different tank. It was going to the dump from work! This unit will have two five inch stacks. One to set it up for reverse flow that is sunk in to about an inch above the grate level and a second on the other end of the tank so it can be used as an offset. The offset stack will be open to the top of the chamber. The thought is that I can go reverse flow to get the smoke and then bust open the other end with the heat deflector in place and get the heat without over smoking the meat. Not sure how it will work but it sure sounds good to me.

Any thoughts on this design would help greatly.

Thanks

HARRY BARKER · Post by **HARRY BARKER** » January 10th, 2012, 4:27 pm

sounds good,i was kinda planning my build similar with the exhaust down as low as i could get it.

k.a.m. · Post by **k.a.m.** » January 11th, 2012, 6:58 am

Cave Man, thee is no need in bringing the R/F stack to the grates unless that is what you want. It will work just fine at the top. ;)

Cave Man · Post by **Cave Man** » May 14th, 2012, 9:13 pm

OK I settled on 4 inch Squair Stacks. 12 inches on the inside of the R/F and in nthe top of the Offset. Conna put dampers in both to be able to run one or the other or both.

How much Stack needs to be above the tank? I guess Im asking do you count whats inside the tank as part of the cook Chamber or as part of the Stack?

Been off this for a while but back hard after it now.

YouTube · Post by **Frank_Cox** » May 14th, 2012, 9:28 pm

I typically recommend make the stack length all outside the tank and make an adjustable sleeve for the length inside.

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Cave Man · Post by **Cave Man** » May 14th, 2012, 10:00 pm

Sounds like a Plan. Thanks for the quick answer.

Cave Man · Post by **Cave Man** » May 15th, 2012, 8:26 pm

Got some done today. Welding in the end of the baffle into the bell of the tank. Got the handel for the fire box damper installed. Changed the rotten fender and put one on the other side. Leveled the Smoker on the trailer because when I put it on the first time it was out by an inch right to left. Opened up the Smoke Stack holes and got the R/F cut to length, cut the cat walk for the fire grate.

Left to do; install the dampers in the stacks, Stack Caps, put the expanded metal in the cook serfice, cut the Offset Stack to length, weld in the Stacks, put the door seal on.

More to do every time I get something done there are 4 more things I hadent thought of. Going to be cooking on it in 2 weeks.

Ill post some pics as soon as I can get my laptop where i can upload them.

Cave Man · Post by **Cave Man** » June 6th, 2012, 6:59 am

Well I got my computer back to working properly. here are some pics of the last few weeks progress.

Cave Man · Post by **Cave Man** » June 6th, 2012, 7:13 am

Front view.

Still need to make some handels for the doors.

Where the Magic happens.

Inside hinges

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » June 6th, 2012, 7:18 am

Nice looking rig caveman!
Cool hinges...!

Cave Man · Post by **Cave Man** » June 6th, 2012, 7:24 am

Thanks

I havent seen any others with inside hinges. They work great but took a whole lot of head scratching to figure out. Just got to be a little different. ;)

The Czar · Post by **The Czar** » June 6th, 2012, 7:43 am

Dude I love the firebox door....I may have to steal that one!!! :LG:

Cave Man · Post by **Cave Man** » June 6th, 2012, 7:54 am

Feel free. I put them on before the stacks went in. They work as a stop as well as a hinge. Only problem so far is when it isn't level (leaning towards me) the door will slam closed. So in gonna take a little off of the hinge where it meets the cook chamber top so the door lays back a little more. It's not my ides but the man that did the fire box for me. He thought it up and I built them. And thanks for the kind words.

Smokeone · Post by **Smokeone** » June 6th, 2012, 3:47 pm

CaveMan!

Cant wait to see it smokin away.

Cave Man · Post by **Cave Man** » June 6th, 2012, 4:06 pm

Looks like Im gonna have to open up more intake area. The opening on the Stove Door isnt enough. Fire goes out

! so the round damper on the bottom is going to have to be opened up. it has 4 3/16 holes under it now. Im gonna open them up to get as big of an opening as I can under the disk. If thats not enough In gonna make the middle door a damper/flap.

What do you guys think about getting more air flow?

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » June 6th, 2012, 4:44 pm

I would say you're on the right track...

But what disc? - am I missing something?
Is it the round thing at the very bottom?

I only see the small square openings in the cast door... and just eyeballing those I would say that ain't enough draft.

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