Pit brand question...

Digi · 02-18-2009, 08:39 AM

Now that I have my intro out of the way... a friend's Dad is lookin to sell me his pit, and we are trying to determine a decent price. We do not know the brand or model, and at them moment do not have any pics. He is able to tell me that it has a Texas shaped logo on it that is tan with black writing, and from what my friend can remember is similar to this one:

Any ideas on what it might be???

Digi · 02-18-2009, 08:42 AM

I thought it may be a New Braunfel's, but I can't find any models that had a square fire box.

Midnight Smoke · 02-18-2009, 08:56 AM

Going to need Pictures

Westexbbq · 02-18-2009, 09:00 AM

Something like this one?

orangeblood · 02-18-2009, 09:08 AM

if it is a smokemaster like westexbbq suggests....you are looking at a quality rig.

i bought one 12 years ago and have had no regrets

Digi · 02-18-2009, 09:20 AM

yeah that is what my friend is tellin me, that it's about 12 yrs old. trying to get more info... will let you know what i come up with. he's pretty sure that is it, but for some reason doesn't remember the logo taking up that much real estate on the grill... oh well, i'll just wait... do they have a website? i can't seem to find one for them...

Westexbbq · 02-18-2009, 09:43 AM

Digi,
Smokemaster went out of business last I heard.
Check out Klose in Houston and maybe Tejas pits.
I believe you can find them both on the web.
Good luck.

MilitantSquatter · 02-18-2009, 09:47 AM

I'd wait to determine a price until you see pics of it's condition and measurements of the cooking space.

Based on the above - I'd be thinking in the $300-$500 area, especially being 12 yrs old.

Good luck !!

seattlepitboss · 02-18-2009, 11:57 AM

New Braunfels smokers have a logo which includes the state of Texas. Here's a good clue: look at the thickness
of the metal on the firebox and the smokebox (i.e. cooking chamber). If they're both like 16 gauge (~1/16" thick)
or thinner, then the smoker is a COS (cheap offset smoker). If they're thicker, then it's probably worth owning.
Note that you can get good Q off a COS.

Is the smokebox horizontal or vertical?

A picture would really help ..

seattlepitboss

bbqfans · 02-18-2009, 04:40 PM

Is it one of these emblems

Both are great smokers- The NB RedRiver is about 12y/o, and the Tejas has been making good smokers a long time

Hope this helps-Smoke Happy

Digi · 02-18-2009, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbqfans

Is it one of these emblems

Both are great smokers- The NB RedRiver is about 12y/o, and the Tejas has been making good smokers a long time

Hope this helps-Smoke Happy

dont know just yet. gonna go take a look at it some time this week. i will let u guys know which one it is. he thinks its the texas smokehouse one, but we'll see...

Weiser · 02-18-2009, 10:25 PM

My Tejas looks very much like that first photo that you posted,
Nice Smoker, just wish it was a bit larger.

Weiser

Skidder · 02-19-2009, 05:35 AM

Do you have measurements?

02-18-2009, 08:39 AM	#1
Digi Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-16-09 Location: Garland, TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Pit brand question... Now that I have my intro out of the way... a friend's Dad is lookin to sell me his pit, and we are trying to determine a decent price. We do not know the brand or model, and at them moment do not have any pics. He is able to tell me that it has a Texas shaped logo on it that is tan with black writing, and from what my friend can remember is similar to this one: Any ideas on what it might be???

02-18-2009, 08:56 AM	#3
Midnight Smoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-24-08 Location: Southern Arizona Desert Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Going to need Pictures __________________ ************************ * Terry ~ aka Pork Smoker * XL-BGE Hatched 06/20/2008 09:42 pm ** * Couple Weber Kettles, CharGriller, UDS * * Ultra Fast Red Thermapen * Projects Kamado Restoration Bandera Restoration

02-18-2009, 09:00 AM	#4
Westexbbq Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-02-05 Location: Rockin' Lake Ronfarkoma, Hinterlands of BBQ . Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Something like this one? __________________ Illuminated, circa 1967. KCBS CBJ-Texas Transplant. Texas Smokemaster offset, Well-cured NB Silver Smoker, Santa Fe grill (retired). glory bee gasser. Texas International Pop Festival, Labor Day 1969. IMBAS Certified. Just roll me up and smoke me when I die. Always remember, no matter where ya go, there you are. I wanna tell you 'bout Texas radio and the big beat. Someday, I hope to visit Penelope. Hondo Crouch, Famous Late Mayor of Lunkenbach, Texas who advocated a 'dillo diet: "You can eat nothing but armadillos for a month, but you will have to run down and catch all the armadillos you eat and it can really take the weight off!" Last edited by Westexbbq; 06-05-2011 at 09:18 PM..

02-18-2009, 09:43 AM	#7
Westexbbq Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-02-05 Location: Rockin' Lake Ronfarkoma, Hinterlands of BBQ . Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Digi, Smokemaster went out of business last I heard. Check out Klose in Houston and maybe Tejas pits. I believe you can find them both on the web. Good luck. __________________ Illuminated, circa 1967. KCBS CBJ-Texas Transplant. Texas Smokemaster offset, Well-cured NB Silver Smoker, Santa Fe grill (retired). glory bee gasser. Texas International Pop Festival, Labor Day 1969. IMBAS Certified. Just roll me up and smoke me when I die. Always remember, no matter where ya go, there you are. I wanna tell you 'bout Texas radio and the big beat. Someday, I hope to visit Penelope. Hondo Crouch, Famous Late Mayor of Lunkenbach, Texas who advocated a 'dillo diet: "You can eat nothing but armadillos for a month, but you will have to run down and catch all the armadillos you eat and it can really take the weight off!"

02-18-2009, 09:47 AM	#8
MilitantSquatter Moderator Join Date: 09-17-05 Location: soon to be in Mooresville, NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'd wait to determine a price until you see pics of it's condition and measurements of the cooking space. Based on the above - I'd be thinking in the $300-$500 area, especially being 12 yrs old. Good luck !! __________________ Vinny 22" WSM & Kettle Former owner: Jambo, Klose BYC, Med. Spicewine, Pitts & Spitts, XL & (2) Med. BGE's, (2) 18" WSM's

02-18-2009, 08:42 AM	#2
Digi Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-16-09 Location: Garland, TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I thought it may be a New Braunfel's, but I can't find any models that had a square fire box.

02-18-2009, 09:08 AM	#5
orangeblood Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-16-08 Location: Texas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	if it is a smokemaster like westexbbq suggests....you are looking at a quality rig. i bought one 12 years ago and have had no regrets

02-18-2009, 09:20 AM	#6
Digi Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-16-09 Location: Garland, TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	yeah that is what my friend is tellin me, that it's about 12 yrs old. trying to get more info... will let you know what i come up with. he's pretty sure that is it, but for some reason doesn't remember the logo taking up that much real estate on the grill... oh well, i'll just wait... do they have a website? i can't seem to find one for them...

02-18-2009, 11:57 AM	#9
seattlepitboss Take a breath! Join Date: 02-05-09 Location: Seattle, WA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	New Braunfels smokers have a logo which includes the state of Texas. Here's a good clue: look at the thickness of the metal on the firebox and the smokebox (i.e. cooking chamber). If they're both like 16 gauge (~1/16" thick) or thinner, then the smoker is a COS (cheap offset smoker). If they're thicker, then it's probably worth owning. Note that you can get good Q off a COS. Is the smokebox horizontal or vertical? A picture would really help .. seattlepitboss

02-18-2009, 04:40 PM	#10
bbqfans Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 11-12-08 Location: Gibsonburg,Ohio Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	digi ;}- Is it one of these emblems Both are great smokers- The NB RedRiver is about 12y/o, and the Tejas has been making good smokers a long time Hope this helps-Smoke Happy

02-18-2009, 10:25 PM	#12
Weiser is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 10-25-08 Location: Drippin' Springs, TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	My Tejas looks very much like that first photo that you posted, Nice Smoker, just wish it was a bit larger. Weiser __________________ [COLOR=Red][I]"There is a Fine Line between a Hobby and a Mental Disorder." [/I][SIZE=1][COLOR=Black] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][COLOR=Red][SIZE=1][COLOR=Black] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR]

02-19-2009, 05:35 AM	#13
Skidder Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-02-08 Location: Westfield,Ma. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Do you have measurements?

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