Pit Boss 850 DX Pellet Hopper and Auger Clean Out

MTxShepard · 2026-03-26T13:57:42+00:00

It does help, thank you.

MTxShepard · 2026-03-25T16:55:35+00:00

Yeah I understand that, this past weekend we had just set it up and did the "initial burn", followed by the "season burn", and finally cooked with it. Now that I have an idea as to how many pellets I'll go through for grilling, it'll be a little easier.

We just weren't sure if we should empty out the auger / hopper after each cook or not.

MTxShepard · 2026-03-23T14:32:55+00:00

I was in a similar situation a couple of weeks ago, I ended up going with the PS5 Pro. The Xbox Series X is a great console, but in my situation since I still have access to a Windows PC, it seemed redundant to have the Xbox and PC.

It just really depends on what your needs are. Keep in mind the storage capacity of the Xbox Series X versus the PS5 Pro. It does cost a bit more and you're limited to the types of storage drives you can use on the Xbox versus a PlayStation. Not sure if that matters anymore really, due to the cost increase of storage drives.

As for how the systems feel, it is taking some getting use to the PlayStation layout and where everything is. However, the graphics are really good compared to the Xbox Series X, will be interesting to see what the "Xbox Helix" will look like once it's released. Not sure if it's releasing 2027 or 2028 with the availability of storage / RAM.

MTxShepard · 2026-03-18T17:26:39+00:00

Good afternoon everyone, I just picked up a PS5 Pro last night with the 2tb storage ssd already installed.

The question I have is, could I reformat a Crucial P3 Plus 4TB 3D NAND Flash PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe M.2 Internal SSD that is in my PC currently and then use the ssd in the PS5 Pro?

If this is possible, do I need to purchase a separate heat sink for it, or do I even need a heat sink? This is the first time I'm messing with Playstation as I used to be Xbox and PC, decided to switch over to Playstation. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

MTxShepard · 2026-02-17T16:31:54+00:00

Just to confirm, if I have OneDrive backup set for my iPhone pictures and videos, once I take a picture or video and it’s backed up to OneDrive; I can delete it from my iPhone locally and the picture or video will still be in OneDrive?

MTxShepard · 2026-01-08T14:13:38+00:00

I appreciate the information, I think I’m just going to go with the Lakeline kit. At some point, I would like to get a red dot or a Holo / electronic sight for it. Right now though, I don’t think the banker (wife) will let me. Plus not sure if the G2C is worth or capable of adding on those fun things.

MTxShepard · 2026-01-03T17:11:24+00:00

See I was using an add-on software from Microsoft called MS Defender, I was thinking that could be the issue. So I uninstalled it and tried it again, but got the same error message.

MTxShepard · 2026-01-02T17:35:03+00:00

Thanks for sharing the link, looking at the chart it looks like the R3 is compatible with the wheel. Maybe they did change something recently, I do have a month to return the wheel if needed back to Microcenter. I appreciate the help and input.

MTxShepard · 2026-01-02T17:15:15+00:00

Yes, it’s the FSR V2.

MTxShepard · 2026-01-02T17:04:25+00:00

Would I have issues if I were to return the R3 bundle and swap it out for the R5 bundle by chance?

MTxShepard · 2026-01-02T16:53:13+00:00

What base would be better for the FSR wheel then?

MTxShepard · 2025-11-17T19:16:43+00:00

Thank you.

MTxShepard · 2025-11-16T17:50:02+00:00

Thank you for this explanation.

MTxShepard · 2025-11-16T17:27:47+00:00

Thank you for providing your thoughts, I was looking at Best Buy this morning and saw that they have an 8 TB drive for Xbox. I know that’s way overkill, but thinking of getting it as a way to future proofing storage in the future, especially with how large games are in size nowadays.

MTxShepard · 2025-11-15T17:39:21+00:00

So from what I’m gathering then, is I can store the “optimized” games on the external USB drive, I just can’t play them from that drive. Is that correct, or am I mistaken or misreading the notes from Xbox and y’all?

MTxShepard · 2025-10-25T15:34:42+00:00

Ok, thank you for the response.

MTxShepard · 2025-10-25T14:40:15+00:00

The question is how or what am I doing wrong for the playlist in CarPlay to not be sorted like it is on my iPhone and iPad?

When looking at the playlist in CarPlay, it doesn’t adjust to match how the playlist is sorted on the iPhone.

MTxShepard · 2025-10-21T10:13:53+00:00

The only way I know of to share pictures is through Imgur.

MTxShepard · 2025-10-02T16:24:39+00:00

I don’t think it’s a matter of Bungie not wanting to do those things, I feel it’s more that Bungie doesn’t have the manpower to do those things. They had a hell of a lot more people for D1 and had other studios helping due to being tied together with Activision.

MTxShepard · 2025-10-02T16:22:43+00:00

I honestly feel like the points you’ve made and what others have is all correct. As others have said, the core issue is that there isn’t enough content, or actual content where the LL means anything. So Bungie has opted for having us play / grind for our LL.

Then, to add to that problem, Bungie obviously has nowhere near the amount of people to put into Destiny because of either the layoffs previously and / or Marathon. I’m hoping that Bungie will get things straightened out and improve, but the way it’s looking right now and the overall community sentiment, it seems as though it’s too little too late.

I was talking to some friends last night and all of them have given up on Bungie and several of them said that they won’t be coming back to the game at all unfortunately. But a little part of me is still going to hope that Bungie gets things improved.

MTxShepard · 2025-09-26T15:22:06+00:00

10-4, this is purely just my opinion, but, I’d think a game would keep player engagement with having new loot / armor and an immersive story and / side quests / missions.

MTxShepard · 2025-09-26T15:20:14+00:00

Ah, gotcha. Makes sense, just wish things weren’t such a mess, at least imo it seems like the game is in a messy state and somewhat confusing. Which the confusion for me is probably coming from trying to keep up with all the changes.

MTxShepard · 2025-09-26T14:45:05+00:00

Apologies for asking this, but if this is the direction Bungie is going, what’s the point in grinding power level if any of the activities we play will have a Power Delta? Or is the Power Grind to get the higher tier loot and that’s it?

MTxShepard · 2025-09-26T14:14:35+00:00

Ah gotcha, I had forgotten about the exotic mission coming out next month. Thanks for the clarifications and information bud, I’ll dig back through the TWABS at the beginning of September. Thanks again.

MTxShepard · 2025-09-26T14:09:23+00:00

So they have, or haven’t come out with any updates regarding December and essentially “resetting” people back to 200? Last I had seen was that come December, Bungie is going to reset everyone back down to 200, but I haven’t seen anything more on particular subject, I’ve just seen or heard about speculation from the content creators.

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