Pappy Q
is Blowin Smoke!
- Joined
- Apr 8, 2010
- Location
- Elk Creek, KY
Anyone have experience with their 1975t? Pros/cons…
No experience here with the Workhorse 1975t, but to describe an alternative to a trailer-mounted smoker...
I ordered a 1969 just over a year ago and got an email today saying they would be loading it for shipping next week. When I gave them my money, I expected to have my 1969 in November.
I can't speak yet about the quality of the product, but I would fault them for over selling and under delivering when it comes to the time it takes to get a cooker to your door.
If anyone at Workhorse is reading this, as a business practice, especially when you require payment in full up front, when it comes to wait times it would be much better to under sell and over deliver.
No experience here with the Workhorse 1975t, but to describe an alternative to a trailer-mounted smoker, I have a 60"x24" offset on golf cart wheels that I can load onto my 5'x10' utility trailer when I need to take it somewhere. This offers some advantages over a trailer-mounted smoker:
* Having a smoker on golf cart wheels allows me to very easily move/relocate the smoker when it's not trailered up. When cooking at home, I cook on my back paver patio and then roll the smoker into my basement for storage.
* Transporting the smoker on a utility trailer gives me plenty of extra storage space to haul my complete remote cooking setup, so room to move lots of extras like ice chests, tables, chairs, firewood, propane tank and torch, etc.
* My utility trailer has a spare tire in case I need that, which I don't think comes with the 1975t.
* I can load/unload my smoker on the utility trailer by myself, using a hand winch setup I configured (similar to winching a boat up on a boat trailer), so loading and unloading is no problem.
If I had it to do over, I'd probably get a 1969.
I have the 1975 but not on a trailer. It does a great job, but it's a beast to move around, and lifting the lid is difficult for some. If I had it to do over, I'd probably get a 1969. 30 is about the most I cook for so the 1975 is a bit of overkill for me. If you need the capacity though, it's a sweet smoker. I would not hesitate to buy Workhorse again.
I almost got a 1975 but the lack of having a lip to prevent grease going into the firebox made me buy elsewhere. Also, the lead time was bad
Door is heavy. Large traditional hot spot.
I'm undecided on if I'm an offset guy. But they are interesting and I pay attention to the market and keep a "this is what I would buy" brand in my mind. The WP has been up there for a long time, that or the Franklin. This week that changed and I'm leaning more to the Goldee's.
I've had my 1975 on the wagon wheel cart option for a couple of years. Still love it. Sid Post made some good comments in regards to trailer versus a wagon option. I keep it in my garage and wheel it out for cooking so storage size was important to me. This moves great on pavement. The door is certainly heavy. Just something to consider. Love the way it cooks though.