I need to take my smoker across town to the parents' in law, and need to know if there is anything wrong with transporting my AmeriQue on it's side?
Thanks!
Onyx
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Nope, just don't forget to take out the drip pan first. We HAVE heard on someone doing that.
I have taken my model 50 down state.
I called Cookshack and talked to them and they said to lay it on its back, in the bed of my pickup truck.
I took the racks and shelves out of it along with the drip pan.
I laid it on a moving pad and strapped it down and everything worked fine.
Good Luck,
Mike
I called Cookshack and talked to them and they said to lay it on its back, in the bed of my pickup truck.
I took the racks and shelves out of it along with the drip pan.
I laid it on a moving pad and strapped it down and everything worked fine.
Good Luck,
Mike
I took my 055 from San Diego to Las Vegas in the back of my tacoma. A large chunk of cardboard underneath did the trick. I'm a fairly large guy so I was able to lift and place it on its back in the truck. The cookshack product is built like a tank though so it didn't suffer at all. While I used a large chunk of cardboard, for peace of mind I would strongly recommend as softer material such as a moving blanket. The cardboard folds were an inch or so outside the edges of the smoker and I didn't worry about any wear. It fit perfectly between the bed extender and the tailgate (up of course). As was stated in an earlier post, you should remove anything that might rattle loose. I've always wondered if the seasoning the unit takes on with repeated use might chip off.
Plastic tubs with the interlocking flip tops work great for holding all smoking paraphernalia, as well as the parts temporarily removed from the beast.
I suppose there may come a day when I'll be less enthusiastic about hauling the cookshack around. I peg that day to be shortly after I've been cremated. For now, I've been touched by the spirit of our smokey lord and understand my calling, I have been tapped to evangelized on behalf of the cookshack wherever my extended family has blown. I'm looking forward to the day I convince my older brother to renounce his evil ways and forsake his converted '58 refrigerator for something a mite more modern. I am patient though. I will eventually vanquish the pretender in mano a mano competition. Many delish meals have made me a humble man of faith. I don't believe, I KNOW, that fridge has more than met its match in the 055. It will soon know the power of my ribs, brisket and pulled pork.
Besides, it's gonna be fun sucking down brewskis while my brother works his tail off trying to outcook me.
The Grubmeister General (you can call me Grub)
ps- Sure, that was over the top but spending an entire day off shoveling irrigation lines in the sun will do that to a guy.
Plastic tubs with the interlocking flip tops work great for holding all smoking paraphernalia, as well as the parts temporarily removed from the beast.
I suppose there may come a day when I'll be less enthusiastic about hauling the cookshack around. I peg that day to be shortly after I've been cremated. For now, I've been touched by the spirit of our smokey lord and understand my calling, I have been tapped to evangelized on behalf of the cookshack wherever my extended family has blown. I'm looking forward to the day I convince my older brother to renounce his evil ways and forsake his converted '58 refrigerator for something a mite more modern. I am patient though. I will eventually vanquish the pretender in mano a mano competition. Many delish meals have made me a humble man of faith. I don't believe, I KNOW, that fridge has more than met its match in the 055. It will soon know the power of my ribs, brisket and pulled pork.
Besides, it's gonna be fun sucking down brewskis while my brother works his tail off trying to outcook me.
The Grubmeister General (you can call me Grub)
ps- Sure, that was over the top but spending an entire day off shoveling irrigation lines in the sun will do that to a guy.