500 gal reverse flow build

[Welder88]

How you going to finish the outside - paint, clear coat, linseed oil?

The plan after final grinding/sanding is a linseed oil finish on the tank, and black painted trailer frame

 

[Welder88]

Should I place my order now?

I do have another tank

 

[TheHojo]

TheHojo, the plan is sand all the weld seams smooth on the outside so the entire thing appears seamless, then hit the seams with a sandblasted again, then the final finish will be linseed oil for a rustic look. Then trailer frame is going to get painted black, and then polished stainless steel fender/side shelf units

Can’t wait to see the finished product

 

[BBQ Freak]

very nice work sir and following the build .

 

[Welder88]

Didn’t get much done tonight, but did work on it for a couple hours. Finished fitting rack tracks and building racks in main cook chamber, also started bending the warming cabinet(which also has the ability to smoke/cook as well). Ended up with just under 8400 square inches of cooking space in the main, and will have approximately 4300 in the warming cabinet

 

[Big George's BBQ]

Wow Awesome work You have some serious skills Looking forward to your finish and your cooks

 

[ModelMaker]

Good.
Ed

 

[Welder88]

Another update for those following the build. Tonight we got the doors fitted and hinges welded on, also started trimming out the doors. The warming cabinet/ secondary cook chamber has been mounted and the intake flew for it has been built with control damper, we put a tapered floor in it and it’s grease drain will tie into the main cook chamber so there will only be one grease bucket to worry about. Also put high temp insulation under the floor of the warming box. When complete entire warming box and firebox will be insulated. Also fitting hanging rods in the top of the warming box to hang sausage for cooking.

 

[Welder88]

Got the rods installed that will support the racks in the warming box, and got the back welded into it, now time for insulation and to skin it

 

[Fooball]

I think you may be able to cook a little more at one time on that bad boy than your two OK Joe Highlands. Maybe. :heh:

 

[Mike Twangzer]

This is nothing short of spectacular .... but .... what are you going to do with it once it's finished ? :-D Is there more fun in building .... or .... cooking ?

 

[Welder88]

This is nothing short of spectacular .... but .... what are you going to do with it once it's finished ? :-D Is there more fun in building .... or .... cooking ?

I enjoy fabricating, but cooking good bbq for people to enjoy is what I enjoy the most

 

[Welder88]

So we might have gotten a little carried away and made a personalized firebox door tonight

 

[Welder88]

So it’s been a bit since I posted an update, so here we go. Firebox and warming cabinet is now insulated and skinned with 12 gauge, fender/shelf brackets are now on trailer, and the shelves have been fabricated. There’s probably a few other things that I am missing.

 

[Bigskysmoker]

I’m liking it. Jealous of your capabilities and the smoker!

 

[Qkooker]

I'm totally impressed! Well designed too.

 

[Welder88]

Well the firebox and warming box is all wrapped up….literally, it’s all insulated and sheeted with 12 gauge, got the door on the warming box. The only thing left is too get the firebox door back from the powder coat shop and install it, and put handle and thermometer in warming box door. Also got the pit doors straightened out in the press and installed for the last time….thank goodness they are heavy to move around and work on. The trailer is getting painted then time to mount the pit for the last time.

 

[sudsandswine]

Looks great. Is the warmer attached to the cook chamber at all or will it be heated only by the firebox through some sort of baffle? What are you painting it with?

 

[Bigskysmoker]

That is a hell of a smoker you got there!

 

[Welder88]

Looks great. Is the warmer attached to the cook chamber at all or will it be heated only by the firebox through some sort of baffle? What are you painting it with?

It is entirely separate from the cook chamber, there is a flue with a gate in it that is controlled from the outside with a push pull rod to control temperature in the warming box. The floor of the warmer is also insulated to reduce involoheat transfer from the firebox, so you can smoke, cook, or bake in it separately from the cook chamber. I believe there are some pictures a few posts back showing the flue and control rod assembly