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I bought a $200 pellet smoker from a yard sale that looked great but had a busted auger motor.
Now I'm out the cash and stuck with a heavy piece of junk, so has anyone else gotten burned on a used smoker that seemed fine at first glance?
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nathan9011mo ago
My neighbor's yard sale pellet grill looked so good I almost bought it, then I saw the extension cord running from his house just to turn the auger. That thing was basically a fancy outdoor cabinet with a light bulb inside. You really have to treat these like a used car and ask for a test drive, don't you?
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west.richard25d ago
Test drive" sounds smart except my neighbor's grill ran fine until the smoke hit the meat and then it caught fire.
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ninaowens1mo ago
Two hundred bucks for a yard sale pellet smoker is a serious gamble. Those auger motors are the first thing to go and they're not cheap to fix. I learned that the hard way with a Traeger I found on Marketplace that looked perfect but was totally dead inside. You almost have to plug it in and see it feed pellets before you hand over any cash.
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