First stick burner
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Hey all. I've been wanting to build a hog roaster for some time now. I use to borrow my buddy's roaster when I needed one, but he passed away last year and the roaster passed to one of his kids who live out of state. So I've been looking around for the material I need to build one. I finally got the nod from my better half and started searching on craigslist for a trailer axle and a tank when I came across this unit for $500. I figured I would have that much or more into building one so I went to look at it today and brought it home. It has a couple small places that need a little welding/patching, it was pretty dirty inside and the firebox had a bunch of ash packed into it. But I got it cleaned up this afternoon, power washed everything, including the deck and started repainting it. I ran out of paint before I finished but I'll get some more tomorrow and stain the deck when it dries out. I hope to fire it up tomorrow and cook some ribs on it. This is my first stick burner, any tips?
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After I got it cleaned up and started repainting it
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Very cool setup! For that price I think you got a deal. Looking forward to some pics once its cleaned up and painted
Edit... that seconed set of pics wont there when I posted... you got it looking good already. That handle setup to open it is pretty interesting looks like somthing you see on an old tractor |
Really neat design! I bet that beast is gonna make some good Q, let us know when you fire it up. From the size, my guess is you will need a pretty good sized fire, dry hardwood will help get-R-hot.
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Aaahhh.... The joy of a new cooker!!! Looks like you're getting it clean up nice. That roof will be nice to work under. I would save and spend the money to put tin on it.
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That's a beast of a smoker there!
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I think you're right tin would be better and last alot longer and less flamable. I have some good dry beech out at my deer camp, anybody ever smoke/cook with it before? |
Awesome looking score there, you did well. Best advice ... get started, the more you cook the more you learn and with a backyard special like that experience is going to be your only teacher. Great idea using a drum cookers door for the firebox, they are pretty darned foolproof.
Git R Dun Muzza, slumming it with the crims in Perth for a while. |
Run a test burn to see how it holds temps and how it reacts to adding splits. You need to know your pit. Looks good
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Hows the weight distribution on that trailer. Looks like being seriously heavy up the back end. What do you do to keep the front end down?????
Cheers! Bill |
Looks like it'll be a good cooker. Congrats!
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Ohh and a Pulpit in the front, how awesome is that.
Mate it needs a picket fence and its a home away from home. Great pickup |
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Cooked some ribs on it yesterday, it took a bit to get it to temp but after that it seemed to hold pretty good, of course I kept messing with it and that probably didn't help, but I can't help myself its like having a new toy to play with. |
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