PelletDeckTraeger
Ranger specs
Specs only. No invented smoke scores, no fake temperature graphs. If a number looks wrong for your exact SKU, trust the manual.
- Brand
- Traeger
- Listed cooking area
- 176 sq in
- Listed hopper
- 8 lb
- WiFi
- No
- Sear
- No
- Sear notes
- Portable. No WiFi on the common SKU.
- Street price band
- Under $500
- Listed warranty
- 7-year limited on body, legs and hopper cover. Controller 3 years, fan and auger motor 1 year. Applies to grills made after October 2021.
- Listed temp range
- 165 to 450
- Listed max temp
- 450 F manufacturer ceiling, not a chamber probe reading
- Overnight run at 225 F
- ~13.9 hr, mild weather. Listed hopper minus the 0.35 lb startup pad, divided by the PelletDeck 225 F burn assumption. Same formula the calculator runs, so a colder night or a hotter set point comes out shorter. Not a lab overnight test.
- Listed weight
- 60 lb
- Controller
- Digital (no app on common SKU)
- Availability note
- Current-line or commonly sold name
- Spec source
- Traeger Ranger product page: 176 sq in total, 8 lb hopper, 450 F max, 60 lb, no WiFIRE: https://www.traeger.com/pellet-grills/portable/ranger. Older listings said 184 sq in. Warranty per the Traeger warranty policy for non-connected grills made after October 2021: https://www.traeger.com/service-warranty.
- Calculator burn assumption
- 0.55 lb/hr at 225 F. Planning number only. Not a lab test.
Hopper hours and pellets per cook
A 12 lb brisket at 225 F plans at about 16 hr 30 min, but in winter a full 8 lb hopper runs only about 6 hr 37 min, so an overnight brisket needs a refill around hour 6. Even in mild weather that cook wants about 9.4 lb of pellets, more than the hopper holds.
| Set point | Mild (about 60 to 80 F) | Winter / sub-freezing |
|---|---|---|
| 225 F | 13 hr 55 min at 0.55 lb/hr | 6 hr 37 min at 1.16 lb/hr |
| 250 F | 12 hr 15 min at 0.62 lb/hr | 5 hr 50 min at 1.31 lb/hr |
| 275 F | 10 hr 56 min at 0.70 lb/hr | 5 hr 12 min at 1.47 lb/hr |
No other grill in our database lists an 8 lb hopper; the closest Traeger model is the Traeger Pro 575 (about 19 hr 37 min) on a full 18 lb hopper at 225 F in mild weather.
| Cook | Planned time | Mild (about 60 to 80 F) | Winter / sub-freezing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 lb brisket at 225 F | 16 hr 30 min | 9.4 lb (more than a full hopper) | 19.4 lb (more than a full hopper) |
| 8 lb pork butt at 250 F | 10 hr 42 min | 7.0 lb | 14.4 lb (more than a full hopper) |
Those pounds include the startup pad and assume a full hopper at the start. For how meat, set point, and bag size change the total, see how many pounds of pellets a smoke really takes.
Each pellet figure opens that cook in the calculator with the Traeger Ranger already picked, or run the winter brisket for this grill in the calculator and change the weight, temp, or weather yourself. Wind, wet pellets, and a leaky lid are not in the math, and they usually burn more.
Notes
Tailgate size. An 8 lb hopper is not an overnight brisket hopper.
PelletDeck did not run this grill in a lab. The burn assumption exists so the calculator has a starting point. Override hopper size if your unit differs.