My 1st Build

[TrailerBuilder]

Thought I would share my first and only to date build. I had a good friend who was in the market for a cooker and I was wanting to build myself one, so we decided to build 2. Pretty much identical twins. It was a fun build, but with my job and side business, it was a little lengthy for me. But, all turned out well, and Im extremely happy with how both cookers turned out.




equiptment used.


Got a good deal on a 10' piece of 20" pipe. Cut down it made for 42" chambers and 18" fireboxes.






Built a jig and made the wheels.

[TrailerBuilder]

tuning plates installed






















Mine in the backyard, the dog "Zoey" ready for food!


My buddy lives about 3 blocks away, I have a trailer I could have loaded it up on, but this route was much more fun and got a ton more looks!


My buddies in his backyard ready for some groceries!

Thanks for taking a quick peek at my cooker build X2.

[Tom_Heath]

Boy oh Boy.........I can just imagine the things that could have went wrong here.

[Gizmo]

WOW - I'm speechless - GOOD TIMES! - Beautiful smokers - Thanks for posting these pics. It really helps us all get a little more "juiced" about getting after our own projects.

[TrailerBuilder]

Smoker Tom, whatever could have went wrong?? I worked the move out in my head a dozen times or more and believe it or not, this was the best and easiest way. The cookers are pushing 800lbs and I was more worried about pulling it up ramps on a trailer than I was about towing it. My 9 yr old drove the 4 wheeler and my buddy
, a neighbor and myself stayed close to make it a smooth trip. Luckily, all went extremely well.

Edna's Kid, thanks so much for the comments, I really appreciate it. I look forward to following your projects!

[k.a.m.]

Troy, I am glad you got the pics up of x2 I loved this project it was fun watching them come together. Very nice work on these two builds my Friend.

[MattS]

Those are beautiful builds. awesome.

[TrailerBuilder]

Kevin, as always my friend, thank you for your comments and input on my builds. You helped out drastically in the X2 project with ideas and answers to a rookies questions and listening to the occasional rant when things didn't go as planned. It was a great time and I enjoyed every bit of it and the friendship that followed is priceless.

Now, as your friend I must say.....get that headache rack built and let's get back on Debbies comp cooker!

[TrailerBuilder]

MattS, thank you for the comments, I appreciate it. I had the vision in my head of what I wanted them to look like for quite a while and they turned out exactly as I wanted. Myself and my buddy both are very happy with the finished build.

[Tom_Heath]

I hear ya on the weight issues vs a trailer ramp. Been there done that. That one was sold a while back, so my worries have left. Had to laugh when I delivered it, rolling it around the guys house, he says. BOY..... My wife is sure gonna be surprised when she sees this.

Now, that right there is just straight up funny.

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[The Czar]

Bumping this thread....those were some awesome looking smokers..... ...

[TrailerBuilder]

Thank you dcman, they were a blast to build. Starting to stock pile for a few other types of builds as we speak

[Blazer]

I like the style of dampers on the stack, might just have to steal that idea.

[The Czar]

Trailerbuilder....becareful...your starting to sound like Frank!!!

[TrailerBuilder]

Blazer, steal away on the stack dampers, the first one is a PITA but the 2nd one goes together a whole lot easier.


dcman, I had better watch that, the addictions of fabrication is quite an expensive one

[Tom_Heath]

I just revisited this thread and I must say. (AMAZING WORK)

The more I look at it the more I like every aspect of them.

The hinges are really standing out to me. I love um.

[Tom_Heath]

Forgot one thing.

This is an amazing idea. Just stole it.

[Gizmo]

OH MAN! - great idea.
Thanks for stealing that one...

[TrailerBuilder]

Smoker Tom, thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it. Steal away on anything you like. That furniture dolly was a life saver on the X2 build. Made cutting the pipe to length in the beginning so much easier and then rolling the chamber and firebox for welding. And of course, when #2 made its journey to its new home...who was there...the dolly. Very handy to have laying around!


Thanks RIck!!

[Frank_Cox]

Troy, a buddy of mine and I were just talking about that dolly trick yesterday... I didn't see this update until today

[Smokeone]

What ya Say? Frank missed something? What has happened here?
Focus man, focus!

[Frank_Cox]

I hear ya man! until today I had 2 pages of unread posts. now I'm down to 1

[Tom_Heath]

Did ya eat yet Frank????