FYI, Check your door hinge screws!

[RemE]

My 850 is a year old and I just noticed that one of the door hinge screws had backed out almost completely!
Both sides were very loose.

When opening the door I could see them turn. I removed one at a time, cleaned them, added Loctite Red to the threads, and a dab of hi-temp grease to the pivot surfaces.

The 850 door is pretty heavy, that would have been no fun if a pivot screw had come out at the wrong time!

 

[Tom S]

I just bought an 850, used just a few times, I noticed that the paint has bubbled and even flakes off in the back on the sides, is that normal? Did yours do that? Thanks

 

[RemE]

I just bought an 850, used just a few times, I noticed that the paint has bubbled and even flakes off in the back on the sides, is that normal? Did yours do that? Thanks

Mine is not bubbled, but it is "stressed" in those bottom two corners on the lower rear. Others have reported this and a couple have gotten their grills replaced, when requested right after purchase.

I have been digging into why this happens and what I see is that the grill exhausts thru two holes in the right and left rear, just below the bottom grate. These holes vent into the thin rear vent box as this model has no conventional chimney. When taking the grill to 500, something I seldom do, those rear corners take the brunt of the heat. I think this temp is too high for the paint in those spots.

I just ordered some ceramic wool heat blanket material and am going to insulate that rear area inside the grill to hopefully drop the heat in those corners. I'll post up how that works out.

For now, when I do take the temps up, I open the hood as soon as I'm done to drop the high temps as quickly as possible to a safer range.

So, I do believe that this is a design flaw, those are hot spots, too hot for the paint when approaching the 500F range.

 

[Tom S]

Thanks for the info, I did take it up to 500 just once trying to reverse sear some steaks, honestly I think my charcoal grill is better for steaks and burgers, high heat, short period, I’ll call the customer service and see what they say about it, only two week old!

 

[jerryford]

Had the same problem, only mine fell out when lifting lid at 500F to sear steaks. Fun grabbing a hot shoulder bolt and screwing it back in with my tongs. Grill is only a week old.

 

[RoadRunner18]

Yes I have experienced this as well. Every once in a while I now check and retighten all fasteners on the grill to make sure things are tight.

 

[joshuajock1983]

This issue seems to be contained to the larger models.... Has anyone experienced this on an Ironwood 650? I will definitely check them when I get home

 

[Nutz]

One of my screws did come loose during a move across country. Unable to find it anywhere. Does anyone know where to find a replacement? I’ve done many searches online but have come up short for this door hinge screw. Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[SquirrelyWrath8]

One of my screws did come loose during a move across country. Unable to find it anywhere. Does anyone know where to find a replacement? I’ve done many searches online but have come up short for this door hinge screw. Thanks in advance for any help.

Reach out to support. I'm sure they'll send you a replacement.

If not, I actually have a spare that I can mail to you when support sent me a whole new lid.

 

[Slimpicker]

Traeger Door Hinge Kit - Traeger Grills®

Fix the lid on most Traeger Grills. Lid hinges for most grills. NOT compatible with PTG, Scout, Ranger, Junior, Tailgater, and Bronson grills.

www.traeger.com

Traeger Lid Hinge Bracket Screw for Timberline Pellet Grills

Replacement Screw that is used to attach the bracket to the lid for all Timberline Series Grills.

pellet-stove-parts-4less.com

Take one screw out or the other hinge, take it to Ace Hardware and match it.

My bet is it's an #8/32 thread about 1/2" long

 

[RayClem]

Had the same problem, only mine fell out when lifting lid at 500F to sear steaks. Fun grabbing a hot shoulder bolt and screwing it back in with my tongs. Grill is only a week old.

I got my grill from Ace Hardware and they assembled the grill for me. I checked the bolts upon arrival and everything was tight and so far has remained tight over the past 5 months. The Ace folks are authorized by Traeger to do repairs and replacements for warranty work, so they should know what they are doing. If I had gotten my grill preassembled elsewhere, I would not have been so confident in the workmanship. Still I plan to check the bolts periodically throughout the life of the grill.