Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted February 3, 2023 Posted February 3, 2023 Early last month I asked for a suggestion or two on a mobile smoker Sassparilla Kid wanted to build. Well... it has the smoker, a 3' x 8' "Santa Fe" style grill, and a three-burner propane stove. Still to be installed will be a water tank, wash station, storage, and a few other odds 'n' ends. And paint ~ plan is for a high-heat, satin black "barbecue enamel." Even though it's not quite finished, tomorrow it'll get moved to our late pard Hank's family's ranch and this weekend will see its first use - cooking a pig on the Santa Fe side for his son's daughter's First Birthday Bash. A fair amount of "re-purposing" was accomplished. Although he fabricated the grill and the trailer from new material, the smoker was once a butane tank, the handles are sprint car torsion bars, the smokestack was two 3' lengths of scrap 6" pipe, and the wheels and tires used to be under his 4wd Toyota pickup. The crank wheel for the windlass on the grill is the old steering wheel from our 1964 Massey Ferguson 135 - it'll probably get a "suicide knob." Various other parts and pieces were re-formed from miscellaneous scrap. And thanks to everyone who offered up advice and comments! Started with a derelict 300+ gallon butane tank Hatches cut and first meat racks installed 5' X 10' sheet of steel becoming the Santa Maria style grill Fabricating the trailer (with electric brakes) Firebox (formed from a flat sheet) installed Firebox door Cutout for smokestack, and smokestack "hot glued" in place Coming together Ready for launching and final fitting. Note adjustable 2" stainless "pig spit;" rotisserie motor at back. Yum!
Pat Riot Posted February 3, 2023 Posted February 3, 2023 That’s pretty darn cool. It’ll need a bumper sticker
Yul Lose Posted February 3, 2023 Posted February 3, 2023 Very nice!!! I’m thinking he’ll get lots of compliments on that masterpiece.
Subdeacon Joe Posted February 3, 2023 Posted February 3, 2023 Nicely done! Get the paperwork and permits and start cooking on the Farmers Market circuit.
watab kid Posted February 4, 2023 Posted February 4, 2023 thats an impressive hog roaster right there , great job
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted February 5, 2023 Author Posted February 5, 2023 Small pig. Tasty pig! He went on Friday night at 10:oo pm, and came off this afternoon (Saturday) at 4:30 pm. Large chunks of wood were burned in a firepit, then coals shoveled into the "pit." Low and slow. Cooker architect Sassparilla Kid, the birthday girl's big sister, and yours truly.
Gracos Kid Posted February 5, 2023 Posted February 5, 2023 I'm impressed with your son's skill and talent...and enjoy your posts.
Dusty Devil Dale Posted February 5, 2023 Posted February 5, 2023 That stack-to-tank juncture is one serious piece of fitting ! Very nicely done!!!
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted February 5, 2023 Posted February 5, 2023 You SURE he's your son? He has lots of skillz
The Shoer 27979 Posted February 5, 2023 Posted February 5, 2023 10 hours ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: Small pig. Tasty pig! He went on Friday night at 10:oo pm, and came off this afternoon (Saturday) at 4:30 pm. Large chunks of wood were burned in a firepit, then coals shoveled into the "pit." Low and slow. Cooker architect Sassparilla Kid, the birthday girl's big sister, and yours truly. Dang Hardman I thought that was the ugliest dog in the world on the right, till you said it was you
Muleshoe Bill SASS #67022 Posted February 6, 2023 Posted February 6, 2023 This one fine piece of work. I like it.
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