newtwoq
is one Smokin' Farker
- Joined
- Oct 23, 2012
- Location
- Richmond...
So this guy followed me home yesterday!
It's a heavy beast and took 4 guys to load it on my trailer (a huge thanks to akoda who was one of the 4 guys), though I think most of that weight was coming from the pump and motor sitting on top! It's not quite as thick walled as I would have hoped at 5/32" (was hoping for closer to 1/4"), but it was the perfect size for what I wanted. This will be converted into a backyard offset smoker, al la Aaron Franklin style! The tank is roughly 48"x20" at 40 gallons and using Feldon's calculator will require aprox. a 20x15x15" firebox putting it at 145% (too big?).
I'm excited to get going on this project, but there are a few things I need to do first. I need to put together the shop hoist I got from HF to get it off the trailer and generally be able to move it around. I need to take the pump and motor off. I need to get a grinder. And lastly but most importantly I need to learn how to weld haha. Some may say that I should know how to weld prior to taking something like this on, but I have confidence in myself and figure that this is the perfect kind of project to learn on! Worst case I farm it out to a local welder. I am shooting for it being completed sometime next summer or fall just working on it as I have a few spare mins.
I'm sure I will have a ton of questions as this thing progresses!
It's a heavy beast and took 4 guys to load it on my trailer (a huge thanks to akoda who was one of the 4 guys), though I think most of that weight was coming from the pump and motor sitting on top! It's not quite as thick walled as I would have hoped at 5/32" (was hoping for closer to 1/4"), but it was the perfect size for what I wanted. This will be converted into a backyard offset smoker, al la Aaron Franklin style! The tank is roughly 48"x20" at 40 gallons and using Feldon's calculator will require aprox. a 20x15x15" firebox putting it at 145% (too big?).
I'm excited to get going on this project, but there are a few things I need to do first. I need to put together the shop hoist I got from HF to get it off the trailer and generally be able to move it around. I need to take the pump and motor off. I need to get a grinder. And lastly but most importantly I need to learn how to weld haha. Some may say that I should know how to weld prior to taking something like this on, but I have confidence in myself and figure that this is the perfect kind of project to learn on! Worst case I farm it out to a local welder. I am shooting for it being completed sometime next summer or fall just working on it as I have a few spare mins.
I'm sure I will have a ton of questions as this thing progresses!
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