30 Gal UDS ? - Page 2

BluegrassSmoke · 02-20-2013, 03:42 PM

[QUOTE=caliking;2376044]I built one, and love it. http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=133467

I read and looked at your build, one question...why did you cut the bottom of the new drum and not the top with the bung holes?

woodbutcher1 · 02-20-2013, 05:03 PM

El Ropo nailed it

I build 1 of each, and love em.

caliking · 02-20-2013, 07:07 PM

[quote=BluegrassSmoke;2376184]

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Originally Posted by caliking

I built one, and love it. http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=133467

I read and looked at your build, one question...why did you cut the bottom of the new drum and not the top with the bung holes?

I did it that way to have an opening at the bottom to make thorough cleaning easier i.e. when washing the inside don't have to tip the drum to get the water out. What was i thinking... who cleans a drum?

It destroys the ugly!

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Originally Posted by woodbutcher1

El Ropo nailed it

I build 1 of each, and love em.

Love those wings. Super sweet!

BluegrassSmoke · 02-21-2013, 12:24 AM

Ok, makes sense.....guess I just wasn't seeing the madness in you method....

Carbon · 02-21-2013, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Carbon

I'm actually picking up a 16 gallon drum this afternoon for a mini-UDS build, essentially for the same reason you described. I already have an old Smokey Joe laying around so I can use the lid and grate from that.

So, as I mentioned yesterday I picked up a new 16 gallon, open-top, unlined drum for my mini-UDS project. But I ran into a slight dilemma. The drum body fits perfectly on the Smokey Joe so now I'm thinking instead of going the UDS route I can turn this into a tall boy mini-WSM. I'll even be able to hang 3 full slabs of ribs without getting too close to the coals. If I do this I'll replace those thin Smokey Joe legs with heavier duty legs, WSM style.
Has anyone ever gone this route, using a drum instead of the tamale pot? Decisions.....

---k--- · 02-21-2013, 10:56 AM

I highly recommend you check out the last post in the Q-Talk Roadmap thread
http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7818

Many questions answered thanks to UDS guru swamprb.

Freddy j · 02-21-2013, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by flyingbassman5

^^^LOL!! Opps, I threw out the instructions to my PBC with the box. Is that bad?

lol, me too. Never used lighter fluid in my PBC, probably never will.

swamprb · 02-21-2013, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ---k---

I highly recommend you check out the last post in the Q-Talk Roadmap thread
http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7818

Many questions answered thanks to UDS guru swamprb.

WOW! My own Roadmap thread-

who 'da thunk that!

Carbon · 02-21-2013, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ---k---

I highly recommend you check out the last post in the Q-Talk Roadmap thread
http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7818

Many questions answered thanks to UDS guru swamprb.

Thanks for that link. I can go either way with this drum, but two completely different mods required for each setup. I already have a 55-gal UDS so I'm kind of liking the tall boy mini-WSM idea now. I didn't realize how well the drum fit inside the Smokey Joe kettle. :)

caliking · 02-21-2013, 04:10 PM

I say do it! Just make sure the drum is steady on the SJ base, otherwise it may easily tip over because of the height

Bob13 · 02-21-2013, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Carbon

So, as I mentioned yesterday I picked up a new 16 gallon, open-top, unlined drum for my mini-UDS project. But I ran into a slight dilemma. The drum body fits perfectly on the Smokey Joe so now I'm thinking instead of going the UDS route I can turn this into a tall boy mini-WSM. I'll even be able to hang 3 full slabs of ribs without getting too close to the coals. If I do this I'll replace those thin Smokey Joe legs with heavier duty legs, WSM style.
Has anyone ever gone this route, using a drum instead of the tamale pot? Decisions.....

It has been done... you'll see a few pix here:

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=115513

Not too much on strengthening the legs, but here's a little something:

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=138142

Can't wait to see pron of whatever you decide to do! I'll be doing something very similar myself as soon as I find the time....

Carbon · 02-21-2013, 04:57 PM

Thanks for the links Bob13. The WSM style leg mod shown is exactly what I had in mind. I already have some aluminum bar stock to work with.

MisterChrister · 02-21-2013, 04:59 PM

Toney Marconi · 02-21-2013, 07:21 PM

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02-21-2013, 10:56 AM	#21
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02-21-2013, 04:57 PM	#27
Carbon is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-24-08 Location: Los Angeles	Thanks for the links Bob13. The WSM style leg mod shown is exactly what I had in mind. I already have some aluminum bar stock to work with. __________________ ....UDS....Mini-WSM....Midi-WSM....Mod-ECB....22.5-OTG....34"wood fired pizza oven....

02-21-2013, 04:59 PM	#28
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02-20-2013, 03:42 PM	#16
BluegrassSmoke On the road to being a farker Join Date: 03-01-12 Location: Radcliff, KY	[QUOTE=caliking;2376044]I built one, and love it. http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=133467 I read and looked at your build, one question...why did you cut the bottom of the new drum and not the top with the bung holes?

02-21-2013, 12:24 AM	#19
BluegrassSmoke On the road to being a farker Join Date: 03-01-12 Location: Radcliff, KY	Ok, makes sense.....guess I just wasn't seeing the madness in you method....

02-21-2013, 07:21 PM	#29
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