mooneyes Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 does anybody have tips or plans for building my first hog roaster? I would love to see what ya come up with for ideas too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkrivermn Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 I had a plan to build one also but never got around to it. I myself have lost interes but now I am stuck with the drum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overdalimit Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 I built one out of a large commercial freezer. Works great for slow cookin real bbq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkman Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 My dad made this cooker and it works pretty ding danged good. Charcoal fired with gas backup. We have cooked several pigs in it from 160lbs to 220lbs. The big pig a cookin 5 little piggies The Carrousel for the cooker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooneyes Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 Hey Merkman thanks for the pictures, thats a beauty. I really like the carrousel idea. What size motor do you use? Do you know if he had to do any gear reduction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straydog Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Merkman, Im jelous thats a beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkman Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Hey Merkman thanks for the pictures, thats a beauty. I really like the carrousel idea. What size motor do you use? Do you know if he had to do any gear reduction? The carrousel is great. We use it to smoke fish also. But it also works great to throw the whole meal in there. Baked potatoes, corn on the cob, a couple of chickens, some beef and or pork. Dadieo corrected me. HI. THE MOTOR IS A DAYTON SHADED POLE GEARMOTOR FULL LOAD RPM'S: 2 FULL LOAD TORQUE: 113 IN LBS HP: 1/20 VOLTS: 115 GEARING IS IN THE MOTOR. THERE ARE OTHER MOTORS OUT THERE ,BELTS ARE A PAIN. MOST PEOPLE IN THE KNOW SAID 2 RPMS IS THE BEST. MAKE SURE TO CUT A HOLE BIG ENOUGH FOR DRAINING DURING PRESSURE WASHING. DAD It is coupled with a lovejoy coupler. It has an offset Torison Axel and rides down the road real nice. It needs fenders to be legal though. :-) We took the window out of an old gas BBQ after the first time using it, since everyone "had to" look to see how the pig was comming along, and I got tired of telling them I couldn't lift the lid. lol A pig craddle would be a great addition or replacement for the spit too. Then you would not need to wrap the pig. And prep time (puting the pig on the spit) would be greatly reduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooneyes Posted May 29, 2009 Author Share Posted May 29, 2009 Thanks Merkman and tell your father thanks as well. You can find info on every topic online, except hog cookers. Ill be building mine this summer. I'll have to post some pictures when it is finished and cooking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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