*Please note I’m speculating, and may be way off, but I’m truly curious as a future customer*
Is there some hidden pit builder beef between Shirley and Workhorse? The new Shirley direct flow is an almost identical clone of the Workhorse 1975. I may be wrong, but an employee from Shirley posted this in a FB group regarding their new straight flow pit:
“Comparing apples to Apples I’d say we nailed the design on that mug…. That refinery chemistry … math… and process chemistry did not suck one bit!!!!! It all about… suction discharge and head pressure.. did not cost me 20,000$$$ either!!!!!”
I believe the apples to apples references a Workhorse FB post from March (see below), and also the $$$ Workhorse spent on air flow studies:
“If you’re comparing apples to apples, nothing compares to the #backyardbbq #smoker of #workhorsepits We’ve priced our #offsetsmoker in the 1/4 wall market, however every 1975 boasts 3/8” (.375) wall thickness and every 1957 or 1969 boasts a 11/32 (.344) wall thickness. #applestoapples”
I know, I know this is drama, but I’m curious as I’ve already purchased a Workhorse, and planning to purchase a Shirley next. There’s a lot of social media drama surrounding Shirley right now with the deletion of most of their FB groups. To be honest, the new Shirley FB group is still filled with drama and it’s kind of off-putting as a future customer.
Is there some hidden pit builder beef between Shirley and Workhorse? The new Shirley direct flow is an almost identical clone of the Workhorse 1975. I may be wrong, but an employee from Shirley posted this in a FB group regarding their new straight flow pit:
“Comparing apples to Apples I’d say we nailed the design on that mug…. That refinery chemistry … math… and process chemistry did not suck one bit!!!!! It all about… suction discharge and head pressure.. did not cost me 20,000$$$ either!!!!!”
I believe the apples to apples references a Workhorse FB post from March (see below), and also the $$$ Workhorse spent on air flow studies:
“If you’re comparing apples to apples, nothing compares to the #backyardbbq #smoker of #workhorsepits We’ve priced our #offsetsmoker in the 1/4 wall market, however every 1975 boasts 3/8” (.375) wall thickness and every 1957 or 1969 boasts a 11/32 (.344) wall thickness. #applestoapples”
I know, I know this is drama, but I’m curious as I’ve already purchased a Workhorse, and planning to purchase a Shirley next. There’s a lot of social media drama surrounding Shirley right now with the deletion of most of their FB groups. To be honest, the new Shirley FB group is still filled with drama and it’s kind of off-putting as a future customer.