Another USD is born...

[nascarchuck]

A friend wanted me to build him a USD so I started it in the spring. Well, I just finished it today and will drop it of to him this evening on my way to the chili cookoff.

I wanted to paint it but time got in the way.

I put four 3/4" nipples (3 capped & 1 w/ ball valve) at the bottom for the intake and six 3/4 nipples with 90° elbows for the exhaust. Whats your thoughts on the intake/exhaust ratio? I figure that if it's too much exhaust he can cap it off.

Anyways, I added a few things to this one that my old one doesnt have. The money that I get out of this one will be used to make me a new one with some improvements.

One thing that I need to do is come up with a better way to remove the ash. Any ideas?

[DATsBBQ]

Nice build. How about using an ECB charcoal bowl, setting the grate on top of that?

[JamesB]

That drum looks like it's still got the liner coat on the inside... He should really give a good burn to get rid of that... I think your OK on the intake/exhaust. I have found out that on the ones I've built they needed more exhaust than intake. I use 2 1" intakes and 4 1" exhausts on mine.

To make ash removal easier, just bolt a pan of some sort onto the bottom of the charcoal basket legs.

[limey]

Nice build Chuck.

[Big Ed]

Nice build, Chuck!You might have to shorten those grate bolts,may have a hard time gettin that lower grate in there.

[BluDawg]

!6" steel pizza pan from wally world (under 6.00) 4 4"x 5/16X 18 tpi bolts 12 nuts 8 flat washers for legs. Drill 4 holes trough the pizza pan run the bolts through the holes from the bottom and secure with a nut, run a nut down on each bolt 1" and place a flat washer on the nuts lay the coal grate on the washers add the remaining washers and jam the nuts.

[DJ]

Sounds like a Good Idea, Thanks
dj

!6" steel pizza pan from wally world (under 6.00) 4 4"x 5/16X 18 tpi bolts 12 nuts 8 flat washers for legs. Drill 4 holes trough the pizza pan run the bolts through the holes from the bottom and secure with a nut, run a nut down on each bolt 1" and place a flat washer on the nuts lay the coal grate on the washers add the remaining washers and jam the nuts.

[nascarchuck]

!6" steel pizza pan from wally world (under 6.00) 4 4"x 5/16X 18 tpi bolts 12 nuts 8 flat washers for legs. Drill 4 holes trough the pizza pan run the bolts through the holes from the bottom and secure with a nut, run a nut down on each bolt 1" and place a flat washer on the nuts lay the coal grate on the washers add the remaining washers and jam the nuts.

Sounds like a weenier! I have been thinking of several different mods to make on the next one and that sounds good to me!

[nbrdnck]

good looking build from what i can see.