Pellet Pooper Help

brdbbq · 10-14-2017, 03:10 PM

My Traeger Renegade is tunneling and I understand that seems to be the nature of this system.Does anyone have suggestions om how to stop it or keep the pellets level ?

RemoGaggi · 10-14-2017, 05:14 PM

Congrats on the George Foreman! You might try to fabricate something like this out of sheet metal. I remember reading they used cardboard first to get the shape and then traced it on sheet metal and cut. This will aim the pellets down towards the center more.

or alternatively get a hopper extension, which will let you load more pellets on top and it will help the feeding.

Free Mr. Tony · 10-14-2017, 05:52 PM

I've never had an issue with it, but I know some people would wax the hopper walls with some sort of food grade lubricant.

Woody1911a1 · 10-14-2017, 06:15 PM

wax the walls of the hopper :)

Woody1911a1 · 10-14-2017, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Free Mr. Tony

I've never had an issue with it, but I know some people would wax the hopper walls with some sort of food grade lubricant.

car wax , butchers whatever . you aren't eating it . pellet stove guys like to rub a piece of wax paper on it .

brdbbq · 10-14-2017, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by RemoGaggi

Congrats on the George Foreman! You might try to fabricate something like this out of sheet metal. I remember reading they used cardboard first to get the shape and then traced it on sheet metal and cut. This will aim the pellets down towards the center more.

or alternatively get a hopper extension, which will let you load more pellets on top and it will help the feeding.

My signature needs a update.The foreman was in 2007 after a nasty divorce....I'm thinking I will make a extension.The after market ones are overpriced. IMO

Stlsportster · 10-14-2017, 11:10 PM

I had the same problem. One of the many reasons I 'retired' the traeger.

At the time the suggestion was to go to lowes/Home Depot and buy a pvc pipe a little larger diameter than your auger opening. Buy it as tall as you think you'll need. Position it over the auger opening and fill er up. Pellets dump right into the auger. You could theoretically buy one 3 feet tall.

brdbbq · 10-15-2017, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Stlsportster

I had the same problem. One of the many reasons I 'retired' the traeger.

At the time the suggestion was to go to lowes/Home Depot and buy a pvc pipe a little larger diameter than your auger opening. Buy it as tall as you think you'll need. Position it over the auger opening and fill er up. Pellets dump right into the auger. You could theoretically buy one 3 feet tall.

I should have researched more before I bought it. I am trying to make a silk purse out of a Sow's Ear.

Bob C Cue · 10-15-2017, 11:28 AM

Pellet pooper tunnels? Suddenly lost my appetite!

boggie · 10-15-2017, 05:00 PM

I saw these a while back and wish I had bought them the last time I had a tunnel.
http://shop.pelletgrillaccessories.c...2&categoryId=8

NCGrimbo · 10-16-2017, 09:21 AM

My Yoder does something similar, but I've never seen it get to the point where gaps form at the auger. One reason, and what I think the best solution is, is that I never let the hopper get low. I know I can get over 9 hours of run time without running out of pellets if I fill the hopper to it's top. So I always fill it completely when I start a cook and check it every 6 to 7 hours. And if it's an overnight cook, I top the hopper off before I hit the sack. The sides of the Yoder hopper are angled towards the auger, so I'm sure that helps the pellets flow nicely.

Bill-Chicago · 10-16-2017, 09:26 AM

Bunny suit mod is what fixed mine

Good to see you posting.

Farker

brdbbq · 10-16-2017, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill-Chicago

Bunny suit mod is what fixed mine

Good to see you posting.

Farker

My old fiend. Hope this finds you well..................

brdbbq · 10-16-2017, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob C Cue

Pellet pooper tunnels? Suddenly lost my appetite!

But no gerbils.................

10-14-2017, 05:14 PM	#2
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10-16-2017, 09:21 AM	#11
NCGrimbo is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 03-08-05 Location: Clayton, NC	My Yoder does something similar, but I've never seen it get to the point where gaps form at the auger. One reason, and what I think the best solution is, is that I never let the hopper get low. I know I can get over 9 hours of run time without running out of pellets if I fill the hopper to it's top. So I always fill it completely when I start a cook and check it every 6 to 7 hours. And if it's an overnight cook, I top the hopper off before I hit the sack. The sides of the Yoder hopper are angled towards the auger, so I'm sure that helps the pellets flow nicely. __________________ "At what point did we forget that the Space Shuttle was, essentially, a program that strapped human beings to an explosion and tried to stab through the sky with fire and math? How jaded do we have to be to lose collective interest in that?" - Robert Brockway ----------------------------------------------------------- Weber 26.5" Yoder YS640 -NCGrimbo

10-16-2017, 09:26 AM	#12
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10-14-2017, 05:52 PM	#3
Free Mr. Tony is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-30-15 Location: Fort Wayne, in	I've never had an issue with it, but I know some people would wax the hopper walls with some sort of food grade lubricant.

10-14-2017, 06:15 PM	#4
Woody1911a1 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-10-13 Location: Marblehead , Ma	wax the walls of the hopper :)

10-14-2017, 11:10 PM	#7
Stlsportster Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-09-16 Location: Random Point In Time and Space Name/Nickname : Parental Assigned Label	I had the same problem. One of the many reasons I 'retired' the traeger. At the time the suggestion was to go to lowes/Home Depot and buy a pvc pipe a little larger diameter than your auger opening. Buy it as tall as you think you'll need. Position it over the auger opening and fill er up. Pellets dump right into the auger. You could theoretically buy one 3 feet tall.

10-15-2017, 05:00 PM	#10
boggie Got Wood. Join Date: 09-30-16 Location: New Mexico Name/Nickname : boggie	I saw these a while back and wish I had bought them the last time I had a tunnel. http://shop.pelletgrillaccessories.c...2&categoryId=8