OT - Just Got The Call

CTMike

I just got off the phone with Tyler from SF and we firmed up my build list. He will be sending me a final quote in the next day or so, and pick up is scheduled for 18FEB. 

Here is my build list:

- 30x80 elevated straight back cabinet model with insulated fire box
- 3rd grate in chamber, bottom grate has eye bolts at each of the 4 corners
- 6' wide trailer
- Rotated warmer
- SS shelf in front of warmer and chamber
- Dual propane burners, tank holder, and griddle top
- Wood basket
- Both dampers
- 3 grates in warmer
- Remote grease drain
- SS cool touch handles
- Diamond plate fenders
- Mounted spare
- Personalized logo
- Hip roof on warmer
- Sausage hangers
- 6 probe inserts (4 on chamber, 2 on warmer)
- 3 Tel-Tru ports (2 on chamber, 1 on warmer)
- 24x72" SS table in front of chamber across width of trailer, with grease trough for pulling pigs, prep, etc
- Tandem axles with trailer brakes each axle
- Locking storage with doors under pig pulling table
- Davit/hand winch assembly for moving whole pig from SS shelf in front of chamber to SS pig pulling table. (Allows one person to move the pig by themselves)

I am so pumped I can't stand it. I also can't say enough about how great dealing with the boys at Shirley Fab has been. I first started talking to Tyler about this back in November 2015, and he has never once lost patience with all of the emails, changes, etc. 

If you are in the market for a wood fired RF smoker, give Tyler a call. The only downside is the current 12 month wait, which is a nice problem for the SF boys to have.

Hntnhrd

Congrats!!! Sounds like a great setup. Pictures when it's done!!

Jeremiah

Holy cow that's gonna be one heck of a cooker!

JohnInCarolina

Damn!

RRP

What? Did you just skip adding the optional urinal at the rear hidden by the spare tire? JK - sounds awesome!

nolaegghead

Nice, have any prototype drawings or pictures so we don't have to think about the specs?

lousubcap

What a rig description.  Very much looking forward to the in-process and final pics.  No you've gotta buy a serious hauler...

nolaegghead

Make sure you hitch is secure.  @thatgrimguy learned it can be a point of failure.

DMW

That's a heckofa nice rig you have on the way. Are you planning to drive down to pick it up?

caliking

How are you going to sleep tonight?? Or for the next 3weeks?

DaveRichardson

Now I'm here in Atlanta by the airport.  Come on down and we can pick it up and store it at my house until yall warm up enough up there to use it properly!

HeavyG

What's that beauty going to weigh?

NPHuskerFL

All that and no bottle opener.  
That's gonna be one functional powerhouse rig!

thetrim

Love it!  Can't wait to see it!

CTMike

DMW said:

That's a heckofa nice rig you have on the way. Are you planning to drive down to pick it up?

Yup, the wife and I are going to take 2 days down and two days back, ~ 2,300 miles round trip. 

CTMike

lousubcap said:

What a rig description.  Very much looking forward to the in-process and final pics.  No you've gotta buy a serious hauler...

My current 2010 F-250 SD will do just fine, she just went over 80K miles. 

CTMike

nolaegghead said:

Make sure you hitch is secure.  @thatgrimguy learned it can be a point of failure.

Yup, I saw his post showing the cooker into the median divider on the interstate. 

CTMike

HeavyG said:

What's that beauty going to weigh?

Tyler's initial estimate is ~ 3,000#, hence the dual axles with brakes. Once it is loaded up with wood and supplies I'd be over 3,500#. Thought about going with a single 5,200# axle, but wanted the built-in security of 4 tires in the event of a flat. 

CTMike

caliking said:

How are you going to sleep tonight?? Or for the next 3weeks?

On my right side like usual.  I will admit that I am very stoked and sleep will probably be in short supply as we get closer. 

nolaegghead

Trip for fun?  Seems like the cost to truck it to you would be less than the hotel and gas and other expenses....I bought a Genie articulating boom lift from St. Louis about 12 years ago and it was only $600 to ship.  And it weighted over 8000 pounds. 

Austin Egghead

Congrats. That sounds like one sweet que addition. Keep us posted on build and delivery.

CTMike

nolaegghead said:

Trip for fun?  Seems like the cost to truck it to you would be less than the hotel and gas and other expenses....I bought a Genie articulating boom lift from St. Louis about 12 years ago and it was only $600 to ship.  And it weighted over 8000 pounds. 

Cheapest delivery quote I got was $2200. Gas/hotels/food should be less than half of that. Also a trip for fun. 

CTMike

I have to admit that I shamelessly stole the idea for the davit/winch from a friend at work. I helped him cook a pig for a wedding he was doing. You can see his davit in this photo just below and to the right of Old Glory. 

SaintJohnsEgger

Sounds like you are getting serious about this BBQ stuff Mike.

Congrats. Make sure you post pictures when you get it.

tarheelmatt

I just gave my monitor the "O" face...

tarheelmatt

What are your intentions with this rig if you don't mind me asking?  

CTMike

tarheelmatt said:

What are your intentions with this rig if you don't mind me asking?  

Matt,

I am catering a wedding in June. Plan is to supplement our income doing 10-15 events/year to enable the wife to cut back on her hours at work.

tarheelmatt

CTMike said:

tarheelmatt said:

What are your intentions with this rig if you don't mind me asking?  

Matt,

I am catering a wedding in June. Plan is to supplement our income doing 10-15 events/year to enable the wife to cut back on her hours at work.

Cool deal.  You will certainly have the rig for that!  Great spousal support there!  

Good luck! 

nolaegghead

Nice.  Now if you can somehow retrofit it with a Polonium 84 core you can cut down on wood consumption.  1 g Po = 140 watts heat.

JohnnyTarheel

@CTMike    Bring it to NC Butt Blast in April!!

CTMike

JohnnyTarheel said:

@CTMike    Bring it to NC Butt Blast in April!!

Would love to but unfortunately I will be working 72 hr weeks the entire month of April for an outage.