X3~~~First Cook~~~

[plbass]

Looking awesome. You seem to be building at a good pace. I like the wheel jig and using the pipe drops. Also some nice looking welds. Keep up the good work.

[ChuckieD]

Troy said,

[Wreckless]

gotta rent that jig out to me, I'm not hauling any pits over messed up terrain anymore. Nice pit!
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[1krazykooker]

Trailerbuilder, I am thoroughly impressed with how fast your bangin this cooker out. I just spent 3 months building a smaller one very cool wheels and nice simple frame design. You have my attention, cant wait to see it in action!
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[TuscaloosaQ]

Trailerbuilder you have A very nice build going... Top of the line fabricating going on there!!!! Keep up the good work and post im following you all the way. Gotta love those wheels and jig very very innovative

[TrailerBuilder]

Ernie, Issac wasnt as bad as planned, only got about 3" of rain out of it, barely settled the dust


Kevin, Thanks brother, glad your taging along for the ride


Denny, Thanks Man Lets not talk about mistakes, dont have time bro


Mike, I laughed on that one for quite a while...I remember the "nice pit" conversation well.


daddywoofdawg, Zoey is quite the artist on the concrete, but you should see some of her masterpieces in the neighbors back yard


Paul, Thanks for the comments Gotta use those drops for something besides scrap price


My Man Chuck, You should get on that UDS now brother, make that Porcelain UDS jealous a little Those hinges are the way to go bro, probably my 1st choice on most builds from now on


Mike, Jigs yours anytime you need it bro, Ill carry it to the front though so you dont have to drive around back to pick it up



1krazykooker, She is moving along at a pretty good pace for now, hope it continues Thanks for following along!


TQ, Thanks for taking a look man, I appreciate your kind words The jig is the only way to go on the wheels, even if they're not right, they all look the same
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[TrailerBuilder]

So some progress has been made on the cooker, has been a busy week as usual with a few extra added curve balls thrown in there, typical though


Heat deflector is welded in and rails added, put a 1" drop on it to lower the height from top of tuning plates to the grates.


Tuning plates cut and in.


Now the fun begins When I started cutting out the door a while back, I didnt get far and it was playing a tune I didnt like to hear. Was hoping for the best...and still am



This is with the top side cut out completely and 3 1" places left to cut on the sides and bottom of the door, she is already going places I dont like

Doors out and holy he!! is she ugly A phone call to k.a.m. and his first words are..."you could always do a square door" BS I say, I got this, plus I dont want to do a square door. A few ideas are tossed back and forth and a game plan is put together


With the top seam close, this is where the bottom sits



So this is the 1st attack. Looked like it was working decent but that was just a dream I guess, because even with a 5lb sledge, it didnt give any.



It was getting late (sorry for the bad pic) but went the route that worked on my X2 builds. Nothing like a logging chain and floor jack.

Day 2 of the door from he!!, of course a few calls to and from the k.a.m. hot line and you know when Kevin says "it did what?", you know your not in good shape. A few other attemps, like 10 or more now, a few more phone calls, a hammer and pair of grips somewhere out in the yard after being flung in aggrevation and were still at the same point...nowhere!! Another call from k.a.m., "just checking in" he says...me "theres a moving truck coming down the street, if I go now, I can make it in front of it and end this" Of course, "you can always do a square door" is not what I want to hear right now, but I get to anyways


Kids are home from school, time for a break and some fun, maybe that will clear my head. Was fun, but the door didnt fix itself while I was playing.


A few other no go's and decide this trick will work, gussets to hold the door in place, last ditch effort but should do the trick

Last ditch was just that, the door is going in the ditch After the gussets were in place it fit pretty good, had to make a few adjustments but wasnt too bad. A few more calls to the k.a.m. hotline and the welding process for the strap to hold the door in place was set. 5 welds in, a wet towel to cool the welds down after each one applied, and the door decided to bow a new direction a 1/2" and twist a little the other direction.

Last phone call to k.a.m.~~~~
k.a.m.~~"What now brother?"
TrailerBuilder~~"I guess I build a &*@%$#& square door"




Major game plan change Square face cooker to come...
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[erniesshop]

I'm sure Happy that I'm not the only 1 that has hell with doors !

Keep on stroking Bro !

[Wreckless]

Dog water trough
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[Chuck]

TrailerBuilder your build is looking

Do you want to buy a red door

Chuck

[Logtrucker]

Welcome to the world of square doors you are gonna really like them youre cooker is lookin great cant wait to see how it turns out
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[Jarhead]

Troy, I think I found your pair of grips. How the he!! did they make it to my yard in Marionville?
Square door, huh?
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[J.O.]

Good to see you working again buddy, nice pit
Been there, had a door from he!! that nearly ended me. I am sure you will fix that a whole lot better than I did.
More pics please, keep 'em coming.
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[plbass]

Troy to bad about the doors. But no matter what route you take the door will work out just fine. I've been using that Kam hotline alot myself on my build. Can't wait to see some more progress pics.....keep up the good work.

[SoEzzy]

Should have made a k.a.m. door, it would have saved you so much time!
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Here's a change Robert.

I still work here!

[Blazer]

TrailerBuilder , I feel for ya man. That sucker sprung way out on you. I bet that last cut went BANG!!! Got any shops around there with a big set of rolls? Well if you go with the square swing door's (Wreckless style) or kam's style it will be sweet im sure.

[k.a.m.]

[GF]

TrailerBuilder, you get an A for effort on door straightening.
Sometimes you gotta just drop back and punt.

I may have found your vise grips in my yard.

[TrailerBuilder]

Ernie, maybe we can take the elbow and weld it to the door and make something There both useless either way


Mike, Im going to keep it and let the KAM D MAN learn how to MIG and plasma cut when he makes his appearance soon


Chuck, Thank you very much man, coming from you, that means alot. I think Im good on the door...for now


Logtrucker, Im going to have to take your word on the square doors, but as of now, its not treating me to bad. Thanks for the kind words


John, you mind to drop my grips off next time your in town, I got BEER!! And yes, square door damn it


Jan, Thanks brother, feels good to be back in the welding dust again Was great to talk to you on the phone yesterday man. Look forward to seeing you and the family again soon


Paul, Thanks for taking a look...hope the k.a.m. hotline doesnt start to get lucrative and want me to buy prepaid phone minutes...Ill go broke


Blazer, that door made sounds I cant even describe. I have a roller available to me at work, but the way the thing danced around from side to side and top to bottom, I think it would have been a never ending battle regardless of what I tried.


SoEzzy wrote:

[TrailerBuilder]

GF, I should have just bit the bullet and punted way back when Oh well live and learn. If you dont mind, mail the grips back please
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