Does anyone know whether the gears are metal or plastic? Any problems with the coating on the attachments flaking off?
1497748
I have purchased mine last month. It is Plastic. but no problems with attachments. I make Cake icing with mine. 3 recipes at once. But no complain at all. but it sounds a bit loud. I am pleased with my machine for my work.
1408753
I got a brand new one and it didn't last that long. I think gears inside are made of plastics (that's why it's easy to break) and I was't able to fix it.
1470459
As a previous owner replied to you, the gears are encased in a housing and aren't visible. However, I very much doubt they're plastic. You say your ground is hard welcome to the club. So's mine. It got the job done in hard NC clay. Better than I expected for an inexpensive electric Tiller. Hope this helps.
1117626
I haven't had any problems with metal flaking off the beaters, but I haven't had the mixer very long. I will watch out for that though.
575223
It looks like the part on the attachment is metal but the part it fits into is a hard white probably plastic. It has a lot of power and so far I have been really satifsied.
628038
Although servos such as these are commonly plastic geared, these ones are actually metal geared.
1741531
It has pretty heavy duty metal gears. Now that I have used it for a couple months, I would not give it up.
2253367
The blades (both of them) are stainless steel as is the shaft connecting the blades to the underside rotor.All I can see, other than what I described above is plastic.
1232324
In moderate-to-light use, I've had no problems with the gears. And, since the driving motor is not really powerful, it seems likely that even plastic gears would not be likely to fail.
1081145
it appears to have steel gears, no idea on warranty, probably china. it is however very well built. it looks like a copy of the one cabellas sells for 1/3 the price. i'm very happy with mine.
1761139
the gears are made of high density plastic. it is clearly illustrated and described in the picture details
1816756
My gears (metal) are fine after a couple dozen uses since November 2012. Just a few spots of rust, perhaps because I wash it in the dishwasher, against manufacturer's instructions. By "wore out" do you mean the gear teeth broke or merely that the gears fell off? Be sure to only turn the crank clockwise. If you turn it the wrong way the gears will unscrew and fall off, but you can screw them back on again. That's not the same as being worn out.
1032969
It has very durable steel gears and blades, there is hardly any plastic in this machine. It is VERY powerful and plastic would not hold up to the HP it puts out!!
1081148
Yes it has steel gears, I took it all apart and checked that, I don't know about warranty or country of origin. I used for the first time last night and it works Great. I'm not too worried about the warranty or country of origin because it is built so well. Very happy with this, I wish I had it years ago...
690910
The parts I have are metal. They do have a slight oil coating common with steel parts.
1447194
Personally haven't had that problem, but perhaps sanding the reachable gears and then applying a bit of vegetable oil or petroleum jelly in case of rust damage. Hope this helps.
841772
The heaights don't work and gears are plastic but that thing is still awesome!