If I were you. I would cut that storage box in half and use for the smoking wood only. Just behind the storage box build a " Chuck Box ". Definitely would fit the Texas theme.
Love your videos guys, if you haven't already done it run your roof bracing from front of trailer to rear of trailer then you can put screws between every rib on your roof just like on your edges. Keep up the great work guys.
I myself just acquired a offset smoker (small one) and rebuilt it with liners and tuner plates, and dual thermometers...... was tickled to get some pointers from some Texas Natives and I sure am glad. When adding water to your moisture pan (where ever/whatever system you use) add HOT water...as it will not affect your cook temp. I would have never thought of it...but I think it helps. I cooked a small corned beef point last week...and the outside temp was below 20 degrees f. and it cooked even and moist. Good videos. Am enjoying them. Good Luck.
Most people around texas just put several gallons of water in the bottom of the smoker and when they are finished they just empty thru the valve. It also helps to clean the grease. One of my teachers did this for years with no harm to the smoker
If someone hasn't mentioned yet, don't forget between your storage behind the hot cooker should get some insulation or you might melt something inside the new storage. Hope this is a helpful comment. On the front of the roof facing the vehicle you could use angled flashing to help the air flow over the roof and not catch air under the roof sheets. Can't wait to see the next part, keep up the great work.
That work area is wunderbar! How lucky you are to have such a nice work area with so many gadgets at your disposal. Love your video. Looking forward to seeing the progression. Great job!
Trout Run Thanks! Yeah, we really fed up with running around with a smoking hot brisket trying to find some place to set it down to wrap. Adding a work surface right underneath the doors would have been the logical thing to do the first time around, but well... better late than never.
Kudos to you for making these changes. Most would just live with the issues you identified and end up fighting their own discouragement each day. However, a proper and efficient work flow is just as critical to the end product as good equipment and quality ingredients. I can’t wait to see the other upgrades you have planned and wish you and your partners great success!
Use a propane or butane gas torch man or bolt on one of those burner like the gas grills have just to get your wood going then shut it off when it gets to cooking temp and just maintain with wood fire that's how I got my smoker set up makes it super easy to get going
Should have bought a couple of RV retractable awnings. A couple of telescoping mounting arms would allow the awning assembly to be lowered and secured for highway transport. Then when you reach the venue site, just raise and extend and poof, instant waterproof shelter.
It thrills my heart to know that there are good ol' boys in Germany bringing home what was learned in Texas, where what was learned about how to barbecue came mostly from Germans. I reckon it's pretty obvious why I feel that way. God bless y'all and best of luck. Never much felt the urge to visit das Vaterland until now. Small world, ain't it? ;)
Jonas, congratulations on a wonderful business!! Rember, Texas BBQ is fine, but Carolina BBQ is the best! And Germany has some of the best hogs out there. That's your next business.
Dammit im invested now watching this and you said 2 weeks there would be a new vid. Its been almost 2 months and nothing :( Great job guys, and lady, looks fantastic
Ouch, that hurt. Because it was so true. Feel bad for still not having uploaded that video. Things just have been getting in the way. We'll reinforce out efforts!
Enjoying the videos! I would not recommend that you weld the water pan in place, especially if it's below the meat and subject to dripping juices. They get nasty quickly, and you'll want the option to remove for cleaning. Of course, you could put an aluminum pan on top of your metal pan, and replace periodically.
We know where you're coming from. Grease in your water pan does get very nasty. Thats why we simply welded the pan to the last bar on our grate, with the other end sitting on the top corner of the firebox. Sits nice and snuck, but can be taken out with that last bar.
I absolutely love your videos. It reminds me and probably everyone in a BBQ journey, of our first time we fell in love with BBQ. It's beautiful to watch, the mechanical side of it, but also the people connection. Its so funny to hear you talk about what one year of experience taught you - we need more STUFF storage. That is the truth. Catering experience shows you what is needed and what isn't quickly. Because it's a lot of time on your feet, and you need access to the STUFF. Great job, keep the videos coming. Salud!
I love seeing what you guys are doing over there. I am so damn proud of the efforts you have made to build a small business into an empire. I wait for your next video and as always, I wish you the very best of luck and you have my dedicated support.
A good way to keep your pit moist is to place a flat coiled 1/4 copper tube in your fire box and have it terminate in your smoke chamber with a water source set above the coil and a valve in between so you can control the flow until it generates steam. This will be a bit more labor intensive since you have a round fire box but it works well.
Y'all are doin a hell of a job. Y'all need to put some speakers on there and start playing some Texas country like Cody Johnson, Wade Bowen, Randy Rodgers, William Clark Green, Ryan Bingham, Turnpike Troubadours and Mike Ryan to get y'all started. Can't wait to watch the next video!!
That’s a great idea Justin! Overregulated country that this is playing music in a commercial setting you usually have to pay fees to a central copyright holders collection agency (GEMA). But I’ll look into that again.
Remove the roofing material, and small square tubing, and use a 3x3 in. Thick wall square tubing for the 4 upright posts and you can use the smaller square tube for the rafters and 14guage (5/64 in.) plate and weld it on and forget the screws
You guys are awesome. I'm from Texas and love bbq. If i ever go too Germany I'm looking yall up! The Taste of Texas needs the Sound of Texas...look up some Stevie Ray Vaughan music. Hes a legend here
Looking very good guys I'm working on getting the materials together to build a roof on my smoker that is on a 16 foot car trailer. There was alot of good advice in this video thanks for sharing and hope everything turns out good.
Thanks for your comment Russel! Hope your build turns out great. Please send us some photos if you find the time. We love looking at other builds and constantly find new inspiration in them for our own designs.
You might consider adding one of those wind deflectors on the back of your van roof... this will deflect most if not all of the wind up and over the top of your pit as you are driving down the motorway. it will also improve fuel economy for the van. Most HGV s have them fitted to the tractor unit roof as the trailer roof is generally higher... same principle :)
G'day from DownUnder, while you are building the trailer every time you ad something to it see if you can just lift it from the handle on the ball joint this is the way I have loaded our caravan when going on a trip. It should put some load on the back axle with a heavy trailer like your I would make it so two people could barely lift it but you must lift it so you can judge how much weight is on the back its the load on the back that makes it sway and too much on the front of the trailer will lift the front wheel of the ground having at times no steering. Love what you are doing and would love some of the Texas taste. Another idea I have done was put Pump up shockers on the back of the van. Go to the Op shop and get some shiny forks to eat with the customer will bring it back clean with compliments. also, put the paper plate on a china plate. There has to be a better colour than black!! but I got no idea.
Thanks for your comment Greg! They're some good suggestion here. I think this time where actually going to measure the weight on the drawbar with a scale. The hitch on the Sprinter is rated to 150kg of direct downward load, and were thinking on measuring that to an approximate but close number with a scale once we have loaded the trailer the way its going to be loaded in the future.
Average guys channel Thanks Man! Appreciate it. It’s fun making these videos, but also very time consuming. That’s why we unfortunately haven’t been able to make very many. We’ll try to do better in the future! Your support is great motivation!
If you would have welded a bigger tube to the uprights you could have lowered the roof for transport and raised it on site giving you more headroom while working and the streamline while traveling. it also would have eliminated the need for changing the counterweights. I think by lowering the roof you have made it a hotter work area. Don't get me wrong. what you have done is impressive. Congratulations. What events do you go to? I travel to Germany frequently for work. I'd love to get some of your brisket.
For safely towing and increased storage may I recommend using a pickup truck to haul to and from events? Truck bed tool boxes offer equal, if not more, storage compared to the van as well as much increased towing safety and ease. Love the work! Very interesting videos, greeting from Mississippi
Brandon Stowell Thanks for your comment Brandon. You certainly have a point. Pickup trucks are very rare and therefore kind of expensive here. That’s why we went with the Sprinter. Maybe we should look into buying an F250 or 2500 Ram in the states and shipping it.
Don’t mount that pan for water. Weld a plate barrier in and you can run water direct into the smoker. Then you can drain at the end of your cook. And glad to see you are planning to change the ball drop drain straight down.
Fantastic videos! Loved the story of the build, adjustments, high's and lows. I like the Johnny Cash music, he actually was based in Texas in the Air Force for a bit. Try other Texas musicians like Willie Nelson or Stevie Ray Vaughn or even some of the Terlingua Chili Cookoff musicians!
I don't know if you've thought of this, but a rain gutter system on the roof of your serving side might be a good idea. That would, at least, help divert drips of rain falling on your customers as they order. Could be something to think about.
Certainly Cris! Thanks for taking the time to comment. We've thought about it a couple times, but haven't really been able to figure out a design that would work with the side panel folding and keeping the aesthetics intact.
Firewood selection is key to great tasting bbq. What type of trees are available in Germany? You can order mesquite or oak, or hickory lump charcoal on Amazon
Look on Ebay for ideas but they make all types of weld on set up take you can and to the firebox you having the same problem I had at first if you add your air intake on the sides of the firebox at least 6x20 on a box that size you will get a better draft pull and you will be amazed how much faster it will start coming and leaving it all the way open you can't loose you will come up to temperature in less than 15 minutes from fire up
Man this is inspirational, thank you for sharing!! I am very much influenced by Franklin myself, want to build my own to be of such standards and some details still not clear to me Can you provide some basic sketch or a guide which includes important details Such as air flow, differences in heights between barrels, steel type, etc.
Food photography is tough IMO. Definitely don't want it to look like a chinese takeout menu. Think we're going to hire a professional to shoot some pictures next season.
Watching your videos mate good work, however you dont want all the weight on your towball it is also damgerous, depending on your towpack maximum weight that should be on a towball is like 250kg. You can also possible adjust your axles to distribute weight better, you can also buy a measuring device which measure weight on a towball but with tandem trailers you want even distribution.
Thanks for your comment. I believe the towing setup on our van is rated to take up to 180kg of direct weight and were using a scale to make sure the trailer does not exceed that. We wouldn't want to start moving axles which would get us in trouble at the next trailer safety inspection. We just the load (water jugs, wood etc.) that is freely movable around until we get the desired distribution.
Check out a channel called "HowToBBQRight". The guy there shares so many great recipes and tutorials for how to do Texan BBQ. I would suggest the one where he shows how to make some perfect ribs. Keep up the great work👍🏾
If you are going to run the water through a pipe make sure you give it a fall in it so it can drain back to the water tank so you do have stale sat in the pipe and how are you going to know when enough water is in the tray . I think a jug is better
How much have you guys invested in this project? Looking great, I live in TX, far as your water pan you can weld in a little under the grate level so no meat space is taken up. The thermometers will read differently because of were the heat is at grate level is best. And digital I like.
We love the analog ones. Cook mostly by feel these days anyway and the analog ones just look kinda cool imo. Including the refit and the trailer itself I would think were about 12k $ in.
Bitte versuch in späteren Modifikationen zu vermeiden tragende Rohre irgendwo anders als an den Enden zu kürzen, auch wenn es mehr Arbeit ist. Selbst für einen erfahrenen Schweißer mit Schein kann das eine böse Überraschung geben wenn die Penetration in der Naht nicht durchgehend war oder sich Schlackeablagerungen/Hohlräume gebildet haben. Ich hab das früher auch gemacht, um zB die hohen Lieferkosten für +2m Länge zu sparren, wars wirklich nicht wert als dann ein tragendes Rohr genau an der Stelle gerissen ist. Ich drück die Daumen dass euch das nicht passiert!
Besten Dank für den Hinweis! Wir sind wie gesagt Anfänger und gehen an sowas immer ziemlich unbedarft ran, wie bei unserem Unfall mit dem Anhänger teilweise mit schweren Folgen. Wir werden die Nähte nochmal genau überprüfen und das in Zukunft anders machen. Danke nochmal!
Thats exactly what we were thinking on doing. Also thought it would make sense to be able to completely disconnect the hose for freeze-safe storage in winter.
The way the font is designed the S should be totally equal on both sides, so as not to have an up or downside. The cutout clearly is not perfect so I get why you might be thinking that.
I built the same type of smoker myself on the water pan weld you on the far end of the pit about 15x15x8x and it will hold a hotter temperature about a 100 degrees hotter than by the firebox so rotate your meat equals a faster cook in half of the time I can't keep a brisket on my smoker no longer than 4 1/2 hours or it will fall apart like pulled pork If you try it you will see what I'm saying the water when it hot makes the pit hotter temperature and fall off the bone meat if that's what the customer wants my wife is a chief and we do all types of events and It's nothing that touched my pit that wasn't perfect in half of the time if you try this I promise you want be sorry
ColKorn1965 Don’t know about your relatives, but I’m convinced nobody’s perfect. What is a German characteristic though I would say it trying to constantly improve efficiency and effectiveness, especially when it comes to technology.
Wenn ich das vom ersten Video richtig verstanden habe, dann ist das für den deutschen Markt.....und da spricht man die deutsche Sprache. Wenn man schon meint, man muß die Landsleute mit einer anderen Sprache mißhandeln, dann sollte man nicht so viele Fehler im Englischen machen. Wenn das aber ein Irrtum war und diese Geschichte für den amerikanischen Raum sein sollte, dann laßt doch Deutschland einfach weg. Naja, ich hoffe, man kann von Nordrhein-Vandalen doch zumindest den Durchschnitt erwarten, oder nicht?
Love what you guys have done with your stand. Nothing like some good old texas style brisket.
No matter how good the original design is,actual operation always highlights things that need to change.
Well said!
If I were you. I would cut that storage box in half and use for the smoking wood only. Just behind the storage box build a " Chuck Box ". Definitely would fit the Texas theme.
Love your videos guys, if you haven't already done it run your roof bracing from front of trailer to rear of trailer then you can put screws between every rib on your roof just like on your edges. Keep up the great work guys.
I myself just acquired a offset smoker (small one) and rebuilt it with liners and tuner plates, and dual thermometers...... was tickled to get some pointers from some Texas Natives and I sure am glad. When adding water to your moisture pan (where ever/whatever system you use) add HOT water...as it will not affect your cook temp. I would have never thought of it...but I think it helps. I cooked a small corned beef point last week...and the outside temp was below 20 degrees f. and it cooked even and moist. Good videos. Am enjoying them. Good Luck.
Thanks for your comment Al! Appreciate it and good luck with your cooker!
You guys are just a bunch of “ good ol boys” 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Man! That means a lot!
Most people around texas just put several gallons of water in the bottom of the smoker and when they are finished they just empty thru the valve. It also helps to clean the grease. One of my teachers did this for years with no harm to the smoker
Ok, never heard of that but might try it and see. Interesting concept.
If someone hasn't mentioned yet, don't forget between your storage behind the hot cooker should get some insulation or you might melt something inside the new storage. Hope this is a helpful comment.
On the front of the roof facing the vehicle you could use angled flashing to help the air flow over the roof and not catch air under the roof sheets.
Can't wait to see the next part, keep up the great work.
Keep up the great work guys. I really enjoy watching very dedicated young people with a dream.
David Brown Thanks David, That means a lot!
That work area is wunderbar! How lucky you are to have such a nice work area with so many gadgets at your disposal. Love your video. Looking forward to seeing the progression. Great job!
Trout Run Thanks! Yeah, we really fed up with running around with a smoking hot brisket trying to find some place to set it down to wrap. Adding a work surface right underneath the doors would have been the logical thing to do the first time around, but well... better late than never.
Kudos to you for making these changes. Most would just live with the issues you identified and end up fighting their own discouragement each day. However, a proper and efficient work flow is just as critical to the end product as good equipment and quality ingredients. I can’t wait to see the other upgrades you have planned and wish you and your partners great success!
Techsus1 Taking the words out of my mouth. Could agree more! Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment!
Use a propane or butane gas torch man or bolt on one of those burner like the gas grills have just to get your wood going then shut it off when it gets to cooking temp and just maintain with wood fire that's how I got my smoker set up makes it super easy to get going
Yeah, we've seen quite a few people do it that way. Just have been reluctant to mess with propane. One more thing to be mindful of...
Should have bought a couple of RV retractable awnings. A couple of telescoping mounting arms would allow the awning assembly to be lowered and secured for highway transport. Then when you reach the venue site, just raise and extend and poof, instant waterproof shelter.
Looking good fellas best wishes from Texas!
It thrills my heart to know that there are good ol' boys in Germany bringing home what was learned in Texas, where what was learned about how to barbecue came mostly from Germans. I reckon it's pretty obvious why I feel that way. God bless y'all and best of luck. Never much felt the urge to visit das Vaterland until now. Small world, ain't it? ;)
It sure is, Jay!
Jonas, congratulations on a wonderful business!! Rember, Texas BBQ is fine, but Carolina BBQ is the best! And Germany has some of the best hogs out there. That's your next business.
Dammit im invested now watching this and you said 2 weeks there would be a new vid. Its been almost 2 months and nothing :( Great job guys, and lady, looks fantastic
Ouch, that hurt. Because it was so true. Feel bad for still not having uploaded that video. Things just have been getting in the way. We'll reinforce out efforts!
Enjoying the videos! I would not recommend that you weld the water pan in place, especially if it's below the meat and subject to dripping juices. They get nasty quickly, and you'll want the option to remove for cleaning. Of course, you could put an aluminum pan on top of your metal pan, and replace periodically.
We know where you're coming from. Grease in your water pan does get very nasty. Thats why we simply welded the pan to the last bar on our grate, with the other end sitting on the top corner of the firebox. Sits nice and snuck, but can be taken out with that last bar.
You guys are dedicated.......Nice job.
rawtry65 Thanks man! Appreciate it!
I absolutely love your videos. It reminds me and probably everyone in a BBQ journey, of our first time we fell in love with BBQ. It's beautiful to watch, the mechanical side of it, but also the people connection.
Its so funny to hear you talk about what one year of experience taught you - we need more STUFF storage. That is the truth. Catering experience shows you what is needed and what isn't quickly. Because it's a lot of time on your feet, and you need access to the STUFF. Great job, keep the videos coming. Salud!
Another great video! Can’t wait to see how the Smoker 2.0 turns out!
I love seeing what you guys are doing over there. I am so damn proud of the efforts you have made to build a small business into an empire. I wait for your next video and as always, I wish you the very best of luck and you have my dedicated support.
Thanks for your kind words, marhallearp123! Your support is much appreciated!
Sweet. Can’t wait to see the final touches made.
TheDnlnext Thanks Man! Appreciate it.
A good way to keep your pit moist is to place a flat coiled 1/4 copper tube in your fire box and have it terminate in your smoke chamber with a water source set above the coil and a valve in between so you can control the flow until it generates steam. This will be a bit more labor intensive since you have a round fire box but it works well.
great video as always cant wait to see the finished trailer
Dave Wood Thanks Dave! We can’t wait either. Will keep you posted.
Y'all are doin a hell of a job. Y'all need to put some speakers on there and start playing some Texas country like Cody Johnson, Wade Bowen, Randy Rodgers, William Clark Green, Ryan Bingham, Turnpike Troubadours and Mike Ryan to get y'all started. Can't wait to watch the next video!!
That’s a great idea Justin! Overregulated country that this is playing music in a commercial setting you usually have to pay fees to a central copyright holders collection agency (GEMA). But I’ll look into that again.
Keep up the good work
Some people use an LPG (propane) 'weed burner' to pre-heat the cooking chamber. Also comes in handy to get your fire burning well.
Johnny Cash made me hit the like button in less then 20 sec! lol
:-D Thanks Frederic!
Remove the roofing material, and small square tubing, and use a 3x3 in. Thick wall square tubing for the 4 upright posts and you can use the smaller square tube for the rafters and 14guage (5/64 in.) plate and weld it on and forget the screws
Great job.
Tremendo amigo, muy buen trabajo y el exito espera por ti.¡¡¡
When is the next video? You’ve got me hooked! I live in Dallas TX and you can find me smoking something most weekends.
You guys are awesome. I'm from Texas and love bbq. If i ever go too Germany I'm looking yall up! The Taste of Texas needs the Sound of Texas...look up some Stevie Ray Vaughan music. Hes a legend here
Looking very good guys I'm working on getting the materials together to build a roof on my smoker that is on a 16 foot car trailer. There was alot of good advice in this video thanks for sharing and hope everything turns out good.
Thanks for your comment Russel! Hope your build turns out great. Please send us some photos if you find the time. We love looking at other builds and constantly find new inspiration in them for our own designs.
You might consider adding one of those wind deflectors on the back of your van roof... this will deflect most if not all of the wind up and over the top of your pit as you are driving down the motorway. it will also improve fuel economy for the van. Most HGV s have them fitted to the tractor unit roof as the trailer roof is generally higher... same principle :)
you need to put damper into the fire box door that can be open and closed for air flow in the fire box and it will draf into the smoker ...
G'day from DownUnder, while you are building the trailer every time you ad something to it see if you can just lift it from the handle on the ball joint this is the way I have loaded our caravan when going on a trip. It should put some load on the back axle with a heavy trailer like your I would make it so two people could barely lift it but you must lift it so you can judge how much weight is on the back its the load on the back that makes it sway and too much on the front of the trailer will lift the front wheel of the ground having at times no steering. Love what you are doing and would love some of the Texas taste. Another idea I have done was put Pump up shockers on the back of the van. Go to the Op shop and get some shiny forks to eat with the customer will bring it back clean with compliments. also, put the paper plate on a china plate. There has to be a better colour than black!! but I got no idea.
Thanks for your comment Greg! They're some good suggestion here. I think this time where actually going to measure the weight on the drawbar with a scale. The hitch on the Sprinter is rated to 150kg of direct downward load, and were thinking on measuring that to an approximate but close number with a scale once we have loaded the trailer the way its going to be loaded in the future.
Love your vids, y’all need to make more often!!!!!!!
Average guys channel Thanks Man! Appreciate it. It’s fun making these videos, but also very time consuming. That’s why we unfortunately haven’t been able to make very many. We’ll try to do better in the future! Your support is great motivation!
Love the Johnny Cash soundtrack
If you would have welded a bigger tube to the uprights you could have lowered the roof for transport and raised it on site giving you more headroom while working and the streamline while traveling. it also would have eliminated the need for changing the counterweights. I think by lowering the roof you have made it a hotter work area. Don't get me wrong. what you have done is impressive. Congratulations. What events do you go to? I travel to Germany frequently for work. I'd love to get some of your brisket.
Would prob do it that way, if I were to do it again.
This is quite inspiring.
Thanks!
For safely towing and increased storage may I recommend using a pickup truck to haul to and from events? Truck bed tool boxes offer equal, if not more, storage compared to the van as well as much increased towing safety and ease. Love the work! Very interesting videos, greeting from Mississippi
Brandon Stowell Thanks for your comment Brandon. You certainly have a point. Pickup trucks are very rare and therefore kind of expensive here. That’s why we went with the Sprinter. Maybe we should look into buying an F250 or 2500 Ram in the states and shipping it.
@@jonasfreitag I bet you could find an Army truck that would tow your rig.
Don’t mount that pan for water. Weld a plate barrier in and you can run water direct into the smoker. Then you can drain at the end of your cook. And glad to see you are planning to change the ball drop drain straight down.
Fantastic videos! Loved the story of the build, adjustments, high's and lows. I like the Johnny Cash music, he actually was based in Texas in the Air Force for a bit. Try other Texas musicians like Willie Nelson or Stevie Ray Vaughn or even some of the Terlingua Chili Cookoff musicians!
Thanks Man! Will do!
I don’t know if you guys have thought about this but make a pack list for trailer and van makes things so much easier.
So few videos. So few subs. Such amazing content. I love discovering channels like this! Your pit is beautiful. I really hope you do other projects.
Thanks! Appreciate the kind words.
I don't know if you've thought of this, but a rain gutter system on the roof of your serving side might be a good idea. That would, at least, help divert drips of rain falling on your customers as they order. Could be something to think about.
Certainly Cris! Thanks for taking the time to comment. We've thought about it a couple times, but haven't really been able to figure out a design that would work with the side panel folding and keeping the aesthetics intact.
Hey young man keep up the good work. Happy new year from Texas
Thanks Chuck! Happy new year to you too!
Firewood selection is key to great tasting bbq. What type of trees are available in Germany? You can order mesquite or oak, or hickory lump charcoal on Amazon
what about using a 1" black strapping on the top of roof with a water pruf gasket under it to stop the flexing...
For air get a manual coal forge blower.
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moritz friday Danke Moritz!
Johnny Cash. Germany. Texas BBQ. What else is there?
Oh that's right. Bier und frauen
You guys should visit New Braunfels, Tx during Wurstfest. Its German party Octoberfest meets Texas Style.
We did visit New Braunsfeld and had some great BBQ there, albeit not during Wurstfest.
Look on Ebay for ideas but they make all types of weld on set up take you can and to the firebox you having the same problem I had at first if you add your air intake on the sides of the firebox at least 6x20 on a box that size you will get a better draft pull and you will be amazed how much faster it will start coming and leaving it all the way open you can't loose you will come up to temperature in less than 15 minutes from fire up
Man this is inspirational, thank you for sharing!!
I am very much influenced by Franklin myself, want to build my own to be of such standards and some details still not clear to me
Can you provide some basic sketch or a guide which includes important details Such as air flow, differences in heights between barrels, steel type, etc.
Hey Man! If you're planning a build like that, more power to you! Send me any specific questions via mail@tasteoftexas.de and I'll be happy to help.
For being in Germany, your english is very good!
Thomas Thorn Thanks Thomas!
That BBQ grease be good to add to your side cooking like some good collard greens.....oh so yummy 😋
Yeah! Wonder whether you could put that in a deep frier and make some yummy beefy tasting french fries...
Yeah! I was just thinking of you guys yesterday. IMO, bbq has no seasons... : ))
I was thinking the same thing
Y'all need something shaped like the state of Texas for decoration.
Nice music.
Display pictures of the food on your trailer. People like to see nice pictures of the items on the menu, they will buy if it looks delicious.
Food photography is tough IMO. Definitely don't want it to look like a chinese takeout menu. Think we're going to hire a professional to shoot some pictures next season.
Ps put a drain on the pan so no more buckets and you can drain it after every event just lower the noise of the rig when you are cleaning it
for the water pn how about making a float in it so it can fill itself...
Watching your videos mate good work, however you dont want all the weight on your towball it is also damgerous, depending on your towpack maximum weight that should be on a towball is like 250kg. You can also possible adjust your axles to distribute weight better, you can also buy a measuring device which measure weight on a towball but with tandem trailers you want even distribution.
Thanks for your comment. I believe the towing setup on our van is rated to take up to 180kg of direct weight and were using a scale to make sure the trailer does not exceed that. We wouldn't want to start moving axles which would get us in trouble at the next trailer safety inspection. We just the load (water jugs, wood etc.) that is freely movable around until we get the desired distribution.
That fat that you drain would make the world's best gravy! That's a money maker on it's own ...
You may have a point there. Would have to look into a market for gravy in Germany.
Check out a channel called "HowToBBQRight". The guy there shares so many great recipes and tutorials for how to do Texan BBQ. I would suggest the one where he shows how to make some perfect ribs. Keep up the great work👍🏾
Thanks Mishael! Will do!
Now all you need is some mesquite fiewood or some oak
If you are going to run the water through a pipe make sure you give it a fall in it so it can drain back to the water tank so you do have stale sat in the pipe and how are you going to know when enough water is in the tray . I think a jug is better
Thanks! Thats very good advice!
How much have you guys invested in this project? Looking great, I live in TX, far as your water pan you can weld in a little under the grate level so no meat space is taken up. The thermometers will read differently because of were the heat is at grate level is best. And digital I like.
We love the analog ones. Cook mostly by feel these days anyway and the analog ones just look kinda cool imo.
Including the refit and the trailer itself I would think were about 12k $ in.
Run a water pipe inside the pit, no more water heater.
Curious, why you didn’t make it reverse flow? And I would have a vent in the fire box door to help control heat, but nice work.
what about making the roof legs collapsible? like on pop up tents.
Don't get a blower just use a propane "weed" torch!
Bitte versuch in späteren Modifikationen zu vermeiden tragende Rohre irgendwo anders als an den Enden zu kürzen, auch wenn es mehr Arbeit ist. Selbst für einen erfahrenen Schweißer mit Schein kann das eine böse Überraschung geben wenn die Penetration in der Naht nicht durchgehend war oder sich Schlackeablagerungen/Hohlräume gebildet haben. Ich hab das früher auch gemacht, um zB die hohen Lieferkosten für +2m Länge zu sparren, wars wirklich nicht wert als dann ein tragendes Rohr genau an der Stelle gerissen ist. Ich drück die Daumen dass euch das nicht passiert!
Besten Dank für den Hinweis! Wir sind wie gesagt Anfänger und gehen an sowas immer ziemlich unbedarft ran, wie bei unserem Unfall mit dem Anhänger teilweise mit schweren Folgen. Wir werden die Nähte nochmal genau überprüfen und das in Zukunft anders machen. Danke nochmal!
How skilled at bbq where you before you built a the pit
Could u tell me the dimensions of your fire box ?
The Johnny Cash is ok, but how about some 38 Special?
Will keep that in mind, Stan!
Wann kommt ihr nach Bayern, vorzugsweise Franken 🤪
Was für ein Event gäbe es denn in Franken, wo wir gut hinpassen würden?
Nice job check out Allan’s welding channel good ideas
Don Payne will do!
You could have welded in door stops instead of changing the counter-weights..
use Led lights they use very little power and are super bright
They are 3W LEDs.
I would do a stainless steel spigot, you don’t want any kind of rubber in that heat for that amount of time with your food,
If you can weld a spigot on the inside and connect the hose from the outside. Consumption safe hose of course :) keep up the hard work brotha
Thats exactly what we were thinking on doing. Also thought it would make sense to be able to completely disconnect the hose for freeze-safe storage in winter.
Is it me or are the two "S's" upside down?
The way the font is designed the S should be totally equal on both sides, so as not to have an up or downside. The cutout clearly is not perfect so I get why you might be thinking that.
I built the same type of smoker myself on the water pan weld you on the far end of the pit about 15x15x8x and it will hold a hotter temperature about a 100 degrees hotter than by the firebox so rotate your meat equals a faster cook in half of the time I can't keep a brisket on my smoker no longer than 4 1/2 hours or it will fall apart like pulled pork If you try it you will see what I'm saying the water when it hot makes the pit hotter temperature and fall off the bone meat if that's what the customer wants my wife is a chief and we do all types of events and It's nothing that touched my pit that wasn't perfect in half of the time if you try this I promise you want be sorry
check out tongue weight
putting too much on the back , dangerous not road legal , esp Germany
I thought Germans did everything right the first time, or is it just my relatives?
ColKorn1965 Don’t know about your relatives, but I’m convinced nobody’s perfect. What is a German characteristic though I would say it trying to constantly improve efficiency and effectiveness, especially when it comes to technology.
@@jonasfreitag Yes they do
Wenn ich das vom ersten Video richtig verstanden habe, dann ist das für den deutschen Markt.....und da spricht man die deutsche Sprache. Wenn man schon meint, man muß die Landsleute mit einer anderen Sprache mißhandeln, dann sollte man nicht so viele Fehler im Englischen machen. Wenn das aber ein Irrtum war und diese Geschichte für den amerikanischen Raum sein sollte, dann laßt doch Deutschland einfach weg. Naja, ich hoffe, man kann von Nordrhein-Vandalen doch zumindest den Durchschnitt erwarten, oder nicht?
Tut mir Leid, dass das dein einziger Eindruck war. Diese Videos richten sich an alle BBQ-Liebhaber, also auch solche die kein Deutsch sprechen.