KAG
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I made one these several years ago and loved it. So I spent the last several days making a another one. I Built the trailer portion from a kit and used a chop saw and welder to pieced it together. You have to adjust the dimensions of it. It turned out 32x48.
The decking is treated lumber stained with dark oak stain then sealed. I used self tapping screws to attach it to the frame of the trailer.
The barrel is an old oak whiskey barrel, these things are very tough to work with. When you cut through the bands it really makes a bang as there is quite a bit of pressure to these things as its fire formed. If you do not secure the staves it will just fall completely apart when you cut through it.
I sanded, stained, then sealed the barrel. The inside I used an angle grinder with sanding wheels to remove the charcoal from the oak. I then skimmed the inside with silicone to weather proof it. I plan to add upholstery tot he inside later. I attached the hardware, put a wooden Ice chest in front that holds about 18 beers plus ice. I wired it up and then attached the fenders. I have maybe 60 hours in it. It pulls great and just had it up to 75mph and it tracks true. Ice cold beer up front in the ice chest, small BBQ grill, charcoal, chairs, and misc stuff in the barrel. I plan to attach several large Harley patched to the barrel and ice chest to personalize it later.
Good times......
The decking is treated lumber stained with dark oak stain then sealed. I used self tapping screws to attach it to the frame of the trailer.
The barrel is an old oak whiskey barrel, these things are very tough to work with. When you cut through the bands it really makes a bang as there is quite a bit of pressure to these things as its fire formed. If you do not secure the staves it will just fall completely apart when you cut through it.
I sanded, stained, then sealed the barrel. The inside I used an angle grinder with sanding wheels to remove the charcoal from the oak. I then skimmed the inside with silicone to weather proof it. I plan to add upholstery tot he inside later. I attached the hardware, put a wooden Ice chest in front that holds about 18 beers plus ice. I wired it up and then attached the fenders. I have maybe 60 hours in it. It pulls great and just had it up to 75mph and it tracks true. Ice cold beer up front in the ice chest, small BBQ grill, charcoal, chairs, and misc stuff in the barrel. I plan to attach several large Harley patched to the barrel and ice chest to personalize it later.
Good times......
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