UDS Pooper Scooper

Pappy · 02-04-2012, 08:13 PM

Made a scoop out of an old handle and a piece of steel for the UDS. I didn't like turning the UDS over to clean out the bottom ash and charcoal. When I built the UDS, I also wasn't smart enough to have the bung hole on the bottom, to use as a clean out hole. So I had this idea instead. Works good enough between major cleanings. I worry about all the built up ash eating away at the bottom of the barrel. I'm sure it will help and now I can quit thinking about it.

BBQ4FUN · 02-04-2012, 08:16 PM

Bogus Chezz Hawg · 02-04-2012, 08:17 PM

Nice work on that Ugly Drum Scooper!

Boshizzle · 02-04-2012, 08:19 PM

That's a great idea!

N8man · 02-04-2012, 08:24 PM

OutStanding!!!!

cowgirl · 02-04-2012, 09:19 PM

Pappy that's a great idea!!

I come close to falling head-first into my drum sometimes.

smokingj · 02-04-2012, 10:21 PM

you can also go to Petsmart/Petco and get one of the pooper scoopers they sell. All that needs to be done is to round the edge some to the circumference of your drum and your good to go.

JMSetzler · 02-04-2012, 10:22 PM

I have a scooper like that on a stick... plastic though... got it at walmart along with a broom to use with it for about six bux.

Pappy · 02-05-2012, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by smokingj

you can also go to Petsmart/Petco and get one of the pooper scoopers they sell. All that needs to be done is to round the edge some to the circumference of your drum and your good to go.

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Originally Posted by JMSetzler

I have a scooper like that on a stick... plastic though... got it at walmart along with a broom to use with it for about six bux.

What fun would there be in that .......... I like making something out of nothing. Plus, I'm cheep and it was free.

lemur · 02-05-2012, 07:18 AM

What fun would there be in that .......... I like making something out of nothing. Plus, I'm cheep and it was free.

+1

Wampus · 02-05-2012, 07:51 AM

Great ingenuity!

As far as the ash eating away at your drum....I THINK that it's only corrosive when it gets wet. Could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure.

Either way, if you're not into the "trash can dump" manouver, then doing it that way is necessary! Good stuff!

PLUS....great thinking making it rounded in shape to get into the corners of that round drum!

Whatever you do.....I hope you're not throwing away that charcoal!!!!

Bbq Bubba · 02-05-2012, 08:29 AM

Great idea!

Why is there good charcoal in the bottom of your drum?

HB-BBQ · 02-05-2012, 10:05 AM

Great idea simple and effective

Pappy · 02-05-2012, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Bbq Bubba

Great idea!

Why is there good charcoal in the bottom of your drum?

The space between the bars on my charcoal basket are a little to wide. Sometimes a couple of pieces will slip through the cracks when I lower it into the drum. If I place them just right nothing is lost. It only the top, outer edge that falls through. I should to add some expanded metal to keep everything inside.

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Originally Posted by Wampus

I hope you're not throwing away that charcoal!!!!

I sift through it and re-use it.

Carbon · 02-05-2012, 02:08 PM

I like that scooper!

02-04-2012, 08:13 PM	#1
Pappy is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 05-09-11 Location: Granite City, Illinois (Near St. Louis "GO CARDS")	UDS Pooper Scooper Made a scoop out of an old handle and a piece of steel for the UDS. I didn't like turning the UDS over to clean out the bottom ash and charcoal. When I built the UDS, I also wasn't smart enough to have the bung hole on the bottom, to use as a clean out hole. So I had this idea instead. Works good enough between major cleanings. I worry about all the built up ash eating away at the bottom of the barrel. I'm sure it will help and now I can quit thinking about it. __________________ 22.5 WSM, 120 Gallon Offset, Weber Performer, IQ-110, ET-732

02-04-2012, 08:16 PM	#2
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02-04-2012, 08:17 PM	#3
Bogus Chezz Hawg is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-06-09 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado	Nice work on that Ugly Drum Scooper! __________________ Jeffro - Lang 60 Patio - Orange Splash-Proof Thermapen - Maverick ET-732 - 2 Weber Kettles

02-04-2012, 08:19 PM	#4
Boshizzle somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-26-10 Location: Virginia	That's a great idea! __________________ Operation BBQ Relief Founding Member - I am Obsessive Compulsive about BBQ. Google it.

02-04-2012, 08:24 PM	#5
N8man Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-09-07 Location: God's Country Ossipee-Osceola NC	OutStanding!!!! __________________ N8man Average Joe Backyard Enthusiast How I Fire Up That Ugly DrumPit Smoker!!!!

02-04-2012, 09:19 PM	#6
cowgirl somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-18-07 Location: Oklahoma Name/Nickname : jeanie	Pappy that's a great idea!! I come close to falling head-first into my drum sometimes. __________________ jeanie Lifetime member of the Society for the Preservation of Authentic Royal Magical Rare Kaskaskian Peppers (Thanks Ash :)) RIP Ash, you are missed http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/

02-04-2012, 10:21 PM	#7
smokingj Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-29-11 Location: Alexandria VA	you can also go to Petsmart/Petco and get one of the pooper scoopers they sell. All that needs to be done is to round the edge some to the circumference of your drum and your good to go. __________________ ~Jimmy~ 18.5 redhead, UDS, Smokey Joe, Smokey Joe Smoker

02-04-2012, 10:22 PM	#8
JMSetzler Babbling Farker Join Date: 04-25-11 Location: Valdese, NC Name/Nickname : John	I have a scooper like that on a stick... plastic though... got it at walmart along with a broom to use with it for about six bux. __________________ [URL="http://facebook.com/mancavemeals"]http://facebook.com/mancavemeals[/URL]

02-05-2012, 07:18 AM	#10
lemur Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-31-11 Location: saint john, nb, Canada...100 km east of Calais, ME	What fun would there be in that .......... I like making something out of nothing. Plus, I'm cheep and it was free. +1 __________________ bark is often better than bite....Offset, UDS, Custom Hybrid

02-05-2012, 07:51 AM	#11
Wampus somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-05-09 Location: Mooresville, IN	Great ingenuity! As far as the ash eating away at your drum....I THINK that it's only corrosive when it gets wet. Could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure. Either way, if you're not into the "trash can dump" manouver, then doing it that way is necessary! Good stuff! PLUS....great thinking making it rounded in shape to get into the corners of that round drum! Whatever you do.....I hope you're not throwing away that charcoal!!!! __________________ [COLOR="Blue"][B]"Oh, I don’t reject Christ. I love Christ. It’s just that so many of you Christians are so unlike Christ." -Mahatma Gandhi[/B][/COLOR]

02-05-2012, 08:29 AM	#12
Bbq Bubba somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-03-07 Location: New Baltimore, Mi.	Great idea! Why is there good charcoal in the bottom of your drum? __________________ Owner of Bubba's BBQ & Catering L.L.C. Beer Snob I cook the #bestbrisketnorthoftexas. Get over it. #detroitporkmafia BBQ Person of the Year 2013

02-05-2012, 10:05 AM	#13
HB-BBQ is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 06-14-07 Location: Huntington Beach, CA	Great idea simple and effective

02-05-2012, 02:08 PM	#15
Carbon is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-24-08 Location: Los Angeles	I like that scooper! __________________ ....UDS....Mini-WSM....Midi-WSM....Mod-ECB....22.5-OTG....34"wood fired pizza oven....