A pretty good place to start for my first R.F. build w/ pics!

[GratefulDave]

The other day I was driving around tha lake and notice a pig roaster in someone's yard. I thought "cool, gettin ready for the holiday coming up". Then I went back around another day just to snap a pic to share with my cousin and sure enough, the guy was putting "for sale" signs in the yard right next to it. So I talked with him for a few and we seemed to get along well. He told me he bought it 2 yrs ago as his project and just never got to it. I let it sit there for a few days and just couldn't help myself anymore. He told me he bought it cheap so I told him I would give him $160 for it. He asked "what's wrong with $180?" Then his wife chimed in and said "because he offered 160 and I want it out of my yard!" So $160 it is. I think I got a good deal so far. Check it out.




I'm planning to lift it up and make it into a R.F. wood burner. It was obviously a gasser before as you can see the bottle holder and there is a V fin in the bottom where the gas element used to be. Going to be some work, but I cannot wait to get started. Once I get through the holidays and my vacation I am going to buy a welder and get started.

Thanks for checking out my someday smoker!

Dave

[Whisky Fish]

Looks like a great "Blank Canvas" to start your masterpiece on. Can't wait to see what's next. Good Luck!

JT

[Slanted88]

Yeah Man!....U done good!

[Broke @ss Cooker]

Thats a damn nice find and for 160.00 its a steel! A little work and you will have a real nice cooker their!

[RHankinsJr]

Awesome grab! slap a firebox, split plate, stack and some new grates and you're done!

Talk about a jump start!

[Fishawn]

Very Cool Dave!..... Keep us posted on what you decide on doing to her..... Then give her a name ? or did she come with one?

[Zeeker]

You got a sound base to work with Dave. Kudos and good luck...

[Mark R]

That looks like a great head start on a blank canvas! Shoot, you'll have that thing up and runnin in no time.

[HawgHeaven]

Wow, what a great deal! Good luck with it and keep us posted on the progress!

[randoCammando]

Gotta love wifes, good grab man

[dwayne]

Nice find Dave, Just a little TLC and you will have a nice smoker at a good price - way to go.

[davidmcg]

As the Moody Blues said best, "ooooo what a lucky man". It does pay off sometimes to let the curious part of ya gain control. Its worth so much more than $160.

[Critterhunter]

Nice score

[GratefulDave]

Thanks guys. I'm pretty psyched to say the least. Time to start lookin at some other builds for ideas and how to re-mount it to the trailer when I lift it and what not. My father in law has some welding experience so I'm going to enlist him for some coaching. Will be a good chance for us to get together too. Can't wait!

Dave

[GratefulDave]

Clearance for fire box

I was just looking at these two pics again thinking about what it was going to take to lift the smoker so I would have enough clearance for a fire box on the back end and started wondering if just putting new wheels and tires on it would make a significant difference without having to cut the whole thing free and rebuild the trailer too. Any thoughts?

Dave