500 Gallon Propane Smoker Build

[kbryan]

Thats a beast

[rlwenzel]

tuned in

[screaming eagle]

Looking Good!!!

[Bucksaw]

Can someone explain filling the tank with water/draining process for me on these things? I'm assuming you fill/drain the pit in order to rid the former gas, so you don't go KABOOM when you start working on the pit. But how do you know when it's right? When enough is enough..

Fill the tank to displace any existing residual gas, but it also helps to eliminate the air space and reduce the risk of "KABOOM". I refuse to cut them for people because I work at a school and I don't want my kids cutting them, but most people I know that cut them will fill them with water, drain them, refill them with water, and start cutting with the water still in it. Once you pierce the tank the water will start to pour out, but from everything Ive been taught, that's the time when its the most dangerous anyway.

If you really want to go overkill, my old Ag Mech professor used to tell people to dig a hole, put the tank in the hole with all the valves open, build a huge bonfire over the tank and let it burn for a couple of days. Once the coals are cold, dig the tank out, and perform the fill-drain-fill-cut process. Most definitely overkill, but when you are dealing with the safety of someone else's kid, its better safe than sorry I guess.

[Hank Hill]

Okay DoveBlaster is a lazy bum and refuses to post updates so I will do it for him:

[TimH]

keep 'em coming.... in for the progress.

[Hank Hill]

Smoke stack

[DoveBlaster]

I have the handle brackets, sucker rod and pipe cut for the door handles. Just a bit more grinding on the brackets and everything will be ready to weld. I am seeing the finish line but lots more tedious little stuff to do.

[Recon77]

Nice product so far. I am excited to see what the end state is going to look like.

[Missalot]

Not leaving much room to go bigger and better on second build

[Gunnyart]

what a bruiser.

[Hank Hill]

Firebox door, door handles, etc.

[Boomhauer]

Daaaang

[Kelly Deeds]

I needed one that big when my kids were playing baseball.

[Hank Hill]

Doors