Accomplished the following:
Added counterweight to door
Fabbed firebox, ashtray, sliding damper and tapered wood burning bin
Started welding joints
Also fabbed exhaust cap and mechanism
Going to hinge the door down so it doubles as a catch tray for hot coals when starting fire and briquets
Thanks Gentlemen - It seemed to get small when I put the tray racks in! Can someone confirm if 6.5 in lower and 5 in clearance will be usable from your experience? I have no experience with actually using one.
Finished majority of the welding and mounted it on the trailer. Going to do some clean up and maybe make the trays and paint this weekend.
I plan to build a wood bin underneath the CC so I will still have room for a ice chest and possibly propane grill on the backside.
Still open to input if you see something that will not function correct.
Fabbed an upper and lower tray and used somem stainless steel reverse cutouts from some past jobs for the grates. Adds a custom touch and the stainless should avoid the rust of expanded metal.
That rack spacing will be fine for most cuts of meat. Some of the larger butts might be tight but you could pull the top rack for turkeys and large cuts if you had to.
Thanks BT and RC. I am buttoning it up although I am still waiting for the thermometer. Added a small wood bin underneath and added a 2" pipe fitting in to the bottom of the tank to aid in cleanout of the area below BP.
Fabbed a L-shaped aluminum counter with cupholder for setting trays etc. Fabricated a swing away FB door latch with a small vise grip and also have the chain option for opening when starting or using the door as a ash catcher to prevent potential fire hazards. Also added the seals on both doors and used a spot weld pattern to emulate the look of a boiler.
Most importantly I added a drop in receiver tube to accept a telescoping pole I had that will be our flag pole!!! Murica
Sorry to bore you guys with pics but there is always a chance a problem area will be noted. Touched up paint and anchored down tool box, cargo rack, added tray loops and some other tie downs on trailer. Also found a cool fire truck fitting I had to use for the 2 inch clean out under the BP. Of course I added a fire extinguisher and a Shelterwerks MPS-1 Aluminum camp survival shovel which I manufacture for marketing.
Plan to season this afternoon and maybe try a quick smoke effort on some chicken or sausage.
Sorry to bore you guys with pics but there is always a chance a problem area will be noted. Touched up paint and anchored down tool box, cargo rack, added tray loops and some other tie downs on trailer. Also found a cool fire truck fitting I had to use for the 2 inch clean out under the BP
Yep, more pics the better. Very nice build and awesome unit. Well Done!
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Well the T Rex Smoker Trailer build was unbalanced and I wanted more cooking capacity for events so I made the following changes:
Relocated the toolbox
Purchased 8 burner event gill and remove the base and fabricated a custom configured and special height base and closed in ends with dimple die aluminum and going to and a slide out tray underneath for more storage.
Still need to fab a propane tank rack at each end
Added a tank mount on the tongue to supply the Shelterwerks UFO-1 Cooking disc that I manufacture
Fine tuned the flag pole mount install
Add a T post up front with an led light for each side of the trailer - these are hard wired to a custom box I put together that contains a 18 AH battery and capability to charge on shore or solar panel
UPDATE on Smoking-I fired it up again on Sunday and am very impressed with how well and easy it has been to maintain temperature.
If you could post some pics showing more detail on the exhaust cap, I would not be bored when I look at them.
Hi Temurf
There is not anything special regarding the exhaust cap. I used a 3/8 thick plate for the actual cover plate and then welded the acetylene cap on top to match my tool theme.