My Budget Rotisserie

[Great Lakes Greg]

Because I am a working stiff on a budget, I built my own rotisserie. I wanted to pass along some pics for you guys in my position who may be able to build the same thing. I have $50 into the trailer, $80 for two Harbor Freight engine stands, and about $100 in steel. It took less than 5 hours to build. It isn't pretty, but works nicely.

[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

Looks good!!

[allen]

Greg mine cost 1500 and your does the same thing looks great and hey when your finshed you still got a trailer me just a rotisserie getting dust on it

[Jim Parker Toronto]

Looks like a good "portable" idea!

[RudyOnWheels]

Nice work fellow Michigander!

James

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Very creative, real back yard ingenuity!

[Mitch//pa]

great idea and then if you need to bring the body somewhere's you can just tow it

[Bob A.]

ooh-la-la Great ingenuity!

[Desi]

Great idea. Love to see new projects you can do at home. Thanks for the pictures!

[Ross/Kzoo]

Have you been taking lessons from Tom W.? Looks good.

[Russell in Tulsa]

Great idea. Put some plywood on the trailer and you can stand on it and lay your tools on it as you work.

[Mitch//pa]

maybe we can cook a pig on it also bring it to hershey

[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

Originally Posted by allen

Greg mine cost 1500 and your does the same thing looks great and hey when your finshed you still got a trailer me just a rotisserie getting dust on it

Allen, I think the big difference between the two rotisseries is you probably have more adjustments with yours that aid in balance. I know on both of mine, they can be balanced within moments where one finger can twirl the body around the entire 360° and when pressure is released, the body stays in that position. If we add a gas tank, or something that changes the Cg, we can raise or lower to compensate. For the cost difference, if Greg is only going to do one car, then the cost differential is worth putting up with less conveniences such as the offset wheels that unload the pressure on the rotating axis, adjustability, etc. As for collecting dust, it is amazing the re-sale value the commercial units hold. If yours is a quality unit more than a couple years old, you can likely sell it for more than you paid for it when it was new!

[allen]

Brent this is all true, my does adjust and true there a resale, but you got to love the way he made it work for him, my rotisserie is two years old i never knew i had so many friends the last time I had to go get it, AL

[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

Originally Posted by allen

Brent this is all true, my does adjust and true there a resale, but you got to love the way he made it work for him, my rotisserie is two years old i never knew i had so many friends the last time I had to go get it, AL

Oh absolutely! Like I was the first to say, "Looks Good!!"