What rack should I use?

[Snoopy]

Getting ready to do a pork shoulder, have it rubbed and wrapped, planning on pulled pork with it. Throwing it in in the morning hoping for dinner time. Do I throw it on the lowest rack? It's the only thing that will be in there. 4.5lbs bone in. And am I correct I'm shooting for an IT of 195 but check it around the 175-180 with the fork twist test?

[GusRobin]

you have a 4 or 6 rack?  If 4, I would put it second or third from top. If 6, half way maybe.

[Tiny Tim]

Where ever you would like to put it will be fine.  I personally would go on the second from bottom position, as I locate my PID controller probe on an inverted rack in the bottom position. 

My preference on the IT for done is in the 175 to 180 range, but others like it higher.  Fork testing (or even a little sample stolen and chewed) sounds good.

[Snoopy]

Sweet, thanks, I've got a 6, currently have it on second from bottom with my ambient probe hooked on the front of that rack.

[Snoopy]

Ok so learning very quick that every piece of meat will do whatever it wants. I figured since my brisket took longer then i thought it was supposed to and dinner ended up being later that i would get a jump start so this didn't happen again. stayed up last night and threw it on at 2am, 220º, 2nd rack from the bottom 4.5 lbs so figure 7-9 hours. threw the smoke on for 4, wind was kickin pretty good so figured it would be sucking some heat of the smoker. got up at 6 so right after the smoke was done (cant wait for my bubba pucks cuz last one was starting to smolder), and the IT was 168º already, put that on top of just waking up with only 3.5 hours a sleep=frustrating morning. so opened her up, changed the water out, removed that last few bisquettes and closed. when finished with that IT dropped to 160º and cabinet to about 86º. just over an hour later the IT is back up to 172º, i'll be running home FTC and then run home around lunch and pull it, just have to reheat it for dinner.

[Snoopy]

fork tested at 175º not there yet, which makes me feel better actually, gonna shoot it up to 195º and see what its like, should put me at lunch time, which i'll then run home and FTC for dinner.

[Snoopy]

pulled at lunch, hit 197º by the time i got home, wife text me at 192º. love the Jans Rub, brought a little it into work and everyone loved it. ended up pulling it, which was tougher then expected, but all is good and cant wait for dinner.