Great looking pit! Once you get her back to 100%, a light coat of crisco will keep her looking like new forever. The only complaint I have with my Lang, is that I should have bought a larger one!
You don't know how many times I've had to brush off the snow to do a cook... It takes a while for her to get up to temp but once there you may be surprised... My first cook on mine was at 15* all weekend...