Next came the counter weight for the door. This was quite the challenge to design and make functional. Also in the background you can see the old water tank we used as the FB.
Sorry now the build jumps way ahead. Here the smoker is generally complete. The plenums were made of 4 x 6 x 3/16” square tubing and I extended the length inside the CC to avoid any grease that might to try getting into the FB.
Here is the first time burn out we had some nice clean birch firewood which worked well. This was after a very long shift we worked until 3 am in order to meet a deadline for the first cook. And yes there was plenty of beer consumed to get there! That’s the new and very happy owner on the left.
Here is the cook completed after 17 hours. I managed to reach 205 F without having to wrap. This was by far the best pulled pork I’ve ever had. The smoker worked like a dream. Nice even steady heat and it wasn’t bad on fuel. There’s still a bunch of work to be done but this smoker will will work very well for many years. And oh yeah the bark was amazing!