Buying a used FEC 750

Run it.

Do the electronics work?
Do the ignitors wor?
Do the auger work?

If you get up to temp then everything is working (look for a fire in all three firepots).

Check the rack/rotisserie to see if it's working.

Check to see if it has the foot control or not.

I'll think about it, see if there is anything else I'd check

what are they asking for it? if its a good deal and all the things that smokin talked about works, then it may be a good deal......i would add though....take the side pannel off and check out the electronics, drive belt, belt alignment, any corroded connections, also does the rotisserie squeek or grinds when it rotates? [bearings may be going out]. ...my 2 cents.

jeff heaton, "The Smoque Shack BBQ " LAKE CITY CO.

jeff, given your recent Deer experience, you'd know what to look for.

Thanks for adding those details.

Just wanted to thank you guys for the help.

One more question. The guy that has the smoker says he does not have any food grade pellets. Not sure exactly what he does have. Will this matter in testing the unit or should I buy my own?

Problem is knowing how they were made. Some people swear they have no issue using heating pellets, but not me. The issue is the some companies that make pellets use a non-food lubricant.

Just find out the brand of pellets he's using and call that company and ask.

I asked him who made them and he did not know. I was only thinking of using enough to bring it up to temp.. Do you think that could be a problem?

no you'd be okay, but if he doesn't know where he gets his pellets, sounds to me a little fishy.

Guess he bought them off the Pellet Black market

This guy buys and resells used equipment. The unit was taken out of a closed restaurant. I found the original owner, who doesn't have a dog in this race now, and he not only assured me that when he closed it was in good working order, he also gave Fast Eddy's rave reviews. Not knowing who to trust anymore, I am going to check it out. Thanks again for the help.

If it is the FEC750 that I think it is? You might shoot Fast Eddy a e-mail and see if he has time to help you out. I'm sure he would sell you a bag of pellets. Oh,I would trust him, just a thought.

Thanks. But trust who? The original owner or the reseller.

Sorry Cal. Being from Tennessee, I'm a little slow. I'm sure I could trust Fast Eddy.

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Originally posted by dsoloiii:
... I'm sure I could trust Fast Eddy.

You sure about that? You can only trust him when he's given you the MAYO secret. (don't ask)

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Originally posted by SmokinOkie:

You sure about that? You can only trust him when he's given you the MAYO secret. (don't ask)

Now that's downright mean, teasing the guy about the MAYO secret and not attaching a link to it.

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Originally posted by JerinVA:
...teasing the guy about the MAYO secret and not attaching a link to it.

You can try to goad me into telling (you want it to don't you)

But it's only available at the FE class via secret handshake

Well, I am submitting my application for the school today. Will you show mw the secret handshake and tell me about the Mayo then?

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You can only trust him when he's given you the MAYO secret. (don't ask)

Is the mayo secret different then the Miracle Whip secret?

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Originally posted by SmokinOkie:
You can try to goad me into telling (you want it to don't you)

But it's only available at the FE class via secret handshake

Let me see, $400 for the class, $400+ for air fare, hotel, rental car, impulse buying an FE Grill during the cookshack tour = $4,000 (give or take)

Learning from FE AND maybe having two days to pick on SmokinOkie....Priceless (now to convince my better half she will really be able to taste the difference after I attend)

Bring the better half along.

I am going to the returant course in June and the wife is coming with me. She notes the difference when cooking with pellets.
John

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Originally posted by JerinVA:
... having two days to pick on SmokinOkie....Priceless (now to convince my better half she will really be able to taste the difference after I attend)

To bad you're not local. I'm teaching Ribs, Brisket, BBQ101, Chicken in the spring at a local VoTech

Good news is you'll get those 101 guides free, and I'm here to help anytime

For free

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Originally posted by SmokinOkie:
To bad you're not local. I'm teaching Ribs, Brisket, BBQ101, Chicken in the spring at a local VoTech

Good news is you'll get those 101 guides free, and I'm here to help anytime

For free

Believe me I would love to be local and to also be able to attend your classes. But then that would mean I'd have to be living in OK.

Though I do say that I have learnd a lot from the forum, though still a long ways to go.

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Originally posted by JerinVA:
...that would mean I'd have to be living in OK.

Ok, you're new, you're only banned for 24 hours for that crack

Don't mess with the moderator

One last question (probably not). I know I have seen this somewhere in the forums but can't find it again. What is the app. # of pellets used/hour for FEC 750 @ 225 degrees +/-

I am going to inspect/pick up my new/used FE. I am soo excited, I'm like a kid on Christmas Eve. I am goingg to have Cook Shack refubish the unit. Good idea? I think so. The other "last question" I have (only because I assume CS is not open on Saturday) is surely there is an owners manual and does anyone have one they could send to me. I would like to start reading before I inspect the unit.

operator manual FEC750

I would hate to keep a grown man from feeling like a kid! LOL.

Oh, I think I read somewhere 3 lbs of pellets @250* every hour is what it burns.

Cal - you are the man! This is a great forum and thank you all for your help. As I open my new restaurant (Poppy's Smokehouse), I'll send updates. I hope and believe that my FEC will play abig part it "Poppy's" sucess.

Good luck with the business. I know that your FEc will help your Q be consistent

John

One more "last question". What is the dimension, out to out, of the legs on the FEC 750? My trailer, clear from side to side, is 82". I know the spec sheet says the unit is 84.75 wide but, it looks like the control unit adds tseveral inches to the width and the legs are inset.

Forgot to post, maybe, one important dimension. The rail height on my trailer is 13". Will it fit on my trailer? I would hate to drive 700 miles, one way, to find out it wouldn't fit.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by dublin551:
what are they asking for it?

I just traded my 2004 FE2000 off for a new FE750, and the old ones aren't worth much. When they start acting up, you can loose a lot of expensive meat in a hurry.

I would like to know what used 750's are bringing on the open market, too.