Been wanting to get a pellet grill/smoker for a couple years now. Finally pulled the trigger on this guy for a good price. Now I know it’s not a traeger but for sub$100 I’ll gamble on it. Now that being said I’ve never owned a pellet grill/smoker so I need tips tricks and advice.

That Pit boss will work just fine for a starter unit. As long as it holds the desired temp it's all good!
Pellets...make sure that the pellets are all hardwood, no filler wood.
Pit boss makes good pellets, they are sold at Costco under the Kirkland brand, or you can get pit boss labeled ones at Walmart, etc.

What are you thinking of smoking first? I'm sure many of us will have suggestions for whatever you choose.
Can't go wrong with Ribs for a 1st cook, and really not much to it.

Rubs....for Pork my go to is Bad Byron's Butt rub. Ribs, butts whatever Pork, it's good.
It can be found locally, or Amazon sells it too.

Fire that bad boy up just to get it hot and clean, even if you don't have anything to smoke yet.
It will give you a chance to check temp settings and the controller too.

Not sure what I’ll cook yet, maybe I’ll smoke a watermelon I’ve seen videos of people bringing them like a turkey and it looks real good

Watermelon? That's a new one to me, never heard of that before.

Is it missing the smoke stack?

Some of the easiest to smoke for the first time is seasoned chicken drums.

Good eye, I didn't notice that.

When I got mine from my buddy it was missing the cap. While it smoked just fine I read a little and realized it needed one.

So I look at that stuff now.

Some pellet grills don't have smokestacks; they just vent out the back of the main chamber. Dunno about that particular grill, though.

Just looked it up. A lot of the smaller Pit Boss Smokers don't have a stack.

I think this one vents out of the back but has an opening on the side maybe for a stack?
Also the gal was super nice and gave me about a 9lb brisket because she wasn’t ever going to eat it so Score!!!!
Not bad for 85$ just needs a good cleaning

Any markings on it to indicate model number or anything?

I haven’t looked I unloaded it and then headed into the garden to plant

Also I have scrap steel and access to a welder so if I need to build a stack I can

I think the are less than $25. Not worth the time.

no need for a welder that's what the 2 screws are for on the rd plate



nice grab not to mention the goods that came with it.

not sure what the holes on the back are. think there was a cover at one time


as usrifle mention run it low for a bit crank it up. just depends how often you smoke CLEAN THE INSIDE or boom ask madpick

last pick you'll see the hook on the bottom thats your grease catcher, but I don't see your hole, get a small pail I have a pail with throw away inserts.