My BDS went for a flight!!!!!!! HELP

bundy · August 02, 2011, 04:56:15 PM

Had a storm with 60mph winds last night and it sent the smoker for a flight and CRASH. The cabinet looks beyond repair, door bent but I think the rest will be OK. Any ideas to salvage, buy another cabinet, build a smoker with the parts or?

BUNDY

Tenpoint5 · August 02, 2011, 05:14:56 PM

Man that sucks. Not sure which direction to send you for a new cabinet

Quarlow · August 02, 2011, 06:32:29 PM

Doh that is a cryin' shame. Sorry to hear this Bundy. We get a lot of wind here to so I always keep mine inside. You could try getting an old bar size fridge and turn it into a smoker. Just a thought. Or you could build a plywood cabinet. As I little guy my dad had a plywood smoker. It was 3'x3'x12' and we could do a ton of salmon in it. Later we built a couple that were not as big, maybe 2.5x2.5x4'. You could make one that is just the right size for your bradley racks and then make it as tall as you want.

GusRobin · August 02, 2011, 06:38:18 PM

if it is only the door, buy a new door.

Quarlow · August 02, 2011, 06:38:32 PM

Hey do you live near PA. NePaSmoker has a proofer he is giving away. The ultimate smoker with your parts.

Habanero Smoker · August 03, 2011, 01:49:43 AM

It hard to tell which way you should go without seeing the damage. If it is only the door, then it can be replaced, but I would check to make sure the hinge pin is not damaged, or not too damage that it cannot be straightened out. Was the generator was attached to the smoker at the time it was blown over. If so, you may want to check that out to make sure it is working.

bundy · August 03, 2011, 03:03:23 AM

I would love to find a proofer but have not had any luck finding one out here in South Dakota, LONG WAYS to PA for Ricks proofer.

No the door looks like it is the only thing any good, the cabinet is bent bad in 2 corners and would be hard to repair so it sealed, I will have to plug the generator in to see if it still works, one of the mounting screws broke off inside the cabinet. I was smart enough to take the Aubor off the night before.

GusRobin · August 03, 2011, 05:20:54 AM

You can call Bradley and see what a cabinet would cost. Based upon that you may want to just bite the bullet and buy an OBS for $250-$260 since you already have a PID. Then see if you can sell the generator if it is still working.

OU812 · August 03, 2011, 07:00:26 AM

Man that really sucks.

Had my smoker take a fall right on its face, didnt mess anything up like yours, now mine is in my shed year round.

If the generator is still working you could make your self a smoker outta an old fridge or if your wanting to sell it I could use a spare generator.

ghost9mm · August 03, 2011, 07:06:59 AM

Ouch !!! would really like to see a picture of the damage, any chance of insurance covering any part of it...

Quarlow · August 07, 2011, 12:18:32 PM

Not to step on anyones toes (OU812) but if your SG works fine and you end up getting a whole new smoker , that spare SG comes in handy. Every once in a while mine decides it don't want to work so I just yank it of and on goes the spare. Then I can keep smoking and clean up the other.

OU812 · August 08, 2011, 08:49:11 AM

Quote from: Quarlow on August 07, 2011, 12:18:32 PM
Not to step on anyones toes (OU812) but if your SG works fine and you end up getting a whole new smoker , that spare SG comes in handy. Every once in a while mine decides it don't want to work so I just yank it of and on goes the spare. Then I can keep smoking and clean up the other.

Thats what I was hoping for. ;D