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Title: Building my big RF smoker
Post by: longbowben on August 22, 2010, 02:01:00 PM

Been wanting to do this for many years,I have everything done except outside shelf and paint maybe this week i will finish. (http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj10/longbowben/DSC01184.jpg) (http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj10/longbowben/DSC01186.jpg)

Title: Re: Building my big RF smoker
Post by: Bobby Urban on August 22, 2010, 06:04:00 PM

Very Nice!!  I built one that you can see in some of my other posts.  It is a great time cooking on them.  I sold my latest and have plans for another as a winter project.  I have as much fun building them as I do cooking on it.

Your fire box is great - big enough that you should not need to worry about heat and you could really load it up for a long burn.  

Bob Urban

Title: Re: Building my big RF smoker
Post by: Barney on August 22, 2010, 07:30:00 PM

:thumbsup:  Nice

Title: Re: Building my big RF smoker
Post by: VTer on August 22, 2010, 08:30:00 PM

Nice. That's one heck of a lighter you got there!

Title: Re: Building my big RF smoker
Post by: longbowben on August 22, 2010, 09:54:00 PM

Thanks Here are my first cook picks. (http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj10/longbowben/DSC01187.jpg) (http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj10/longbowben/DSC01190.jpg) (http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj10/longbowben/DSC01189.jpg)

Title: Re: Building my big RF smoker
Post by: bretto on August 23, 2010, 06:30:00 PM

Nice looking rig. I like the big flat fire box. When we smoke all night we usually cook breakfast in the morning.

A nice iron skillet full of bacon and eggs sitting on top of the fire box wakes everyone up!!!

Great looking ribs.

bretto

Title: Re: Building my big RF smoker
Post by: Al Dente on August 24, 2010, 07:53:00 PM

Very nice looking rig.  Best of luck with it, so far the meats look awesome.  Great job.

Title: Re: Building my big RF smoker
Post by: longbowben on August 24, 2010, 10:41:00 PM

Thanks i just painted it today i will post pictures soon.

Title: Re: Building my big RF smoker
Post by: Barney on August 26, 2010, 08:53:00 AM

Ben, did you ever go to a shoot in Hopedale, Ohio? That chicken looks as good if not better than I used to eat there........years ago   :notworthy:

Title: Re: Building my big RF smoker
Post by: mqqse on August 26, 2010, 09:23:00 PM

Great looking rig and eats you've got there.

Title: Re: Building my big RF smoker
Post by: Mike Most on August 26, 2010, 10:50:00 PM

Did you put a smoke/heat baffle along the bottom from the firebox that opens on the opposite end. Asking because of smokestack location.

Good looking rig..... what times dinner?

Title: Re: Building my big RF smoker
Post by: longbowben on August 26, 2010, 11:12:00 PM

Yes there is a heat plates in the bottom reverse flow. (http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj10/longbowben/DSC01180.jpg) (http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj10/longbowben/DSC01178.jpg)

Title: Re: Building my big RF smoker
Post by: longbowben on August 26, 2010, 11:13:00 PM

Here is a picture on the smoker painted now i just need to start on the trailer. (http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj10/longbowben/DSC01198.jpg)

Title: Re: Building my big RF smoker
Post by: longbowben on August 26, 2010, 11:17:00 PM

Thanks everyone, it was very fun to build.I will be throwing a party this weekend i will post some more food pictures.

Title: Re: Building my big RF smoker
Post by: longbowben on August 26, 2010, 11:19:00 PM

And yes i have shot many times in hopedale.Are you from that area?

Title: Re: Building my big RF smoker
Post by: Barney on August 27, 2010, 08:57:00 AM

Proud lifetime member of the Wildlife League of Ohio County in WV.   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Building my big RF smoker
Post by: longbowben on August 27, 2010, 09:47:00 AM

Thats cool .Good luck this year, have a great season.