Auger Failure

[Ted Leavitt]

I have have my SmokeFire for about 3-years. Previously, Ihave a Green Mountain Grill and Pit Boss pellet smokers. Each have good and bad points. When I bought the Weber SmokeFire, I was super excited and have enjoyed its use. Unfortunately, the shear pin on the auger to the motor has sheared off for the 2nd time in 2-years. What is worse is that I was in a tri tip cooking competition and it failed 10-minutes into the start up.

Before filling the pellet hopper, I always sift the pellets to remove the powder as it can bind the auger. I use the smoker regularly and ensure my pellets are fresh and not affected by moisture. Has anyone had these problems?

 

[abmet]

Timing sucks, sorry. I usually pull the augur out and clean it every few months depending on how many cooks I’ve done hoping it prevents any jamming.

 

[SillyRabbit]

That is frustrating. Did you manage to find something to get you through the cook? Weber updated the design from a cotter pin to a bolt, they should send you new parts.

 

[SmokeMaster43]

This happened to me about a year ago, although not in a competition. I was advised by one of the other members here to pull out the auger a couple times a year and clean the chute. Not sure why this happened but I'm sad to hear this