Rear-Facing Reverse-Flow Barbecue Trailer

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nice build i can see i will be spending a lot of time on here.

Spankerchief............ you insulated the fire box why not the cooking box?
 
I live in Bakersfield. There's almost never any wind and It's snowed a total of three times in my 40 years of living here. Losing heat isn't really an issue.
That said, I'm giving some thought to selling this one for about $3k and building another with a few upgrades.
I'd like to start with one of the Lowes' $500 trailers (with highway-rated tires and shocks already built-in)
I'll lengthen the "forks" so that the levelers don't have to be cranked up all the way to fold them up.
I'd also space the forks a little wider so that I can put a full inch of insulation around the firebox.
I'd lower the air inlet valves to clear the tongue a little better.(It touches when they're open)
I'd make the firebox an inch or so taller and set the firebox under it a bit more(making it a bit longer, too)
And yes, I'd insulate the smoke chamber to make it more efficient.

I'm not at all sure I wanna start over, though.
That was a lotta freaking work!
 
I live in Bakersfield. There's almost never any wind and It's snowed a total of three times in my 40 years of living here. Losing heat isn't really an issue.
That said, I'm giving some thought to selling this one for about $3k and building another with a few upgrades.
I'd like to start with one of the Lowes' $500 trailers (with highway-rated tires and shocks already built-in)
I'll lengthen the "forks" so that the levelers don't have to be cranked up all the way to fold them up.
I'd also space the forks a little wider so that I can put a full inch of insulation around the firebox.
I'd lower the air inlet valves to clear the tongue a little better.(It touches when they're open)
I'd make the firebox an inch or so taller and set the firebox under it a bit more(making it a bit longer, too)
And yes, I'd insulate the smoke chamber to make it more efficient.

I'm not at all sure I wanna start over, though.
That was a lotta freaking work!
But it's such an awesome smoker !!!

Bear
 
sweet lookn rig you got some skills
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Thanks guys!

I held another BBQ at work over Father's Day last week and did some tinkering with the stacks.

The result from closing them nearly all the way was a slower warm-up but plenty of smoke and WAY better gas mileage. (The oak splits were turning into charcoal before burning.)

I wish I'd gotten pics. It was a thing of beauty. :wipes tear:
 
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I'm doing a whole hog this next week at Montana De Oro over in Obispo.

I couldn't find one under 60 lbs, sooo...

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NOTE:

Yes, I'm aware that my firebox will now be undersized.

(If it really becomes an issue, I'll insulate the smoke chamber later to compensate.)
 
Spankerchief, Morning.

I love how your smoker is convertible........genius,  pure genius how it can go from a 60" smoker to a 72" smoker in one weekend.

Hopefully you won't be asked to do 1/2 a beef the following weekend.  That could get a little much....

Great thread and I applaud you for your ingenuity.   Dave
 
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