My First Build

YouTube · Post by **Frank_Cox** » August 23rd, 2011, 6:38 pm

looks like a great start! thats what i usually do... find a used trailer an modify it. worst case you'll need some bearings or like you said, some strengthening.

Post by **Tom_Heath** » August 23rd, 2011, 7:55 pm

I may want to retract my statement,,,,LOL. could ya take a few more pics of the pin area of the tongue, I am thinking that maybe that was setup as a tilt set-up for launching the boat in shallow water. Thats just a maybe, but I would love to see more pics.

YouTube · Post by **Frank_Cox** » August 23rd, 2011, 9:00 pm

I think your right Tom... looks like it to me too. I think some extra steel will straighten it out tho

Post by **Tom_Heath** » August 24th, 2011, 5:39 am

Ya,,,,just want to make double sure what he has before I suggest. I think its cool to be able to take the tongue off for events, or even just to store the trailer. Heck, thats just one more security feature to keep the jerk offs from stealing it.

jwrobnz · Post by **jwrobnz** » August 24th, 2011, 6:52 pm

Here are pics of a $100.00 boat trailer my neighbor had for sale. It's 4.5 feet wide and 9.5 feet from the back end to where the frame angles in to go to the hitch. The tongue has a pin and a bolt that allows it to tip. I want to get better wheels and fenders and channels to put across. Not sure wether to widen or not. Since I have to strengthen the front end I may as well. I'd like it to be at least 5 feet wide or maybe 6. Now I'm getting traileritis or maybe it's smokeritis.

I'd like to find a tank before I get too far into it.

jwrobnz · Post by **jwrobnz** » August 28th, 2011, 6:36 pm

I found out that one of the men that we go to church with has cookers and has done alot of cooking. I talked to him today and he said he had two fuel oil tanks that he would give me. They sound like they would be good size vault type cooker. I'll find out more this week. My question about these tanks is: How do I clean them up to keep the oil smell from getting into the food?"

YouTube · Post by **Frank_Cox** » August 28th, 2011, 7:12 pm

A good burn out will fix most any type of cleanup. If in doubt... Power wash the inside and use some dawn dish soap and TSP. Then do another burn out.
I say use'em!

jwrobnz · Post by **jwrobnz** » August 29th, 2011, 9:09 pm

OK. Here we go. I went to my friends house this evening and he gave me this fuel oil tank. It's old and hasn't had fuel in it for a long time. It's light enough maybe less than 200 pounds. It's 64 inches wide by 38 inches tall by 25 inches from front to back. I like the way it sits on the trailer. I'll replace the boards with some angles. I would like to build it as a reverse cabinet type smoker with a fire box at the back end of the trailer and some type of door on the broad side. The height would allow for a greater number of trays and more versatility. There's enough height, I think I could put a rotisserie in. My buddy has a gear box he said I could have. I'm starting to get a vision for this thing. The tank is a little light and I think it will need some stiffening. My friend is a garbage collector. He told me he used light angles from bed railing. His cookers look real good. I guess that would work. I would want heavier angle for longer dimensions.

Post by **Tom_Heath** » August 29th, 2011, 9:50 pm

WOW!!!!

What a deal.

Thats a great shape, really easy to work on, change or modify down the road. If you were to get a rust hole, it would be a piece of cake to cut out a section and replace. A little paint and no one would ever know the difference.

And X2 on Franks directions to clean it out.

Post by **Tom_Heath** » August 29th, 2011, 9:53 pm

I think that on the trailer, you could widen it by just extending the deck to the outside of the fenders. That way you wont have to step around the fender while working on and around the trailer.

Just a thought.

rlmax02 · Post by **rlmax02** » August 29th, 2011, 9:54 pm

im diggin it...possibilities are endless!

jwrobnz · Post by **jwrobnz** » August 30th, 2011, 6:35 pm

I read in one of the other articles that the firebox should be about 30% of the cooking chamber in volume. My idea right now is to have the bottom plate be 6 to 8 inches above the bottom of the main body and a firebox about 3 feet long and 18 inches square across the back of the trailer and supported by the trailer framing there. That would leave me 2 feet above the bottom plate for door space. With 2 feet of door height, I could have 4 or 5 shelves 2 feet by 4 feet. I'd like to fnd a way to remove the shelves and insert a rotisserie. I'm also thinking about double walling the main body.

Post by **Tom_Heath** » August 30th, 2011, 8:38 pm

Three feet seems kinda wide to me. Is it gonna have a rf plate and where do u plan to have the stack.

Double wall on the tank would be great.

jwrobnz · Post by **jwrobnz** » May 18th, 2012, 8:35 pm

Frank, This build was discontinued. You can remove all of this if you like. I still enjoy the UDS though. Thank you!

jwrobnz · Post by **jwrobnz** » May 18th, 2012, 8:55 pm

Frank, This build was discontinued. You can remove it if you like. I still enjoy the UDS though.

maccas66 · Post by **maccas66** » May 18th, 2012, 9:04 pm

...........Double post!!!, don`t get rid of the bits!!, you may change your mind!!

YouTube · Post by **Frank_Cox** » May 18th, 2012, 10:15 pm

right on mac! no thread gets deleted..... even spam is kept.... sort of.

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