maroongoon Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 I stumbled into a deal on a Traeger Timberline 1300 yesterday on Facebook Marketplace. Can't beat a price of $600 for a 1300 less than a year old. Going to drive down south a couple of hours and pick it up this morning. Scott Roberts, gotzero, ckreef and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len440 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 sounds like a good deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retfr8flyr Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Great deal! I love my 1300 and I'm sure you will also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyjbbq Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 That’s a steal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKOBBQ Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Nice, let us know your impressions of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len440 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Ok you drove down yesterday morning to get it how come no cook in progress pics ( haha only kidding) How did it go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroongoon Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 Picking it up went fine, got it home and figured out what was wrong with it. The guy I bought it from had switched out the hot rod but instead of getting the DC version that goes on the second gen 1300 he got the AC version. So after talking it over with Traeger service I ordered a DC hot rod for it and that should fix it. Hopefully the new DC hot rod will be here in a few days and fingers crossed that is all that is wrong with it and the wrong hot rod didn't corrupt the controller. I still got a heck of deal even if I have to change out the controller but fingers crossed all I have to do is change out the hot rod. On a side note I have to replace the hopper lid screws, it appears they backed out somewhere between New Braunfels and home, but the hopper lid was still there. Scott Roberts, retfr8flyr and ckreef 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retfr8flyr Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 You can just light the firepot manually and run it to see if the controller is working, actually you can use it to cook with if you want. The hot rod only works on startup, or if you have a flame out from low temps. This way you would know if you need to order a controller, without needing to wait for the new DC rod to get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyjbbq Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 18 hours ago, maroongoon said: Picking it up went fine, got it home and figured out what was wrong with it. The guy I bought it from had switched out the hot rod but instead of getting the DC version that goes on the second gen 1300 he got the AC version. So after talking it over with Traeger service I ordered a DC hot rod for it and that should fix it. Hopefully the new DC hot rod will be here in a few days and fingers crossed that is all that is wrong with it and the wrong hot rod didn't corrupt the controller. I still got a heck of deal even if I have to change out the controller but fingers crossed all I have to do is change out the hot rod. On a side note I have to replace the hopper lid screws, it appears they backed out somewhere between New Braunfels and home, but the hopper lid was still there. my pellet hopper had a dent when i received my D2 1300 last year. Trager sent me a whole new pellet hopper with controler, auger, firepot, etc etc and i might still have the controller down the basement if your situation turns that way. maroongoon, Scott Roberts and TKOBBQ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroongoon Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 Just got an email that they finally shipped the hot rod. I was hoping it would be here before Christmas but looks like it won't be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroongoon Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 On 12/22/2020 at 11:34 AM, freddyjbbq said: my pellet hopper had a dent when i received my D2 1300 last year. Trager sent me a whole new pellet hopper with controler, auger, firepot, etc etc and i might still have the controller down the basement if your situation turns that way. Thanks, if it does I will let you know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350Al Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 That's an awesome deal. They're double that price here in Canada :( SmallBBQr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmallBBQr Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 49 minutes ago, 350Al said: That's an awesome deal. They're double that price here in Canada :( I know, right...the mark up here is insane!! The $$ exchange rate certainly does not justify it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumpy_Coal Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Curious to know what you think of it. Everyone I know that’s in to smoking has a pellet popper except me. A guy from work that had a Kamado until he got his pellet grill says he doesn’t like the food off it as much. He says it’s drier and doesn’t taste as good. But, it’s easier for his wife to use so he’s going to stick with it. Let us know what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len440 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Maroon any updates??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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