Rednecked Ugly Drum Smoker
 

Brethren, I have finished my version of the
Drum Smoker and present it to the world.....
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My daddy took a look at it and asked what kind
of fancy corn squeezin' I was fixin' to make?
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I was gonna season 'er up but a big ol' thunderstorm
just blew in and since getting this metal
in my head, I'm a might more mindful of
lightning....

N8man that is awsome! Hemi Powered...cool. I recently got into the UDS smokers and absolutely love the way they cook and are real fun to make. These are AWSOME!!!!!!! Good job brother. Need pics of the first cook.

Great looking rig there. We want pics of food!!!

Power Wagon Ramcharger! Nice job N8!
What's your plan for the intake? Open all the time?

Brian

Airflow Baffle
 

I have some sheet magnets I plan to cut into
disks and apply as needed to over the air intakes.
D.R.U.M.S. Dodge Ram Ugly Meat Smokers

Thats one awesome looking drum N8. Ed

N8 - that is one sharp looking drum! I like the D.R.U.M. name too! Look forward to some finished product off it.

I like it! It has pizzaz. Interesting idea for the intake. No bending over to make adjustments. And, the hood ornament adds a nice touch of class. I've never cooked on on one of these, but am getting geared up to build one. I have two questions.

How do clean out the coals? Just take off the lid, the grill, and the basket and dump?

Do you usually need to add charcoal (or wood) during the cook? If so, would it make sense to cut a door even with the top of the firebox for adding coals? Would cutting the door allow too much air to seep in above the firebox? It seems that it could be a pain the tailfeathers to take the meat and grill off to add to charcoal.

OK. That's more than two questions.

Nice job!

Very cool!!!!:biggrin:

Very very nice! I like the hook on the inside of the lid..good idea

I think some of you do not understand the term UDS.:mrgreen:

A tip
 

Put a ball valve on the intake so you can adjust your air flow for temp maintance.

I like that clip on the lid too, much deeper than the one I rigged up. How about a close-up? I would like to build a bracket that would match the handle screws I already have. I have some scraps of 5/32" stainless wire that would be perfect.

N8man,

This is a thing of beauty. Not ugly at all.

questions is ... where's the RAM that was sacrificed its hood ornament?

Sweet N8man....Looks great ....I'm planning my first UDS as we speak...Been talkin to swamprb and got some great ideas...I'll be pesterin' Mista and a few others as well along the way!! Let us know how it cooks....with pics of course:mrgreen: