Juggy D Beerman
Full Fledged Farker
- Joined
- Sep 18, 2006
- Location
- Warrensburg, MO
There is a new BBQ business in the 'burg. Guy retails BBQ and sides out of a kiosk type building. Has a smoker out front that seems to be there more for appearance and burning wood for the smoke to entice customers. He also does catering and sets up for events. I saw his truck and his vending trailer hooked to the back of the truck getting ready to head out on the road. Hooked up to the back of his trailer is a homemade bbq smoker made out of a propane tank with an offset firebox. The amount of smoke coming out of the doors that access the cooking grates indicated they did not seal very well.
There was a fire burning in the firebox and this guy is pulling out on the road! I might have felt a little different about this if this were the middle of winter and there was snow on the ground but we are in the middle of a drought! It is dryer than a popcorn fart round these here parts. We have had several burn bans in the area. Am I being a little bit over concerned about the safety issues involved here?
I called the Missouri Highway Patrol about this and they said there is no statute that prohibits this practice. The patrolman said he agreed with me it was not a good idea to do it, but it was legal. While talking to him, I asked if trailer mounted smokers needed to be licensed and equipped with running and brake lights. He said that since they were deemed as a piece of working equipment such as a trailer mounted air compressor or welder, they do not need to be licensed or light equipped.
So anyone else think that running your smoker down the road with a fire burning in it is a good idea?
Lager,
Juggy
There was a fire burning in the firebox and this guy is pulling out on the road! I might have felt a little different about this if this were the middle of winter and there was snow on the ground but we are in the middle of a drought! It is dryer than a popcorn fart round these here parts. We have had several burn bans in the area. Am I being a little bit over concerned about the safety issues involved here?
I called the Missouri Highway Patrol about this and they said there is no statute that prohibits this practice. The patrolman said he agreed with me it was not a good idea to do it, but it was legal. While talking to him, I asked if trailer mounted smokers needed to be licensed and equipped with running and brake lights. He said that since they were deemed as a piece of working equipment such as a trailer mounted air compressor or welder, they do not need to be licensed or light equipped.
So anyone else think that running your smoker down the road with a fire burning in it is a good idea?
Lager,
Juggy