recycled 100gal propane tank-BBQ-smoker

[blacksmith]

you can cook enough meat to feed 30-40 people, I have a BB-Q every 6 months for my customers. Im origanly from the south GA, I make some pretty mean BBQ. I make everything from my own BBQ sauce to BBQ pit. Unfortunally I do have to by the meat though.

[Patriot Performance]

That is a very nice setup. Can't have too large of a BBQ, thats for sure.

[MoonRise]

" feed 30-40 people ..."

Nah, maybe you can cook enough at a go to feed 30-40 polite dainty people, or maybe 10-12 hungry men.

Unless you're cooking whole briskets or other BIG chunks o' meat, and then maybe you're up to 20 hungry men at a time.

Neat project. Besides using a 100 gallon propane tank as the main object, what else did you use? How are the grates supported, just some tabs here and there? Do you have grates or a shelf inside the chamber to support the wood/coal, or is it just sitting on the inside of the tank? Are there multiple grate levels? Any flue/damper arrangement? Did you just use silver high-temp paint on the outside or something else?

And since this is WeldingWeb, where are the welds and how did you make them?

[blacksmith]

Originally Posted by MoonRise

" feed 30-40 people ..."

Nah, maybe you can cook enough at a go to feed 30-40 polite dainty people, or maybe 10-12 hungry men.

Unless you're cooking whole briskets or other BIG chunks o' meat, and then maybe you're up to 20 hungry men at a time.

Neat project. Besides using a 100 gallon propane tank as the main object, what else did you use? How are the grates supported, just some tabs here and there? Do you have grates or a shelf inside the chamber to support the wood/coal, or is it just sitting on the inside of the tank? Are there multiple grate levels? Any flue/damper arrangement? Did you just use silver high-temp paint on the outside or something else?

And since this is WeldingWeb, where are the welds and how did you make them?

well it has over 10sq ft cooking area, I can cook up to 12 whole turkeys or 20-25 pork butts at once the food racks are supported by 1 1/2 angle iron, the fire racks are made out of 9/16hrss and 12ga 3/4 expanded metal the smoke stack on the right side is 8 1/2 ft tall and has a flue in it I welded it with my millermatic 210 and the paint is high temp paint

[zapster]

Looks plenty big enough to me..
you can come here and cook anyday!

...zap!

[blacksmith]

Originally Posted by zapster

Looks plenty big enough to me..
you can come here and cook anyday!

...zap!

well im afraid we will have to have the party at my place the BBQ is cemented in the ground.

[Planewelder]

So how does one safety cut holes in a propane tank ? I got the bright idea to make a sandblaster out an old freon tank one time.......tillI found out welding on it makes a deadly gas ! YIKES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Weldordie]

Kudos for a nice job. A large bbq/smoker is on my project list. What do you use for fuel?

[Rick Moran]

Nice project. I love all BBQ and they have some of the best back there too.

[paintman]

cutting a propane tank is tricky buisiness i filled mine with water to cut it.heres a pic of my 100 gallon pit,man you gotta have a firebox man

[tresi]

Originally Posted by Planewelder

So how does one safety cut holes in a propane tank ? I got the bright idea to make a sandblaster out an old freon tank one time.......tillI found out welding on it makes a deadly gas ! YIKES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When I used to work for a pipe testing company welders often call us to come out with our pipe steamer to steam out tanks until no more combustable gases were detected. We'd steam truck fuel tanks for an hour or so. An 80 barrel tanker truck would have to be steamed all day.

[KRS]

So what is 30 miles from Tombstone anyway

[ZTFab]

Nice BBQ's.

I still would like to build one, too.

Just need some free time!!

- Paul

[paintman]

i used to live in bisbee az whens the cookoff

[blacksmith]

[QUOTE=Weldordie]Kudos for a nice job. A large bbq/smoker is on my project list. What do you use for fuel?[/QUOT all I use for Fuel is Mesquite

[blacksmith]

Originally Posted by Planewelder

So how does one safety cut holes in a propane tank ? I got the bright idea to make a sandblaster out an old freon tank one time.......tillI found out welding on it makes a deadly gas ! YIKES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WELL I UNSCREWED ALL THE FITTINGS OUT OF IT, FILLED IT WITH WATER TWICE AND WAS GOOD TO GO I DIDNT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. IT HAD A FEW VALVES ALREADY REMOVED AND HAD BEEN SITTING A FEW YEARS ALSO. ALWAYS BE SAFE YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT MY BE IN A TANK!!!!!!!

[blacksmith]

Originally Posted by paintman

cutting a propane tank is tricky buisiness i filled mine with water to cut it.heres a pic of my 100 gallon pit,man you gotta have a firebox man

MAN THATS A DAMN NICE ONE! WHEN I SMOKE ON MINE I JUST BUILD THE FIRE IN THE LEFT SIDE AND PUT THE MEAT ON THE RIGHT WHERE THE STACK IS AT, I DO ENJOY IT A LOT.

[blacksmith]

Originally Posted by KRS

So what is 30 miles from Tombstone anyway

WELL ITS STILL ALIVE

[MoonRise]

OK, 12 whole turkeys at a time on that grill is bigger than I thought.

Again, nice job.

[mccolld]

Any idea whether the fumes given off by used tanks (or tanks of unknow metal type) are harmful?

Looks good.

[lish189]

We've used them for years. We always fire it up a few times before we actually put any food on it. Just in case.

[DirtyLittleSecret]

I want.
I want some more pictures (ie: inside, outside, etc).
I want free shipping to 97060.
I want MEAT!

Gad, my diet is getting on my nerves. Im willing to go Atkins on this project!

[lorenzo]

Okay ..... that is a nice grill but how about the BBQ sauce recipe?

[comp]

Originally Posted by lorenzo

Okay ..... that is a nice grill but how about the BBQ sauce recipe?

I Agree

[jkmola]

Hey, you know I see BBQ's like this all the time, and I even have a set of plans to build one, but I can never seem to come across the tanks. Did you just stumble on this one, or what???