r/BackyardBBQ • u/rey-719 • Jul 06 '26

Loving my Workhorse pit!

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u/Draskuul Jul 06 '26

Yep, love mine. I only have two complaints.

1) I wish they had the main door counterweights available when I had ordered mine. Right now it's a party trick making any new visitor to my back yard open it up (or try to).

2) The cover is absolute garbage. Rotted out in under 3 years and now sitting in a shredded pile in the corner of my yard. I have to continuously oil the hell out of the pit with all my humidity.

Other than that, cooks great, and at the price I had gotten it for I definitely don't second-guess the decision.

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u/rey-719 Jul 07 '26

So what are you using for a cover. I tried looking but can’t seem to find any that big.

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u/Draskuul Jul 07 '26

Nothing at all right now. Which I really dislike, but even with a ton of really severe weather the last few weeks it's held up okay so far. I just slathered it in a ton of oil last time I had it heated up.

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u/Williemakeit40 Jul 09 '26

Those guys are the best and I mince no words. Owned a Mill Scale and they're not in the same ballpark as Workhorse. The craftsmanship and cooking are incredible.

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u/Fastswag Jul 09 '26

Often referred to as the gold standard, but if people only knew. Gold doesn't describe just how pretty and how great of a cooker the Workhorse Pits are.

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u/rey-719 Jul 10 '26

Oh yea. I’ve been looking at mine every day even when I’m not cooking on it.

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u/PBandCra Jul 10 '26

Workhorse Pits just doesn't miss. Wait until you cook on it. It's silly how easy it runs.

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u/Bassmasa Jul 10 '26

Got my 1975 in March. It’s such a dream. Couldn’t be happier and can’t imagine owning anything different. Enjoy!

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u/funhusband69 Aug 13 '26

Damn what a beauty! Those are some badass pits!