I picked up a new 15 gallon, unlined, open-top drum the other day. This smoker body will be used mostly to hang meat, with a single threaded stainless steel rod going across the top of the drum where ribs, chicken, and whatever will hang off of. I'll be able to easily hang up to 4 full slabs of St. Louis or BB ribs.
All other essential mods will be made to the SJ bottom, including replacing the thin, stock legs with 1" wide, 1/8" gauge aluminum bar stock bent into shape, very similar to stock WSM legs. The stock SJ legs are just too weak for the added weight of the tall drum with meat in it.
First order of business were to drill a bunch of holes at the bottom end of the drum. I used a step drill bit for this. More pics will follow as the project progresses. Thanks for looking.
All other essential mods will be made to the SJ bottom, including replacing the thin, stock legs with 1" wide, 1/8" gauge aluminum bar stock bent into shape, very similar to stock WSM legs. The stock SJ legs are just too weak for the added weight of the tall drum with meat in it.
First order of business were to drill a bunch of holes at the bottom end of the drum. I used a step drill bit for this. More pics will follow as the project progresses. Thanks for looking.