It takes up more of my 8x12 patio than I expected. I'm going to fiddle around with some positioning this morning but as it looks now - pulling out the Bronco into a usable position pretty much prohibits any other use of the patio. Not sure I want that.
That said, it's a beefy built cooker than looks like it will last forever. With the ash pan, porcelain coated grill grate and heat shield, I expect cleanup will be about as easy as it gets for a UDS.
Assembly was straight forward. Just tighten 38 screws, two independent nuts, a cotter pin and the screw in thermometer. Everything is pre-drilled in such a way that you can't install things incorrectly with the exception of the grate supports. They can be installed upside down. OKJ could solve that with an alignment pin. And I wish OKJ had chosen hex head screws instead of just round head. Otherwise, a fool proof install.
I noted 3 flaws on my smoker. The most important being chipped porcelain on the charcoal grate. The barrel had a repaired scuff. And the lid had an scuff that it's possible I did during assembly but I don't think I did.
If I had a bigger patio, I'd be ecstatic about my new smoker.
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