Is this safe?

Lakeside Smoker · 06-15-2007, 07:55 AM

On our way to Peters Pond on The Cape!
If anyone finds my smoker on the side of I-93, can you pick it up for me?

Captain Caveman · 06-15-2007, 07:59 AM

I don't know if it is safe.....but I like it!

I was thinking of doing the same thing (kind of) when we go to a comp, it takes 2 tow vehicles, 1 for the Stumps Clone, and 1 for the BBQ trailer.

ique · 06-15-2007, 08:01 AM

Looks pretty sturdy. Just make sure to pull off after about a 1/2 hour on the road to see if anything loosened up.

Good Luck!

chibi · 06-15-2007, 08:02 AM

I'm not sure there are enough straps :) Have fun.

biffleg · 06-15-2007, 08:05 AM

BBQ Wheelie Bar

KC_Bobby · 06-15-2007, 08:25 AM

I think you need more orange so deer hunters don't shoot your direction. But I don't think another vehicle will follow for 500 feet or more.

I'll assume a bar goes into the hitch to hold the bottom up and the two straps just help keep it level along with the front cover peices that go over the bumper.

I don't see the smokers falling off anytime soon if the rack is attached properly.

parrothead · 06-15-2007, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ique

Looks pretty sturdy. Just make sure to pull off after about a 1/2 hour on the road to see if anything loosened up.

Good Luck!

Ditto from me as well. Check them right after a little time on the road, and a good inspection everytime you stop for fuel or whatever.

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 06-15-2007, 09:06 AM

LOL --- I see that picture and think that drivers behind you are gonna be saying "Holy chit, those people really are serious about their camping"

Hope you have great success at the comp. Have fun.

Harbormaster · 06-15-2007, 09:16 AM

I don't see any duct tape, can't be that safe.

Sawdustguy · 06-15-2007, 09:44 AM

Best of luck to you at the Cape! Just check your load after a couple of miles.

parrothead · 06-15-2007, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sawdustguy

Best of luck to you at the Cape! Just check your load after a couple of miles.

This from a voice of experience learned the hard way.

slat · 06-15-2007, 09:50 AM

I'm with the others just check it after a bit once everything has had a chance to bounce around to see if anything is loose then at every fuel stop.

Yakfishingfool · 06-15-2007, 10:19 AM

It looks good, but if I can add one thing. i would secure all that to the bumper in some way. If that comes off you're out a smoker, but more importatntly is not to injure anyone behind you. The ladders and roof rack are not integral to the chassis. So attach to the bumper and secure it for sure. Scott

KC_Bobby · 06-15-2007, 10:37 AM

I thought what we saw tied to the ladder is just extra strap to keep it from flappin in da wind, but a closer look does show that the strap holding the top of the vertical cabinet is tied to the ladder. If he has an eyebolt on the other side of the cabinet at the floor, the strap going side to side should hold it down tight so the strap on the ladder doesn't need to do much. But I think that strap may go over the horizonal and down.

As far as the roof rack ... 110% agreement. I gotta think the rack has a center metal support under it, I think that's one of the hitch hauler sytems that go into a trailer hitch mount with a sheet of plywood on top to make it a little larger.

But aside from the straps, I wish I was riding to a contest right now in that.

Sawdustguy · 06-15-2007, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by parrothead

This from a voice of experience learned the hard way.

Yes indeed! Greg saw first hand what a 750 lbs cooker can do to the inside of a trailer when it breaks loose. As bad as it looked, we fixed everything, We replaced the sink, fixed the door and the walls and we are now as good as new. You can't tell anything happened but the event sure taught us a lesson.

06-15-2007, 07:55 AM	#1
Lakeside Smoker is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-17-07 Location: Methuen, MA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Is this safe? On our way to Peters Pond on The Cape! If anyone finds my smoker on the side of I-93, can you pick it up for me? __________________ BJ's Wholesale Club Blog In polite society, we have an unspoken agreement to call our obsessions hobbies. - Stephen King

06-15-2007, 07:59 AM	#2
Captain Caveman is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-04-07 Location: Carthage, Mo. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I don't know if it is safe.....but I like it! I was thinking of doing the same thing (kind of) when we go to a comp, it takes 2 tow vehicles, 1 for the Stumps Clone, and 1 for the BBQ trailer. __________________ -Chad Caveman Cuisine BBQ Team HEMI orange "Gravity Feed" Clone 2 Hotrod Black "Gravity Feed" clones Mobile Kitchen Towable offset CBJ #24304 KCBS member #24304

06-15-2007, 08:05 AM	#5
biffleg is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-16-05 Location: North Carolina Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	BBQ Wheelie Bar __________________ Transplanted Texan now living in North Cakalacky GOSM w/ SFB mod UDS Smoker 22.5" Weber Kettle /usr/bbq

06-15-2007, 08:25 AM	#6
KC_Bobby Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-03-07 Location: Gardner KS Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I think you need more orange so deer hunters don't shoot your direction. But I don't think another vehicle will follow for 500 feet or more. I'll assume a bar goes into the hitch to hold the bottom up and the two straps just help keep it level along with the front cover peices that go over the bumper. I don't see the smokers falling off anytime soon if the rack is attached properly. __________________ Boondoggle BBQ Country Smokers 450 Weber Smokey Mountain 18" Proud KCBS Member & Certified Judge

06-15-2007, 09:06 AM	#8
HeSmellsLikeSmoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-02-07 Location: Warren, Vermont Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	LOL --- I see that picture and think that drivers behind you are gonna be saying "Holy chit, those people really are serious about their camping" Hope you have great success at the comp. Have fun. __________________ Jim - Another transplanted Texan Former KCBS CBJ Large and Medium Big Green Eggs , Black 18.5" WSM, Blue Weber Performer - Stainless, Green Weber OTG Kettle , Brinkmann SnP Pro, and a Stainless UDS. One retired Portable Kitchen grill. Red Thermapen, Maverick ET-73, EdgePro Apex Sharpener. Avatar is the original 1951 Weber Kettle

06-15-2007, 08:01 AM	#3
ique is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-14-05 Location: New England Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks pretty sturdy. Just make sure to pull off after about a 1/2 hour on the road to see if anything loosened up. Good Luck!

06-15-2007, 08:02 AM	#4
chibi Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-14-06 Location: ftcollins,Co Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm not sure there are enough straps :) Have fun.

06-15-2007, 09:16 AM	#9
Harbormaster Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-14-06 Location: Wyocena, WI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I don't see any duct tape, can't be that safe. __________________ Clark My Boys: Joseph (EI); Andrew (EE); Daniel (EE) My Toys: 10 WSMs (B, C, DH, DA, EZ, DZ, EO, DU, DR, EE/DU mutt); Brinkman Cimmaron; Chuckwagon Cooker; 22.5" OTG (DT); Two 22.5" Bar-B-Kettles; One 18.5" Bar-B-Kettle; Smokey Joes (A, K); Genesis Silver C (DU); 3 WGAs (EZ, DE, N); 3 SJPs (DT, DU, DR). "For when democracy becomes tyranny, those of us with rifles still get to vote"

06-15-2007, 09:44 AM	#10
Sawdustguy Babbling Farker Join Date: 09-14-05 Location: Manorville, Long Island Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Best of luck to you at the Cape! Just check your load after a couple of miles. __________________ Guy (Brewmaster and Pitmaster) BBQ Team: *Two Fat Polocks BBQ Team* Brewery: Black Dog Brewery BBQ Equipment: "Sam I Am": XL Big Green Egg "Barbra Q": Lang 84 Deluxe "R2 and D2": Twin 22" Weber Smokey Mountains Brewery: Custom Made Automated Souped Up Sabco

06-15-2007, 09:50 AM	#12
slat is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 10-10-03 Location: Marble Hill, Missouri Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm with the others just check it after a bit once everything has had a chance to bounce around to see if anything is loose then at every fuel stop. __________________ Cell 573-979-2426 Proud member of the MOFO chapter. Bandera Turkey Fryer Rusting and corroding Gas Grill

06-15-2007, 10:19 AM	#13
Yakfishingfool Babbling Farker Join Date: 10-01-05 Location: Shokan, New York Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It looks good, but if I can add one thing. i would secure all that to the bumper in some way. If that comes off you're out a smoker, but more importatntly is not to injure anyone behind you. The ladders and roof rack are not integral to the chassis. So attach to the bumper and secure it for sure. Scott __________________ Oh It'z BBQ! 6 Kayaks(tarpon 160i, 2 tarpon 120's, a hobie outback, hobie tandem, and a Kaskazi Dorado) 1 Weber Gold Series Grill 1 Spicewine Large on a trailer 1 WSM 1 Smokey Joe Platinum 1 XL Big Green Egg KCBS Certified Judge #9079

06-15-2007, 10:37 AM	#14
KC_Bobby Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-03-07 Location: Gardner KS Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I thought what we saw tied to the ladder is just extra strap to keep it from flappin in da wind, but a closer look does show that the strap holding the top of the vertical cabinet is tied to the ladder. If he has an eyebolt on the other side of the cabinet at the floor, the strap going side to side should hold it down tight so the strap on the ladder doesn't need to do much. But I think that strap may go over the horizonal and down. As far as the roof rack ... 110% agreement. I gotta think the rack has a center metal support under it, I think that's one of the hitch hauler sytems that go into a trailer hitch mount with a sheet of plywood on top to make it a little larger. But aside from the straps, I wish I was riding to a contest right now in that. __________________ Boondoggle BBQ Country Smokers 450 Weber Smokey Mountain 18" Proud KCBS Member & Certified Judge

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