Transporting a Spicewine

Cigarbque · 02-22-2010, 08:05 PM

I am looking for a vertical smoker for comps and I have a possibility to pick up a used medium Spicewine. . I cook with my younger girls or solo so I am concerned about transport issues. I have a pickup but not a trailer.

Any tips or words of wisdom on moving a 600 pound cooker around? Am I better off looking at a BWS or something lighter? I like the construction of the SW but I am concerned about the heft of it.

MilitantSquatter · 02-22-2010, 08:07 PM

Getting it into/out of a pickup will be a real challenge unless you get very creative.

I always tout the SW as being a great unit but in this case, I don't think it's a good option for you unless you have acess to a trailer.

nthole · 02-22-2010, 08:10 PM

I've never seen anyone at a comp with one without a trailer of some sort. I think it COULD be slid onto it's back into a pickup on some sort of rail system, but not on your own. Maybe once...but the back surgery afterwards will be prohibitive.

Now, a couple of WSMs you can lift!

Smokin Mike · 02-22-2010, 08:29 PM

honestly,,,

I have a FEC, it's really easy to put in a truck bed, just lift up and bam, its in.

I have the same concerns as you, I have to lift it myself, so,,, went with a FEC for that reason.

another disclaimer (again), I love pellet machines, going to FEC was not hard.

spicewine · 02-22-2010, 08:32 PM

Both are correct. The medium was never built for comps, but I am working on competition models that are lighter. I just don't want to compromise the quality of the cooker for something that won't last for many years. I am in the prosess of building a " Modified Medium" for my new cooking trailer. I will have 3 MM cookers and a charcoal oven " Thurmanator " planned. Sorry they are so heavy , but I build them to last for years and years. Hope this helps some.

Spice

G$ · 02-22-2010, 08:50 PM

I agree with all the above, including Jay. My medium spicewine was the most durable, toughest cooker I have ever seen.

That being said, there is literally NO WAY you should entertain loading and unloading it in a pickup truck. Either pursue a low deck trailer, or consider another cooker for moing around to competitions.

I am very interested in hearing more about these new Spicewine competition options though ...

WannaBeBBQueen · 02-23-2010, 06:47 AM

Nope trust me you would need a trailer, now that being said I have the perfect lightweight trailer to tow it and would sell it to you for a sweet price!! Send me a pm!

Big Ugly's BBQ · 02-23-2010, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cigarbque

I am looking for a vertical smoker for comps and I have a possibility to pick up a used medium Spicewine. . I cook with my younger girls or solo so I am concerned about transport issues. I have a pickup but not a trailer.

Any tips or words of wisdom on moving a 600 pound cooker around? Am I better off looking at a BWS or something lighter? I like the construction of the SW but I am concerned about the heft of it.

I'll make you a deal. You get the Med Spicewine, and I'll trade you straight up with my Guru Tallboy, Silicon Cover (for those day where you need a barrier to hold heat), 7 racks, 17 rack positions. It has the off-road wheels so moving it around is easy, and it weights right around 100lbs. It folds flat, so if you need to use a car (God that sounds funny) you can. Heck, I may even throw in a Cambro to seal the deal.

thillin · 02-23-2010, 12:28 PM

Definitely need a trailer. Cruise craigslist for a small utility trailer. At comps you can always find a helping hand to help you load/unload.

Jacked UP BBQ · 02-23-2010, 12:44 PM

I have a medium and I put it in the back of my pickup truck with two guys. We lay it on the side and push it in on a mat.

Jorge · 02-23-2010, 12:50 PM

I'll defer to Jay, since he builds them, but I suspect you could do it with some heavy duty ramps and a winch. That's how Tony76248 transports his Stumps. It may require some mods to the wheels and some secure D-rings to attach a cable to...

goodsmokebbq · 02-23-2010, 12:53 PM

Here's the trailer you need...

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=78289

pat · 02-23-2010, 01:34 PM

What about a tommy-lift gate for your pickup?

WannaBeBBQueen · 02-23-2010, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Ugly's BBQ

I'll make you a deal. You get the Med Spicewine, and I'll trade you straight up with my Guru Tallboy, Silicon Cover (for those day where you need a barrier to hold heat), 7 racks, 17 rack positions. It has the off-road wheels so moving it around is easy, and it weights right around 100lbs. It folds flat, so if you need to use a car (God that sounds funny) you can. Heck, I may even throw in a Cambro to seal the deal.

and where exactly does that leave my trailer in the deal

I helped you

lol

Jacked UP BBQ · 02-23-2010, 07:49 PM

If you buy Julies trailer, I will personally pick it up and bring it out to you.

02-22-2010, 08:05 PM	#1
Cigarbque Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-19-09 Location: N.W. New Jersey Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Transporting a Spicewine I am looking for a vertical smoker for comps and I have a possibility to pick up a used medium Spicewine. . I cook with my younger girls or solo so I am concerned about transport issues. I have a pickup but not a trailer. Any tips or words of wisdom on moving a 600 pound cooker around? Am I better off looking at a BWS or something lighter? I like the construction of the SW but I am concerned about the heft of it. __________________ BWS Party, UDS, Yellow Thermapen, Gasser

02-22-2010, 08:07 PM	#2
MilitantSquatter Moderator Join Date: 09-17-05 Location: soon to be in Mooresville, NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Getting it into/out of a pickup will be a real challenge unless you get very creative. I always tout the SW as being a great unit but in this case, I don't think it's a good option for you unless you have acess to a trailer. __________________ Vinny 22" WSM & Kettle Former owner: Jambo, Klose BYC, Med. Spicewine, Pitts & Spitts, XL & (2) Med. BGE's, (2) 18" WSM's

02-22-2010, 08:10 PM	#3
nthole Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: St. Louis Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've never seen anyone at a comp with one without a trailer of some sort. I think it COULD be slid onto it's back into a pickup on some sort of rail system, but not on your own. Maybe once...but the back surgery afterwards will be prohibitive. Now, a couple of WSMs you can lift! __________________ Neil -- "Easy Bake Master" NB Bandera [gone to heaven...conveniently located in Long Island, NY] WSM A, WSM B, UDS, Easy Bake Oven Pork Pistols BBQ MOFO Illuminati MOINK...It's what's for linner.

02-22-2010, 08:29 PM	#4
Smokin Mike is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-06-07 Location: Kansas City Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	honestly,,, I have a FEC, it's really easy to put in a truck bed, just lift up and bam, its in. I have the same concerns as you, I have to lift it myself, so,,, went with a FEC for that reason. another disclaimer (again), I love pellet machines, going to FEC was not hard. __________________ Disco Pigs competition team Sponsored by Oakridge BBQ Yoder 640 Yoder 1320 UDS (Snail barrel) FEC-100 X2 Traeger 124 (older american made model) WSM, one touch kettle gasser from costco, KCBS CBJ

02-22-2010, 08:32 PM	#5
spicewine Babbling Farker Join Date: 09-13-04 Location: Columbia Missouri Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Both are correct. The medium was never built for comps, but I am working on competition models that are lighter. I just don't want to compromise the quality of the cooker for something that won't last for many years. I am in the prosess of building a " Modified Medium" for my new cooking trailer. I will have 3 MM cookers and a charcoal oven " Thurmanator " planned. Sorry they are so heavy , but I build them to last for years and years. Hope this helps some. Spice __________________ The "Sauce Whisperer" SPICEWINE IRONWORKS Award Winning Smokers, Sauces and Spices Columbia Missouri www.spicewineironworks.com PERFECT, PERFECT 180 CHICKEN 2011 1ST. PLACE PORK AMERICAN ROYAL (OPEN) 2012 BEST SAUCE IN THE WORLD ( BLUE COLLAR ) AMERICAN ROYAL 2009 BEST RUB IN THE WORLD ( HEFFER DUST ) AMERICAN ROYAL 2007 MOFO Chapter CISC Master BBQ Chef

02-22-2010, 08:50 PM	#6
G$ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-01-05 Location: Southern Arizona Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I agree with all the above, including Jay. My medium spicewine was the most durable, toughest cooker I have ever seen. That being said, there is literally NO WAY you should entertain loading and unloading it in a pickup truck. Either pursue a low deck trailer, or consider another cooker for moing around to competitions. I am very interested in hearing more about these new Spicewine competition options though ... __________________ Totally Que-Less BBQ Team

02-23-2010, 06:47 AM	#7
WannaBeBBQueen is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 07-17-06 Location: Wantagh, NY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nope trust me you would need a trailer, now that being said I have the perfect lightweight trailer to tow it and would sell it to you for a sweet price!! Send me a pm! __________________ Julie "It is better to have burnt and lost, then never to have barbecued at all" Swamp Pit BBQ KCBS Member KCBS CBJ Charbroil Bandera Charbroil Silver Smoker/Grill Weber Kettle 18 & 26 WSM 18 1/2 Kamado 18" FEC 100 http://www.myspace.com/wannabebbqueen http://www.tripadvisor.com/members/JMBred *the views of the user Skip (The Prince Consort) do not necessarily reflect those of WannaBeBBQueen...lol

02-23-2010, 12:28 PM	#9
thillin somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-21-04 Location: Keller, Texas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Definitely need a trailer. Cruise craigslist for a small utility trailer. At comps you can always find a helping hand to help you load/unload. __________________ Med Spicewine-adopted 3/13/10 *CL Score* 2 Large BGEs(pimped out w/Thirdeye Eggcessories)-hatched 6/4/07 & 4/20/11 Med BGE-adopted 2/2/08 *CL Score* -SOLD Mini BGE-adopted 1/31/08 *CL Score* Traeger 075-adopted 12/3/11 CL Score Weber 1 touch *CL Score* Weber Spirit 500 *CL Score* Weber Smokey Joe Silver *CL Score* BLUE & RED Thermapens Klose 20x42-SOLD Paddlin Pigs BBQ Ty

02-23-2010, 12:44 PM	#10
Jacked UP BBQ Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-09-08 Location: Forker River, NJ Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have a medium and I put it in the back of my pickup truck with two guys. We lay it on the side and push it in on a mat. __________________ Jacked UP BBQ vending Ocean County Pig Assassins competition team retired and is now known as Jacked UP BBQ Fec 750 Fec 100 Large Spicewine

02-23-2010, 12:50 PM	#11
Jorge somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-23-04 Location: DFW, San AntonioTx Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'll defer to Jay, since he builds them, but I suspect you could do it with some heavy duty ramps and a winch. That's how Tony76248 transports his Stumps. It may require some mods to the wheels and some secure D-rings to attach a cable to... __________________ You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. --Frank Zappa BOOGITY, BOOGITY, BOOGITY!!! Recipient of a Huggies box! Shut up, and cook!!!!

02-23-2010, 12:53 PM	#12
goodsmokebbq is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-17-07 Location: Rochester, NY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Here's the trailer you need... http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=78289 __________________ Brian "Technical skill is mastery of complexity while creativity is mastery of simplicity." Christopher Zeeman http://www.goodsmokebbq.com http://www.roccityribfest.com http://www.nybbqchamp.com Weber Performer, Red Weber Curb Rescue, Smokey Joe Upgraded Backwoods Party, 22" WSM AKA "Token"

02-23-2010, 01:34 PM	#13
pat is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 01-21-08 Location: Des Moines, IA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What about a tommy-lift gate for your pickup? __________________ Smokers Purgatory Have you tried Simply Marvelous Rubs yet?? Backwoods Party Ole Hickory CTO Large Big Green Egg WSM X 2 Weber Performer

02-23-2010, 07:49 PM	#15
Jacked UP BBQ Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-09-08 Location: Forker River, NJ Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If you buy Julies trailer, I will personally pick it up and bring it out to you. __________________ Jacked UP BBQ vending Ocean County Pig Assassins competition team retired and is now known as Jacked UP BBQ Fec 750 Fec 100 Large Spicewine

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Transporting Drop Offs	Bourbon Barrel BBQ	Catering, Food Handling and Awareness	9	06-21-2011 08:30 PM
transporting MOINKS	energyzer	Q-talk	14	12-10-2010 10:32 PM
Transporting Ribs Advice Please???	Shiz-Nit	Q-talk	3	05-02-2010 07:12 AM
Transporting ABT'S	outside ed	Q-talk	9	09-24-2007 09:30 PM
Transporting the cooker	Samichlaus	Q-talk	13	07-18-2005 09:49 AM