Project: Barbecue Trailer

You mad meep.
No really, surely there was somewhere that would order a smaller pig.

I found a place a few days ago that'll sell 'em smaller, but the pig was already bought and paid for.
The way I see it, I'm gonna want to be able to do a big pig anyway.
You never know when you might be called to cater a party for 150 people.
Also:
MOAR GRILL SPACE!!!

You should rename it to The "Medium-sized Black Buffalo."

I dreamed of this last night...only it was full of screaming jews.

Oh, piggy......oh, luau.....Spanky, you are gonna get lei'd!

Lol, but seriously, If you've got a hot friend 30-40yrs old; Oh meep yes, please invite her.

And;
I finished the grate. The un-seasoned steel is making the pattern seem off, but I matched the edges to make it look like one piece.



I made these little fold-down tabs to cover the holes left by the missing upper grate (Just for when I barbecue a pig)

Oh, sweetie, my friends are old and fairly unhot, and much older than that. That's WHY they're my friends....so I can be the meepy one! (Just kidding, I'm in a mood today.) If I can dig up a hot friend by then, I'll brush the dirt off her and bring her along ~ but she's gonna have to sleep with you. I hog the blankets.

Heavens to Betsey!

Spanky, if you wanna get laid quite meepin with the LBB in yer garage.

Then I might get laid too, since I'm transfixed by your opposite of fail.

Thanks, Roach.
I'm not all THAT hard up, but...well, it'd be silly of me not to have as much fun as I can.

You could always just fabricate one.

Hmmmm...
Dammit, Okay, just stop it.

As you can see my young apprentice, your friend hasn't failed.
Now witness the firepower of this FULLY ARMED and OPERATIONAL BARBECUER!

Looks like you have it Totally Out of Control.

Itty bitty wheels look stupid.


Let's fix that.


Buy some spindles...


Weld them to a new axle...

You're a meeping machine man.

It will probably tow a lot better with standard sized wheels, too.

Were you smart enough to by spindles and hubs that will let you run the same wheels as on your truck? That way, you always have a spare for the trailer when you have it out (unless you get a flat on the truck at the same time).

Yes sir, I was!
The new spindles fit my spare perfectly.
Toyota wheels cost more though, and the tires looked too large for the trailer.
So I went the cheap route and just picked up some old rims from the scrapyard, stripped three layers of paint off 'em, hit them with a few coats of metal finish and mounted some $40 used tires.

Side Note:1
The mornings are nice and cool now.
I feel like going into the garage again...meep...YEAH!

Had a little help from the future son-in-law.

Kid's showing a rare amount of common sense and work ethic.
He will do well.

That's a dodgy way to get 'U' bolts!

They would be stronger if you bent a piece of solid bar, and cut a thread on each end. Those would not pass muster with the engineering boys here, there is too much chance of them breaking, no matter how good your welding is.

Son, I am disapoint. :(

I trust my metalwork, but you might have a point.
I'll hit Budget Bolt come Tuesday and buy some.

-Especially considering that I had to mount the axle over the springs to lower the ride back to the right height with the bigger wheels.

Good idea!

If the cops ever had a look at it (and lets face it, it is a cop/joe public magnet when on the road or in use at the park) you would cop so much meep if those got noticed, and your work is too good for that.

Add to that the stress they would be under on a bad road, and the brittleness factor of localized heat from welding, and it just aint worth the risk for the minor cost saving.

Make him work hard for the honor of marrying your daughter. Make him sweat.

Well said.
(I would've bought them in the first place, if it weren't Sunday)

@AME
Oh, he seems pretty motivated. When I roast that pig later this month, he's helping me babysit and pull it.
He has no idea what he's in for.

I can attest to that. Last full pig, I copped out and grabbed a guitar...

Good. Make him do ALL the dirty work. I"m a meepign vegetarian, but to make my wifes dad happy i'd have killed the meeper and gutted it myself. You are the most important person in her life, so you become second in his. All i'm sayin. @spankerchief

I'm okay with getting dropped by the wayside so long as he keeps her happy.
I'm going into the business of grandbaby spoilage anyway.
Toys were always my thing ;)

Fender:

Test fit

Nicely fended.

Bonus: Extra horizontal space on which to set your beers and whatnot.

:D Sounds like you're gonna be one helluva grandpa. That grill is a work of beauty man. So how much you think you've spent on it. Try not to start crying lol. @spankerchief

Thanks guys.
@AME;
Lessee...I think I'm up to about $3,000 now in materials.
(If I charged for labor, I'd be up to about $8,000)

The most amazing thing about the beast is how well it works, not just for a nine hundred pound pig, but for a full array of bacon wrapped stuffed peppers and a full rack of kabobs at the same time. The thing FUNCTIONS!





meepin' A, that was the best Camp Food I Ever Ate.

^ Oh, and Pepper's Magic Beans. Those are Dang Fine Baked Beans, and the smoke did them really good.

Could I get a copy of that bean recipe?

meep that is dedication. Looks like i might have to start eating chicken again for my health. meeping fake protein getting so expensive. Might have to take over my dads grill. little meepy miracle worker that it is. So i'm a little jealous of that thing. So how many hours you spent on it?@spankerchief

BTW, We also have a lot of good recipes for grilled zukes, eggplant, and other garden meep. More if you have a fine grill, but start with a four to overnight marinade in italian dressing, drain an hour, and grill. Go Monkey!

And Bob, on the way, just have to poke the rosie!

Oh really eh? I've never had eggplant before excpet once in lasagna that i made, and it was interesting. If you feel like sharing any good recipes on stuff like that, i'd be really appreciative. @BeachGoat

@anothermonkeyenslaved
No idea.
Probably a few hundred hours by now.

I'll probably be tinkering with it for the next few years, getting all the bugs worked out before making a copy and selling the prototype.
(The reason being; It's got enough patches and weld lines to make Frankenstein say "DUDE. WTF?!)

Goat's right about the Italian Dressing thing. Just take a Vidalia or red onion cut into rings and soak overnight for a nicely different little snacky. -Good on sammiches.

Sounds good, i just need to figure out how to get protein on a more regular basis, haven't had any for a while until this week, got sick because of too much intake. Getting tired of this, know of any cheap protein products?@spankerchief

Ribeye steak. (shrugs)

Haha, yeah i'm looking for a non meat protein. Lol.@spankerchief

@anothermonkeyenslaved

You can buy eggs for about $4-$5 a 30 pack.

Ugh, yeah, but is there an easy way to eliminate egg taste? Otherwise I gag on that meep cheese and deviled eggs are meeping nasty.

hot sauce?

Hmm never tried that before, love a good hot sauce, may work out. Thanks.

Separate off the yolks if the egg taste gets to you. I don't eat yolks anymore much. http://youtu.be/yAGX-54iR30

A little technical help here would be greatly appreciated...

I wanna install a pipe burner or two in the buffalo.
Something like this:

Before anybody panics, the (poorly rendered) propane tank will actually sit on a little fold-down rack on the back of the smoke chamber about 2" above the firebox (which is both insulated and won't be in use the same time as the propane anyway)

I have plans for 1" x 40" pipe burner(s) under the RF plate and was wondering if anyone could help with the spacing of the slots, number of burners needed and where to position it/them.

I could put one or two above the plate but it would be 4-1/2" below the grilling surface.
(Too close...?)
(Just right for high-temp grilling...?)

Any useful thoughts/ideas would be appreciated and possibly rewarded.

Oh, I should add that the idea was that for long cooks you don't really gain any more smoke flavor after four hours. I could let the wood fire die, light up the propane and finish the cook more easily since the temps on a propane unit wouldn't change as much as a wood fire.
So I could just set it and go take a nap for a few hours without it flaring up or dying out on me.

All the multi-burner BBQs that I have seen have the burners spaced out at about 6-8 inches apart. ( The flame length on each side of the burner runs out at about 2-1/2" - 3'). The height sounds about right, maybe bring them a little closer to the plate if you want to be able to grill on it (3-1/2" - 4") . The holes are usually about 1/2"-3/4" apart, but make sure that they are the right size for your gas flow etc.

Are suitable burners available to buy commercially? If you can find some, go take some measurements. I know I can get replacement burners here, so maybe check out the local BBQ store.

If you want to use it like an oven to finish roasting your meat after the smoke has done it's thing, you would probably need to fit the burners above the bottom plate so that the plate itself doesn't trap and absorb too much heat.

The best way to mount the gas cylinder is to get a couple of forklift-style cylinder brackets and mount them on a vertical surface well clear of the firebox. Make sure that the regulator and feed line can take any radiant heat, or are well shielded (like the cylinder), because too much heat on the regulator may affect your gas flow in ways you won't like. There is a reason that lines and things are kept away from the hot parts of a BBQ, and you may have to find a way to mount everything much lower than your picture suggests. A flexible delivery line and the regulator in such a position that the cylinder can sit on the ground when in use may be the better way to go. You could mount it on the draw-bar for transport, using a base-plate and one cylinder bracket as a clamp.

I would strongly recommend keeping as much of the gas system as possible as far below the heat of the firebox and oven as you can.

You didn't read the "Before anybody panics" part, did you?

I checked all the temps in the connection areas with my temp gun while burning splits (wide open) and will do so again at each step while fitting the cylinder, manifold and hose connections and especially while test-firing the burners.

You can relax man. I've prepped boilers for freaking CAL-OSHA inspections.
Fretting over gas lines and finding hot spots is second nature.

The RF plate is supposed to absorb heat, btw. The entire unit is built heavy to have a good heat mass. This keeps the temps stable.
All I really need is for the burners to keep adding BTUs to that mass.
I was just toying with the idea of using the burners as a more direct source of heat for high-temp grilling.

Good idea about checking with the barbecue supply places though.
I already looked and you can order extendable burner kits, but they're only a couple of feet long.
This leads me to believe that a single pipe burner would give me plenty of heat at 40".
Nothing for it, but to try.
If I get blowed up, Beachgoat and Wendy get the barbecue.

I'll do my best to weld the pieces back together, and throw you a grand wake.

That's all I ask.

@spankerchief

I did read the "don't panic" bit, and I forgot what you do for a living.

My bad.

Did you want the apple in your mouth?

Sure.
There's two in my room on the left side nightstand to choose from.