Treager smoke auger won't turn - Traeger Industries Grilling

yes you would, just like your stove or microwave

Ensure your fire box is cleaned out and ventilation holes at the base are not obstructed. Ensure the induction fan is operating and moving air into the fire box.

According to Treager FAQ:

"I've been noticing that my grill temperature keeps dropping lower. What is the problem?
You need to "true" your auger. To do this:

Run the unit out of pellets.
Remove the allen screw and nut out of the auger and motor shaft.
Try spinning the auger shaft over the motor shaft. The auger shaft should spin freely over the motor shaft without binding.
If the auger binds, loosen the 7/16th inch bolts on the motor bracket and move bracket until you can rotate the auger shaft over the motor shaft. Then re-tighten 7/16th inch bolts. Make sure auger shaft still rotates over motor shaft, or repeat step 4 again until it does.
Reattach auger and motor shafts using the screw and nut which you removed in step 2."

Make sure you are leaving it open long enough when you first turn it on. Everything in the smoke chamber needs to burn up before you begin. There also may be grease buildup in the bottom of your smoker that is catching on fire. If neither of these two possibilities work, contact Traeger support https://www.traegergrills.com/support

Make sure you are leaving it open long enough when you first turn it on. Everything in the smoke chamber needs to burn up before you begin. There also may be grease buildup in the bottom of your smoker that is catching on fire. If neither of these two possibilities work, contact Traeger support https://www.traegergrills.com/support

Check the auger shear pins replace if necessary with correct parts(not regular bolts).
If auger and the impeller are not turning your cable is out of adjustment.
If only the auger doesn't turn, and the shear pins are ok then the brass/bronze gear has shredded which is why proper shear pins must be used. Donyboy73 on youtube show how to replace that gear on an older but similar MTD affiliated blower.

if your treger wont get hot like when new, clean the fire pot and check for holes burned through, making for poor air flow, i had that problem.

Call Treager direct
They have a great customer service dept and if you have an issue with a motor or control board they are really good about sending replacements
800-372-3437
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I had the same thing happen with my Treager.

However when mine back drafted ( the explosion ) the blew the door open so hard it bent it, I had just turned away or I would have taken that blast in the face, from a distance of 3 feet - could have been one of those OUCH moments

When i talked to Mike Treager he said NEVER start your grill with the door closed And that if you are smoking with low heat before you turn the grill off run it on high for 5 minutes to burn up anything left in the ash pot
I do and have never had a problem since and I rarely need to clean it out as the high fire burns 99% of everything in the ash pot