The grate in the pellet hopper?

[mikefinleyco]

What exactly is the grate in the pellet hopper for? I don't understand what it is there, and it makes it very difficult to stir the pellets in the hopper or removing the pellets when I want to switch pellets. Anybody just removed it? Any reason not to, and if so what was Treager's purpose of the grate?

 

[KraZ440]

It is there for liability reasons. If you remove the grate, stick your fingers down in a moving auger, and get them caught, Traeger's laywers can claim that your injuries are your own fault because you modified their product and removed a safety "feature".

 

[Timmy]

Thread 'Grate in pellet hopper'
https://www.traegerforum.com/threads/grate-in-pellet-hopper.507/


Thread 'What is the Grate in the hopperfiller'
https://www.traegerforum.com/threads/what-is-the-grate-in-the-hopperfiller.1265/

 

[Slimpicker]

Any reason not to, and if so what was Treager's purpose of the grate?

to cut your fingers as you push down pellets

 

[midwest]

To keep you from getting sucked into your grilled and burnt to death. The auger is very strong and fast.....

 

[tommyb50]

I removed mine

 

[Slimpicker]

I removed mine

We all did!!!

 

[BobbyQ]

Going in the next edition of the user manual: "Remove necktie before checking pellet level".

 

[Murphy's Law]

I think the grate is in the same box as my Traeger meat probe.

 

[Slimpicker]

I think the grate is in the same box as my Traeger meat probe.

and both still in a plastic bag!!!

 

[EDuggar]

I removed mine as well as soon as I did my first pellet change. I didn't see any good use for it except to irritate me.

 

[CMTiger]

When one of you loses a finger I don’t want to hear about it here

 

[Murphy's Law]

When one of you loses a finger I don’t want to hear about it here

Where do you want to hear about it?

 

[CMTiger]

Where do you want to hear about it?

Recteq forums

 

[Dcgunman]

There has to have been a lawsuit already on this subject, the Attack of the Pellet Auger. When a safety incident happens at my work, it gets addressed and OSHA is involved. Next thing you know changes. So someone had to have been involved in this.