This past winter I designed & then had a local welding shop build a smoker for me. It's 36"x36"x48" OD. It's always been a dream of mine and now it's a reality. Probably a little more than I need but so be it... Like I told the wifey, I'm just borrowing it from the next owner. I'm not planning to get into the BBQ business but I have a number of gigs lined up already for friends & family. I just LOVE BBQ. Almost as much as Beer...
Anyway, here are a few pics. Thanks for looking!
The trailer arrived in pieces, literally. Fortunately all the pieces parts were there and unscathed.
![](http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k566/tjhamilton/BBQ/2013%20Smoker%20Build/TrailerinParts_zps95fd8ee9.jpg)
Trailer assembled with the wheels set back:
![](http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k566/tjhamilton/BBQ/2013%20Smoker%20Build/TrailerAssembled_zps8dba829f.jpg)
Just getting started:
![](http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k566/tjhamilton/BBQ/2013%20Smoker%20Build/Smoker-1_zps19767273.jpg)
Ready for paint:
![](http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k566/tjhamilton/BBQ/2013%20Smoker%20Build/Smoker-3_zps10238bb3.jpg)
Painted & assembled:
![](http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k566/tjhamilton/BBQ/2013%20Smoker%20Build/Smoker-13_zps5b904208.jpg)
The guts:
![](http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k566/tjhamilton/BBQ/2013%20Smoker%20Build/Smoker-12_zpsbfd9bf49.jpg)
The charcoal basket. The basket ID is 28"x28":
![](http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k566/tjhamilton/BBQ/2013%20Smoker%20Build/CharcoalBasket_zps294c3bcb.jpg)
First Cook. Three Pork Butts. It performed very well & averaged about a pound of charcoal per hour with the outside temp below freezing.
![](http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k566/tjhamilton/BBQ/2013%20Smoker%20Build/First%20Cook%2003-16-2013/FirstCookPic1_zpse5d83428.jpg)