Workhorse Pits Secret? - Modifying my Baffle Plate
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- What's the secret to Workhorse Pits even heat distribution across the grates of their traditional flow smokers? This video will explore the engineering of workhorse pits as I try to engineer and modify my own belfab pit for optimal performance.
You’re an intelligent & like able dude. The content you’ve published of your mission is for sure deserving of your own pit building operation. Make it happen captain.
Maybe when I retire
Your videos have been huge help to me deciding to get a workhorse. The time and work you put into your comparisons is greatly appreciated.
Thanks for watching, man 🙂
Awesome video! I just got my 1975 about a week ago and after the initial maintenance and burn in tried some ribs on it. Coming from an Oklahoma joe user this was completely different and so much easier. The size of the firebox allows for splits to be added close together for a low burning fire that kept the temp between 5-10 degrees side to side. However, the top rack was much hotter. I look forward to continue testing it out.
I cut the baffle out of my old country brazos. It was the best thing I ever did. The heat goes straight up immediately making my hot spot closer to the firebox. Love it!
I wish you were my neighbor. The whole block would smell so nice.
Video was a great help ordered a 1975 and I know I will love it!!
I have a 1975 my son in-law is a thermal dynamic engineer for the space program . The baffle moves the heat past the temperature gauge on the fire box end and takes away some cooking area because it moves the heat toward the collector . we took the baffle out it works so much better it gave me back 1/4 of my right cooking area and works 100% better but to each his own….
Very interesting
Man.... I Assume the analytics for this type of video aren't good, but this is the stuff I love. I got a 1975 for my first pit in May this year and love it. It may just be me, but I seem to have issues with draw at low temps (140 to 150 f).
Interesting. I know a guy in the Direct Flow Backyard smokers Facebook group who said he was perfecting his salmon cooks on his 1975. I wonder if he would help you out with that if you posted on that group.
I stumbled onto your video and thought “that picture looks familiar” lol. Nice video brother.
Thanks for doing what you do! 😊
I agree with you on the smoke collector, should be lowered to pull the heat down more on the rack or else the heat will just go around the lower rack. I built a 250 gallon offset last year. Still tweaking it a bit here and there. Can't wait for cooler weather, have large stack of woods & ready to smoke!
Love my 1975! I have noticed temperature variations of greater than 5 degrees across the grates. I’m going to blame the operator and not the pit. It still cooks awesomely good food! Great video once again. Cheers!!
Big ember base or coal bed and you will be able to stick the needles anywhere you want and hold them
@@WorkhorsePits Thanks! Will give this a try! Cheers!!
As a fellow Bell Fab owner, I also wish the smoke collector was as wide as the smoker. In the end it’s all about learning to use the smoker you purchased. I have had better results on my Bell Fab smoker than any previously used smokers so I’m ultimately happy with my Bell Fab.
It's still about making great barbecue that people enjoy and thank you for all this information😎
What a great video and research! Thank you for the video and sharing my research as well!
I look forward to anything you put out 🙂
You are overthinking this. Workhorse pits aren't the only ones who use "scientific" calculations to build their pits, Franklin and others do as well. At the same time there are lots of great builders who use trial and experience and build great pits. Having said all of this, most of the time it's not the pit that needs to be changed but the pit master who needs to learn his pit and how to get the most out of it.
Damn your smart. Wish you were my neighbor to help my kid with his times tables
Great video. I really appreciate you sharing your insights. I have a 1975t that will be ready for pickup in September. Given that 1) Workhorse Pits is local to me, 2)they us 3/8" steel throughout, 3) the 1975 on their trailer looks aesthetically cohesive, and 4) they seem to have a good rep, I decided to go with them. Still, I expected it to really not perform any differently than any other traditional offset of similar size. I assumed they were all designed basically the same.. fire box on one end, smoke stack on the other, and a cook chamber between the two, right? We'll, after watching your video, I can see that there are, in fact, some design elements that actually do impact performance. I do expect the workhorse to have some temperature variations across the cooking surfaces. Most of the time I'll be cooking for two so I'll find the sweet spot and just cook there. But I could also see me trying to find a way to add an additional defector, or make some other non-invasive minor enhancement to tune it a little.
But it will ; )
Looking at your theory from a fabrication perspective, I can’t see how the little slit between the baffle and the main tank wall could be kept to a close tolerance pit to pit. If it is actually part of the design to have hot gases escaping through a tiny slit, a welder would have to make his spot welds identical in size and shape and put some kind of spacer in between the two pieces of steel being welded together, etc. Also, the ratio of hot gases entering the pit below the baffle versus the hot gases coming up out of those slits suggests to me at least that it wouldn’t make much difference. I’m no engineer, but that’s just what it looks like to me.
You may be right. The one thing from the interviews we know is the importance of the angle. JD says that he requires the welders to be particularly specific about the angle. The importance of the slits is my speculation. Heat is coming up there. I think it's important, but you are free to disagree
I’ve got a 1969 model on order. I will look at it carefully when it comes in and see if your theory could be applied to it.
I'm following up now that I have my own Workhorse Pits 1969. FYI on my smoker the gap between the baffle and the chamber wall is so small that I can't slide a piece of paper through it.
Interesting. Maybe they were just saving on the welding. I wonder why those heat streaks are on that one?
@@SmokeMasterD My opinion about this and 50 cents would buy you two gum balls!
Did you redo your door on your pit? It looks better than the video when you cut it out.
No. It's been seasoned a few times, but no, nothing else.
I recently change my order of the 1975 t for a 250 gal from primitive pits just wondering if you had any comments
I'm sure you'll enjoy the extra capacity! 😉
@@SmokeMasterD I would like to see you do a review on a large family capability of the 90 gal versus the 250 gal it would be nice to say I love to see your videos so it would be nice to see you talk about something like that
Keep up the good work, your video's great!
I am going to obtain a 1975 this summer for my birthday, father's day, retirement gift. I know damn well I deserve it!
Awesome, man. Enjoy 😉
@@SmokeMasterD thanks! I have decided on the 1975. I was looking at the Legend Backyard but am set on the 1975 for now.
Ever thought of using tuning plates?
I got one from horizon. Decided I didn't like it much. Check this video out to see how I fixed things instead
ruclips.net/video/ogGq5ODBuYs/видео.html
I would Clean up around the smoker so you can get to it or before you break an ankle ..
If you would ever like to discuss Workhorse Pits with an owner and fellow RUclipsr, let me know. I may have some insight that just might surprise you. We could do a Collab if you like.
If you join the For the Love of BBQ Facebook group you can find me on Facebook and dm me.
Why you doggin on bell? Bells are awesome too 🤷🏻♂️😂
I agree. A lot of love for Craig here ❤️
😂 your over thinking it
Probably right
Maybe you just messed up your smoker
I don't know about that. Still works pretty well