Portable cart for moving your smokers

Started by Gsxr1k, October 02, 2018, 02:01:28 PM

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Gsxr1k

Looking to see if anyone has made a cart to move around there smoker? I'm looking for ideas to build one for my smoker.

I live in a area where I can't leave the smoker outside without it "growing legs" and disappearing the next day. Would love to see what you guys have come up with to make this digital smoker "portable" and/or "mobile".

Edward176

Hi Gsxr1k and welcome to the forum. I started using an old bedroom night stand for a couple of years, mounted 4 casters so it rolls in and out of the garage. Found it a tad too low and then the Bradley Butcher fold-able cart went on sale so I purchased it and have been using it ever since. Works like a charm, nice and solid and just the right height. 

RedJada

 I use an old black and Decker tool cabinet. Holds my cooking tools, racks pucks, etc... Looks just the one in the link.

https://bid.hinesauctionservice.com/m/lot-details/index/catalog/17969/lot/2515935?url=%2Fm%2Fview-auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F17969%2F%3Fpage%3D3

Hope this helps with your ideas.

Gsxr1k

Quote from: RedJada on October 02, 2018, 02:37:48 PM
I use an old black and Decker tool cabinet. Holds my cooking tools, racks pucks, etc... Looks just the one in the link.

https://bid.hinesauctionservice.com/m/lot-details/index/catalog/17969/lot/2515935?url=%2Fm%2Fview-auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F17969%2F%3Fpage%3D3

Hope this helps with your ideas.

Thank you for the welcome and yikes!!, $125 for the cart... Will keep looking but thx for the idea :)

Gsxr1k

Quote from: Gsxr1k on October 02, 2018, 03:32:50 PM
Quote from: RedJada on October 02, 2018, 02:37:48 PM
I use an old black and Decker tool cabinet. Holds my cooking tools, racks pucks, etc... Looks just the one in the link.

https://bid.hinesauctionservice.com/m/lot-details/index/catalog/17969/lot/2515935?url=%2Fm%2Fview-auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F17969%2F%3Fpage%3D3

Hope this helps with your ideas.

Thank you for the welcome and yikes!!, $125 for the cart... Will keep looking but thx for the idea :)

Thanks for the idea... Looks kind of cool.. Maybe more functional/portable if I put some pneumatic tires on it.

Habanero Smoker

Hi Gsxr1k,

Welcome to the forum.

If you have a Sam's club card, or know someone who has a card, they sell a good cart, for around $60.

https://www.samsclub.com/sams/utility-cart/prod9070084.ip?xid=plp_product_1_1

It does rust, but I've had mine for over 14 years. One shelf is a basket, and the directions state to use that for the top shelf. If you put the basket shelf on top it will interfere with opening the door of the smoker, so you will need to placed that as the second shelf. Because it is a wire shelf, I did cut a piece of plywood to fit on the shelf to give the legs of the smoker a more stable surface. All four wheel swivel, making it easy to maneuver the chart.



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KyNola

I have the same cart as Habs.  It works well.

clarke21953

Hi there. I bought a rolling tool cart from harbor freight and flipped the tool table over. I reinforced it with a couple of 2 x 4's. It has a drawer in front for my meat thermometer and gloves.

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Gsxr1k

Quote from: Habanero Smoker on October 03, 2018, 01:54:08 AM
Hi Gsxr1k,

Welcome to the forum.

If you have a Sam's club card, or know someone who has a card, they sell a good cart, for around $60.

https://www.samsclub.com/sams/utility-cart/prod9070084.ip?xid=plp_product_1_1

It does rust, but I've had mine for over 14 years. One shelf is a basket, and the directions state to use that for the top shelf. If you put the basket shelf on top it will interfere with opening the door of the smoker, so you will need to placed that as the second shelf. Because it is a wire shelf, I did cut a piece of plywood to fit on the shelf to give the legs of the smoker a more stable surface. All four wheel swivel, making it easy to maneuver the chart.

Is there enough clearance on the top rack to open the door of the smoker?

Habanero Smoker

No. Not unless you prop it up higher with 2x4's it may raise it high enough to open the door. But that could make the smoker unstable when you move it around. You have to assemble the cart anyway, so it would be better to place the basket shelf as the second self.



     I
         don't
                   inhale.
  ::)