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JRA...great looking wings!! Can I assume you get the temp in the 340-350 range?

Fantastic! Thanks for the link..I will be getting a few of these for my cooker for the weekend.

Hello Roger...I got a DigiQ myself for Christmas planning on trying it this weekend. If it works like everyone raves, may consider getting a second one...for when I want to run my Kamado and my WSM. Do the chrome plugs come with it also, I haven't had a chance to open mine yet to see everything...

Congrats...love my WSM and my Mav 732...looking to get a 733 next! Enjoy!

Any tips on the installation? I got one for my 18.5 and have been hearing mixed stories on the ease or lack there of installing it. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks Rob

Congrats! Look forward to some pics of the cooks!

Agreed...chicken needs to be between 300-350. I'm looking to a "WingFest" with some of my buddies sometime soon to really brake in my 18.5, different marinades and dry rubs...going to add some corn starch in with a favorite rub, good eats right there!

My first cook on my 18.5 was chicken thighs, no water pan, and kept it to 325-350. The dampers will take some getting used to controlling you temp. Congrats and good luck on the WSM!

Thinking about getting this as the next mod for 18.5.

Steve and RParker....I got a hinge for my 18.5....I have heard some mixed reviews on the ease of getting the hinge on with the top lined up and the such. Did you have any issues with putting it on the cooker? Any tips you can pass along, that could help me when I do mine? Thanks

Dang....what I thought was going to be a somewhat easy add-on, is making me second guessing adding it on all together. I haven't had a chance to even open the hinge unit yet, due to work this time of year..after reading this thread! Might just be easier not to add it one and just put the lid on...

Hello Roger R, I got a new 18.5 but had the "out of round"...basically my top grate was not sitting securely on the L bracket. If I hit the top grate, it would have fallen in the cooker, food and all. So I got 3 stainless steel washers and put them between the cooker and each the L bracket...

Yes...I just recently got a18.5 and yes my lower grate has handles. Enjoy your new purchase, congrats!

I just got the hinge for my 18.5...was curious on the same question posted, about sealing it. After reading I'm gonna pass. I did the washer mod as well to stabilize my top bracket on L brackets.... Looking forward to get my first rib cook on it! -Rob

Thanks for all the input...the top grate just wasn't fitting as secure as I would have expected. After reading that a lot of users had the same issue I felt a bit better it just wasn't my unit that was defective. That being said am I happy about needing to add washers to stabilize the top grate...

Hello John...thank you for the in-depth explanation. What I planned on doing was buying fender washers and putting them between the drum an L bracket....but I would greatly appreciate any/all pics that you could post. By "spacers"... Do you mean anything to put space between the unit and the L...

Thanks everyone for the suggestions...I think I may go with the stainless steel zip ties now versus the 2 ss hose clamps. Appreciated!

Hello, I have a 18.5 and was planning on doing a mod on the charcoal grate to create my version of a kick ash basket. I was going to get the smaller size charcoal grate, move it to create the #....I then planned on getting 2 stainless steel hose clamps to loop through the grates and up through...

Charlie ...how many fender washers did you use on each bracket to fix the issue? Also what size washers should I get? Did it solve the problem? I was told 2 washers on the top of the bracket and 1 washers on the bottom bracket to really tighten it all up. -Rob

I will have to take a look closer today. The top rack fit like 3/4 the way, it would clearly fall in the drum if one bumped it with a cooking utensil. I can try to squeeze the mid section to see if it brings the L brackets in closer to ensure the top racks sits firmly on the 4 hinges. If not I...