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Thanks! I wanted something different, not black. Here in Texas everyone thinks its missing a white longhorn for UT. Nope. Just wanted something different.

Man...I love this lil cooker. Worked like champ tonight. Once it gets up to heat it help temp all day / night. Put it work today with a 3 lb brisket and some ABT's and corn. First time I had Atomic buffalo turds...they we're eaten faster than I could grab an after pic of them. Neighbors stopped...

Thanks Dave, I put a little wd-40 on them, its not binding so bad I cant open it, it just gets stiff, takes a little effort. Its the tank, not the door. As it gets got the top of the tank, the section in between the two hinges bows up a little when hot. I can even tell more smoke is escaping...

Thanks, Will give this a try next time. Its just going to take some cooking to get it down. I also noticed when the CC gets around 300 the door becomes stiff, the metal between the two hinges on the opening seem to be bowing a little when it gets hot making it stick. I think I'll add a vertical...

No pics of last night, was pretty dark as I didnt get it going till late. Pulled the jerky off this morning, thew it in a zip lock and headed to work. This weekend if the rain stays away I'll be doing a brisket. Did I mention I bought an infrared gun? Most of the time the chamber cap / hottest...

I'm happy to say this issue was user error. The cooker is working flawlessly...Its just a learning curve.  Last night I loaded it up tray to top with coals and splits. Left all doors open for a bit and let the RF plate get nice and hot. Then I closed the FB lid, opened all vent fully, and...

Actually. Ive been treating it like a weber kettle. Thow in the hot coals, close the lid, watch temps rise. With this one ive been throwing coals in, a split, then shutting the door...I think before the smoker has a chance to pre-heat. 

Thank you again Dave. Will do. We had storms roll into North Texas tonight so I couldn't get it fired up. I rolled it in the garage to keep rain off her. I'll do exactly this and report back soon as we have good weather. 

Okay heres an update. The measurements look fine to me. I measured about 20 times. I think my smoker is fine. One restriction I found was the hole cut in the side of the tank where the collector is welded on. There was some metal in that openining, a lip, I was able to take out to the welds/...

Thanks Dave. I left 3.85" from the end of the RF plate to the end of the CC.  The door leaks but not bad. I can seal it better thought with a latch. The exhaust is flush with the plenum.  I wonder if the long firebox is causing a lot of friction and slowing the air flow down, of the end of the...