Auger motor stopped

[Tonybsmokin]

I hsve a new Oklahoma Joes ryder dxl . A gear in the motor broke. Cant be fixed. Under warranty still , waiting since June 2020. They told me twice its covered. They gave me 2 shop dates both times they didn't ship it . Anyway I purchased it on Amazon . The only motor I could find was for pit boss/ trager smokers . It fit exactly like original part . 25 dollars on Amazon. Folk don't wait for 3 months like I did .

 

[bill1]

Chinese-made products do seem to have a lot of common parts, don't they?

 

[Tonybsmokin]

Chinese-made products do seem to have a lot of common parts, don't they?

 

[Tonybsmokin]

Yes they do. And believe it or not thats what the lady at Oklahoma joes told me . She said they are out of stock and are waiting for a ship to come in from China.

 

[SmokinAl]

That is one thing about a stick burner. No moving parts to go bad.
Al

 

[bill1]

While I certainly appreciate Smokin'Al's point (and there's certainly poetic beauty in simplicity), our "little-stick burners" have few enough moving parts (or problem parts like igniters) that one can keep a shoebox of them on hand for the occasional failure...like a spare tank of propane. And if you order in advance from the "slow boat from China" eBay or Amazon suppliers, none are going to cost you more than a tank of propane either.

So, TonyBsmokin', was it at the start of a cook that the reduction gearbox stripped on that auger motor? Or in the middle of a cook?

 

[johnmeyer]

The only motor I could find was for pit boss/ trager smokers . It fit exactly like original part . 25 dollars on Amazon. Folk don't wait for 3 months like I did.

That's an amazing fix. Do you have a link to the part you used?

 

[Tonybsmokin]

While I certainly appreciate Smokin'Al's point (and there's certainly poetic beauty in simplicity), our "little-stick burners" have few enough moving parts (or problem parts like igniters) that one can keep a shoebox of them on hand for the occasional failure...like a spare tank of propane. And if you order in advance from the "slow boat from China" eBay or Amazon suppliers, none are going to cost you more than a tank of propane either.

So, TonyBsmokin', was it at the start of a cook that the reduction gearbox stripped on that auger motor? Or in the middle of a cook?

It was

While I certainly appreciate Smokin'Al's point (and there's certainly poetic beauty in simplicity), our "little-stick burners" have few enough moving parts (or problem parts like igniters) that one can keep a shoebox of them on hand for the occasional failure...like a spare tank of propane. And if you order in advance from the "slow boat from China" eBay or Amazon suppliers, none are going to cost you more than a tank of propane either.

So, TonyBsmokin', was it at the start of a cook that the reduction gearbox stripped on that auger motor? Or in the middle of a cook?

It was at the start

 

[bill1]

The reason I ask is I suspect your auger itself is stuck. Before installing and powering up the replacement (and risk stripping its gears as well) make sure the auger turns freely.
I always empty my pellet hopper right before I pull my meat, and then purge my auger to empty with the Temp reset to a high setting. I always store my unit empty, and then run the auger in the "prime" setting for at least a couple full revolutions before adding pellets at my next cook. (I time the revolutions too to make sure they're reproducible and consistent.)
I think a lot of auger jams happen when a little moisture gets the into remaining pellets, still in the auger during storage, and pretty much welds the auger to the feed tube.
Just a suggestion.

 

[Tonybsmokin]

The reason I ask is I suspect your auger itself is stuck. Before installing and powering up the replacement (and risk stripping its gears as well) make sure the auger turns freely.
I always empty my pellet hopper right before I pull my meat, and then purge my auger to empty with the Temp reset to a high setting. I always store my unit empty, and then run the auger in the "prime" setting for at least a couple full revolutions before adding pellets at my next cook. (I time the revolutions too to make sure they're reproducible and consistent.)
I think a lot of auger jams happen when a little moisture gets the into remaining pellets, still in the auger during storage, and pretty much welds the auger to the feed tube.
Just a suggestion.

 

[Tonybsmokin]

Yes thanks , i pulled the auger out , nothing there is was free spinning. I dont understand why the gear broke. But its up and running again. I smoked a 8.5 lb pork butter yesterday.