Ugly Drum Smoker Build

[Mudkat]

Mr. Bones Powersmoke_80 SoCalTim jecucolo HawkerXP kmhfive holehogg Steve R. Pirate Scott Oakgrovebacon RickyBobby Nate RonB DWCowles Jerod Broussard Jon Solberg FireMan PBCDad Troutman Hulagn1971 Georgia rookie 903 kamadoRob Spinaker Huskee

​​​​​​​Hope this is working....

[Mudkat]

Thanks RickyBobby!

[Mudbeaver]

Man mud brother, I was really hoping she was gonna take her top off!

[Mudkat]

Ha! Ha! Family site. No topless Pits. 🙄 Mudbeaver

[RonB]

Great lookin' smoker for sure. I did notice some of the screw attaching the handle to the lid need to be snugged up.

[Mudkat]

Yeah I see it now on the right side. Thanks brother! I'll have to look at that.

[Troutman]

Don't take that thing to the river brother Mud, it'll sink, trust me on that !!! All kidding aside that puppy looks downright legit. I love the logo. On sale at your local bbq place soon????

[kamadoRob]

Nice! Although I was waiting on the lid to bust off and a sweet bikini clad model to to pop out!

It looks fantastic! Cant wait to see your first cook.

[Mudkat]

Darn if I only had one of those around.

[Powersmoke_80]

You did an Outstanding job on that, Congrats on the build.

[Mudkat]

Hey Powersmoke_80 ! Thanks for you help on this. That Gateway Rib Hanger is gonna rock!

[Powersmoke_80]

Yeah buddy!

[Spinaker]

WOW!!!! That looks absolutely gorgeous. Way to go! This has been a great time, following you thought the process.

I can't wait to see your first cook.

[Mudkat]

Thanks Spinaker ! Added the cook below.

[Mudkat]

Thank you all for your comments! Means a lot! Have a lot more to post about the build which I will as time allows. The first cook is in the books. Pics to follow...

[DWCowles]

It’s beautiful!

[Mudkat]

Thanks DW!

[Mr. Bones]

Very Cool, Brother!!!
Thanks fer th' Ride, so far!
Lookin' forward to more MUDS coverage, cooks, etc.

[Mudkat]

Thanks Bones! There will be many cooks to come!

[Steve B]

Awesome job my brother.
Damn thing looks so good I’d be afraid to cook with it.
Would hate to mess up that paint job.
Didn’t you say the first cook was in the books?
Where are the pics!!!!!!!

[Mudkat]

Ha! Ha! I am looking forward to it getting ugly!

[FireMan]

Tis a thing of beauty! Needs a little more bass. I was going to say cowbell but that just wouldn’t fit. Mighty fine it tis

[Mudkat]

Yeah, my production skills are lacking.

[Mudkat]

First cook in the books.

One rack of Last Meal Ribs cut into two and hung from the Gateway Rib Hanger. I ran a calibration/season run on Thursday then the rib cook on Friday in the snow. Perfect weather for the first cook.

I am already able to hit the target range of 220 - 235 degrees for about 5 hours. I did have to make quite a few small manipulations on the air intake and exhaust dampers to keep it in that range during the rib cook. The temp really didn't swing wildly but I don't think I'll have to babysit it as much after a few cooks. I didn't use the water bowl this time around. The flavor was great! I think the grease hitting the coals really added it's own flavor to this cook. There wasn't as much bark as I wanted so next time I'll put the water bowl in and see what happens

Here's some pics.



Check out the temp on this shot. Ha! Ha! Looks staged!

[Mudkat]

I made a stainless steel hook for the lid so I can just rest it on the side of the drum. The hook is two eye bolts held together with a two fender washers, two bolts, and two nuts.

[Mudkat]

How's it hangin'? It's smokin'!

[kmhfive]

WooHoo!!! That’s a special build! Great job.