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03-09-2013, 09:09 AM | #10666 |
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Join Date: 07-07-12
Location: Westfield, Wisconsin
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RED,WHITE, and BLUE..............
Great looking trio............
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03-09-2013, 08:17 PM | #10667 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 06-29-12
Location: St. Paul, MN
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My John Deere UDS
Well last summer someone at work was disposing of a shipping barrel that I took home with the crazy idea of making a smoker. When I searched the net, this thread came up and I realized what I really wanted was called a UDS. What a fascinating new world! Yes, I read every single post and kept great notes. Then, I made my own. Here it is... folding cedar shelf and all. Tonight, I lit the basket, and... IT WORKS LIKE A CHARM! Thin wispy smoke, holds a steady 225... I made MOINKs tonight and tried out the bottle opener on some Wisconsin microbrew. Oh my goodness I love this thing! To all the brethren who have posted their experiences in the first 700 pages of this thread, I thank you for the education.
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03-09-2013, 08:26 PM | #10668 | |
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Location: kansas
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Re: Ugly Drum Smoker
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03-09-2013, 11:50 PM | #10669 |
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Join Date: 01-15-10
Location: Oak Park, CA. Ventura County 91377
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Re: Ugly Drum Smoker
I use 2, 1" nipples and 1, 1" ball valve on "Robot".... Works great.
My next build will be one 1" nipple /pipe cap, one 11/2" ball valve / nipple. I got the 11/2" brass valve for $11.00 !
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03-10-2013, 09:03 AM | #10670 |
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Join Date: 11-26-12
Location: Richmond, VA
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03-10-2013, 09:15 AM | #10672 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 12-23-12
Location: Richmond, VA
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03-10-2013, 09:47 AM | #10673 |
Got rid of the matchlight.
Join Date: 03-08-13
Location: Texas
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Re: Ugly Drum Smoker
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03-10-2013, 12:15 PM | #10674 |
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Join Date: 04-03-11
Location: Texas
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Just a thought here... as you all know I got a PBC and made a video about it.
Now the purpose of this post is not really to promote that but when I spoke to Noah over the phone I remember telling him that he should make a little extra coin by making a rack/hook hanging adapter for our UDSs in case someone wants to hang. Thing is, its really not necessary and here is why. Look at this photo from Ninesixteen's UDS. I was able to find this post by the way in the original and colossal 214 page UDS Thread by using my indexing thread I made here in case you want to find something in this thread without going through every page. It more or less is the original lid design. Since this many of us have made exhausts that when you total up the area of outlet they equal more or less the total square inches of all these holes drilled in the top. Many of us have found we don't need all those holes and the regular top ports (one small and one) big will do. Now look at this shot from a PBC thread... We liked the hanging aspect of the PBC, so we incorporated into our UDS. We liked the hanging aspect of the PBC, so we incorporated into our UDS. So think on it. Simply drill pretty much the same holes in you uds SIDE, get some rebar and hooks and you are good to go. Buy a new lid and DON'T put the holes in it... simply use the holes that are in it. Heck, technically you could simply drill ALL these holes in the side or less if you want to make them bigger.
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03-10-2013, 05:38 PM | #10675 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 02-28-11
Location: Akron, OH
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Well always late on the bandwagon...but got my first UDS up and running today. Brisket and beer can chicken are in the blue haze now....
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03-10-2013, 09:25 PM | #10676 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 12-23-12
Location: Richmond, VA
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Re: Ugly Drum Smoker
As I promised, basket built, season burn started!!!
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03-11-2013, 04:41 PM | #10677 | |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 03-07-13
Location: Pittsburgh,pa
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03-11-2013, 10:30 PM | #10678 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 06-29-12
Location: St. Paul, MN
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Thank you. The spring handle is a steel rod slipped through a spring between a steel bracket. The two push nuts (painted yellow) hold the bolt and spring in place. The bracket is fastened to the lid with four 1/2 inch #10 stainless steel bolts. On the back side of the lid where the spring handle bolts come through I fastened a piece of 1" wide steel bar about 6 inches long. This bar is bent in a U-shape to serve as a lid hanger. I had read about some people having trouble with their lid blowing around in a good wind, if it was up, or not wanting to put the greasy thing down on the patio. I find my contraption holds quite solid and perfectly perpendicular.
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03-12-2013, 09:21 AM | #10679 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 03-09-13
Location: Riverside,CA
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UDS air intake question from a newbie
Hello fellow bar-b-quer's! I had a question on air flow for my first UDS build.Ive seen a lot of UDS with the ball valve extened with a pipe so you wont have to bend down to fine tune the air flow. Will this allow enough airflow through since the air has to travel a longer and more complicated distance to get to the fire instead of a short straight shot? I would love to be able to control the ball valve standing but dont want to lose air flow to the fire.
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03-12-2013, 09:25 AM | #10680 | |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 09-07-10
Location: Sunny AZ
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