Dude this is an awesome comment thank you for sharing. I do love me some Jesus but I’m also aware that not everyone wants it shoved in their face lol. Just trying to stay true to what’s gotten me through life’s darkest moments… the good Lord and a little bit of BBQ sprinkled on top 😅. Cheers bro 🍻

Appreciate the support my brother- I def enjoy our country life… but CITY BOYS STAND UP!!! ✊🏾

LETS GO!!! Glad I was able to help bro 🙏

Thanks for the support brother. Yea Mike is a professional welder, been doing it for many decades. I couldn’t have finished this project without him- shoot at one point in time he was welding the firebox upside down haha he’s a legend 🇺🇸

Appreciate the support!

DIY gang in the house!! Love it! And love me some JC 🙌🏽

Thanks big dog! 👊

Well this comment means a lot! Definitely a lot of work that went into it so I appreciate the support family. P.s not wrong with a little pellet action 😉

Appreciate you fam!

Thanks brother! God is good 🙏🙏

Haha I’m grammatically challenged fam 😂 that was the goal brother to drop all the info nobody else is… my hope is to add some unique value to the bbq community. I really appreciate this comment and your support!

@@MeatNGreetBBQ you bet brother. I’ll be watchin.

Thanks for the support, glad the videos are reaching good solid bbq folks. Let me know how the build goes

Truly appreciate the support here. I’m no pro by any means but I figured sharing the journey would help a handful of folks preparing to build their smoker. Thanks again for the comment and support!

Means a lot family thanks for the support! Hopefully with a little consistency the channel will grow a little. 🙏

Thanks for the support!! Not too shabby for an amateur like myself haha 😂 You’re going to love that 250 gallon!!

Thanks brother!! Funny you say that we’re editing that video as we speak. Should be finished up by no later than the end of the weekend 👊

Dude thanks for all the support!! Glad the videos helped. Let me know how she rolls once you fire it up 🙏🙏

@@MeatNGreetBBQ absolutely man. just learned to weld 2 months ago so went at it. i'm pretty happy with how it came out. only about 70 gallons but it will do for now. you're for sure becoming one of my favorite bbq youtube channels. keep at it!

Thanks for the support bro! How’s the build going? Did you check out the new firebox video? Hope that helps some folks ouy there trying to get after a build.

@@MeatNGreetBBQ i Did check watch the nightmare you had lol, the patched work came out better then i thought it would. We havent started the build yet but will soon

Thank you sir!!

Amen brother! Thanks for the support 🙏

Thanks for the sub! More vids to come

Appreciate the love fam!!

Thanks for the support brother!

For sure bro glad I could help

God bless you my brother! Thank you for the support 🙏

Thanks for the support brother!

Brother your support is truly appreciated! Great question. Is rigged a damper after I cooked in the rig the first few times. The convection was OUT OF THIS WORLD and I realized if I don’t find a way to slow the velocity down, I’d never be able to have elite fire management. So I cut an 8” circle out of some cardboard and traced it onto 1/4” thick steal and cut that out. Then I tacked an 8ft piece of cheap rod laying around to the outer edge of the ‘damper’. I made a little handle at the bottom out of an old horse shoe haha. It’s not perfect but once I did that I was able to dial in my temps and make the smoker do exactly what I wanted.

Haha amen to that, thanks for the support!

Thanks brother

Thank you 🙏

There we go! Funny not a single hardware store had one of these near me. Not even Homedepot, Menards, Lowe’s, etc. 🤦‍♂️

Thanks for the support brother! I’m No professional by any means so I definitely fumbled through this one, but then end product was humbly impressive haha. I’ve had many cooks since finishing the smoker and I stand by those smoke stack dimensions, the thing draws air like no other! Keep me posted on how your build goes if you get a chance 👊

@@MeatNGreetBBQ will do man! How long ago did you finish it? If it draws as well as my Fatstack I’ll be thrilled

@@jamesgunn5358 It took I think 100 days on the dot, and that was not by design lol. Keep in mind we were working mostly evenings with the occasional 4 hour Saturday session. I could have done it in far less time IF: (1) I would have had all the materials needed up front and didn't have to wait on odds/end items (2) would have utilised more weekends... and (3) wasn't filming the entire process form top to bottom. I should probably add a 4th which is I had no clue what I was doing which is no doubt a silent time variable which I poorly underestimated 😅

@@MeatNGreetBBQ haha for sure. Next one will no doubt be faster if you ever do another. I’m planning on making 3 at a minimum. 2 to sell to offset the cost of building my own and the 1 to keep

@@jamesgunn5358 if only I would have been as forward thinking as you haha… but I’m good for 1 smoker roughly every decade 😂

Thanks for the support family! I did think about hinging the stack there for a little bit but honest decided not to just due to being dog tired of chasing down materials and I was on a time crunch with the build so had to prioritize some things over other ya know? And we rolled with skids then set on a trailer. I didn’t want to do anything permanent so I decided on trailering the smoker.

Do it bro!! It’s well worth the time. Thinking like working a fire inside an efficient pit 🙌

Haha a little bit of all of the above. House, lake, barn, donkeys, cows… and of course the beastly 500 gallon smoker. Thanks for the support brother as always 🙏😭

Huge congrats my friend that’s great news!!! I eyeballed the firebox but believe I set it a few inches below center line. But the firebox throat opening is going to be even lower than that. It’s REALLY hard to explain over message, mostly bc I’m not an expert haha. The best help I can provide is the fire management video I filmed. Sorry that wasn’t much help. Thanks a ton for the support brother, always means a lot!

hoochie mamma ....thats a serious tank

This is about all I know from my buddy who did the welding. Hope this helps: First pass “root pass” 1/8 6010,80-90 amps Second pass”hot&cap” 3/32 7018,80-90amps

Thank you. That helps me a lot. Now I have a starting point 👍🏼

Thanks for the support! Check out this video for a deep dive into exactly how I got the tanks: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g7V_f9yUuKmrcoU.html

Hey brother sorry for the delay- just dropped the link in the description for ya.

Gauge is used for tubing/sheet metal Inch (1/4",1/2" etc.) Is used for plate Schedule is used for pipe ie. Sch40 Sch80 etc. I believe he's using schedule 40

That’s correct. I think I’m a video I said sch40 but I think it was sch10. You’ll be fine with either. I’ll double check and report back.

Thanks for the support! Of course brother hit me up on Instagram I’ll help however I can @bigfrizz99

@@MeatNGreetBBQ Great man, wrote you there on instagram, all the best wishes for your channel!!

Heck yea send me the pics on Instagram if you can bigfrizz99

Nice! Hopefully it was helpful, let us know how the build goes 👍🍻

Thanks dude 🤙🏽

Amen amen!!

If you’re referencing feldons calculator, then I’m sure you know how brutally OFF that calculations is. Secondly, not quite sure what you mean by “an 18 foot smokestack means nothing” … because smokestack height means everything! Lastly, calculators and opinions (yours and mine) aside. I directly contacted 2 of the largest pit builders out of Texas who provided me their exact smokestack measurements, I also spoke with a former employee of Aaron Franklin who gave me the “rough” height of franklins 500 gallon pits, and last but not least I crossed that with the smokestack height of a 500 gallon primitive pit. Which if you know smokers, then you know the efficacy of a Primitive by JD. All that to say, I’m beyond happy with the performance of mypit and I’m glad I asked real pit builders and pitmasters rather than defaulting to a “online calculator.”

@@MeatNGreetBBQ I’m glad you did your research. You couldn’t give me a Franklin pit after watching the mad scientist review. I have owned a workhorse pit 1975 for almost two years. I’ve had numerous communications with JD and Ashley through the purchase process. Your pit looks awesome. Ready to see some seasoning and cooks on it. Cheers!

@@Isovapor JD is a great dude! Also, the Franklin backyard model is by far NOT the best option for the price, you’re right J Yoder showcased that haha. How do you like your primitive? If I ever purchased over built it’d be primitive or a millscale. Thanks for the support brother!