Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) 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! Edited February 3 by Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 5 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 That’s pretty darn cool. It’ll need a bumper sticker 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Very nice!!! I’m thinking he’ll get lots of compliments on that masterpiece. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Nicely done! Get the paperwork and permits and start cooking on the Farmers Market circuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Do you deliver to Missouri 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 thats an impressive hog roaster right there , great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 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. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracos Kid Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I'm impressed with your son's skill and talent...and enjoy your posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Devil Dale Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 That stack-to-tank juncture is one serious piece of fitting ! Very nicely done!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 You SURE he's your son? He has lots of skillz 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shoer 27979 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 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 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleshoe Bill SASS #67022 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 This one fine piece of work. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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