New UDS's
- Thread starter Tar River BBQ
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garyk1398
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Very cool I love the wheels!!
Bigdog
somebody shut me the fark up.
Looks like they are getting ready to race. :icon_cool
cheez59
Quintessential Chatty Farker
I see one obvious problem right off the bat.
They are not at my house.:mrgreen:
Looking good.
They are not at my house.:mrgreen:
Looking good.
Skidder
Babbling Farker
Can you take a pic of the hinged lids for us?
Tar River BBQ
Knows what a fatty is.
bigabyte
somebody shut me the fark up.
Nice! I love the hinged lids.
K
kenny
Guest
UDS Government plot!
Test results!
UDS' are funny beast. We ran 1 with Cowboy Lump and 1 with Royal Oak Briqquetes. With 5 lbs of Royal Oak we only got 2 hours of actual cooking temps (225*F), with 4 1/2" air vents open, Not enough to even cook a fattie!!! The Cowboy Lump we are working on 8.5 hrs and still hanging in there with 9lbs to start with. The only problem that we had with the lump was the temp shot up to 250*F and we could not get it back down, Even with all the air vlvs shut it would not come down. Up untill an hour ago we only had 1 vent partially open, it was odd because right next to the this one was the Royal Oak with all the vents open. I dont know if Im a frim believer in this whole UDS thing, it may be like the moon landing, staged by the Government. More to come!
Test results!
UDS' are funny beast. We ran 1 with Cowboy Lump and 1 with Royal Oak Briqquetes. With 5 lbs of Royal Oak we only got 2 hours of actual cooking temps (225*F), with 4 1/2" air vents open, Not enough to even cook a fattie!!! The Cowboy Lump we are working on 8.5 hrs and still hanging in there with 9lbs to start with. The only problem that we had with the lump was the temp shot up to 250*F and we could not get it back down, Even with all the air vlvs shut it would not come down. Up untill an hour ago we only had 1 vent partially open, it was odd because right next to the this one was the Royal Oak with all the vents open. I dont know if Im a frim believer in this whole UDS thing, it may be like the moon landing, staged by the Government. More to come!
K
kenny
Guest
Speaking of moon landings, the off road wheel package does look cool!!
Tar River BBQ
Knows what a fatty is.
Major help needed !!!!
We call upon the great brethern UDS experts for advice before these see the smoker junk pile !!!! :smile::smile:
K
kenny
Guest
UDS comeback
The UDS with the 9 lbs of Lump is still going strong at the 12 hour mark. Temps were dropping a bit so I opened all the air vents, Temps have gone up to 243*F. Maybe the Moon landing was for real.
The UDS with the 9 lbs of Lump is still going strong at the 12 hour mark. Temps were dropping a bit so I opened all the air vents, Temps have gone up to 243*F. Maybe the Moon landing was for real.
Steve_M9
Full Fledged Farker
I love a good debate! Moon landing...the grassy knoll....my que getting better.
Great info..keep it coming for those of us looking to build a UDS....thanks
Great info..keep it coming for those of us looking to build a UDS....thanks
Jaberwabee
is Blowin Smoke!
They are way too clean, get those things dirty, and start cooking.
thillin
somebody shut me the fark up.
Looks like you did good.
JD McGee
somebody shut me the fark up.
How many cooking racks do you have? I see the top but I also see bolts a few inches below. Do you have any more build pics? I'm diggin' the hinged lids also...Wal-Mart specials?
JD McGee
somebody shut me the fark up.
Try to catch your temps on the way up then shut her down at your desired temp. I find it easier to control mine this way. If you're hittin' 250 at your side mounted thermometer...what are your temps at the center of the cooking grate?
Norcoredneck
somebody shut me the fark up.
If you close all the vents and it still cruises then you have an air leak. How big a fire did you start with? When you used Royal Oak was it packed in basket? If it cruises for 4 or more hours and starts losing temp "Kick" or rattle can before adjusting air. It will usually knock ash loose and regain temp.
Norcoredneck
somebody shut me the fark up.
Also a little trick is get a plastic bucket and put on scale. Add charcoal and mark where level is. Then next time you know where XXlbs. would be.
Bbq Bubba
somebody shut me the fark up.
Awesome looking drums!!
Wheels are a lil small.......:biggrin:
First know that the temp your reading on the thermo is 30* less that center grate temp.
5 lbs of R.O. will go 8 to 10 hrs easy, i'm guessing you ashed up and snuffed the fire.
IMO, 1/2" intakes are to small. You have to use them all and not enough adj. in the valve to do anything.
The lids are sweet, but if they don't seal, you'll have temp issues.
Can you make a set of those wheels steerable or do they just drag when turning? :biggrin:
Wheels are a lil small.......:biggrin:
First know that the temp your reading on the thermo is 30* less that center grate temp.
5 lbs of R.O. will go 8 to 10 hrs easy, i'm guessing you ashed up and snuffed the fire.
IMO, 1/2" intakes are to small. You have to use them all and not enough adj. in the valve to do anything.
The lids are sweet, but if they don't seal, you'll have temp issues.
Can you make a set of those wheels steerable or do they just drag when turning?
:biggrin:
