Some reviews state that this unit has metal gears. In the picture they appear to be plastic. Are the indeed metal, or are they plastic?
1943207
they appear to be metal to me. scratched the surface with a knife just to be sure, its metal.
1962255
I asked my husband this question..He says he does not know whether the gears are metal or plastic. But we do know it has worked well for us and we have no complaint. We love it. We use it to cut limbs and anything else around the place that is too large for trimmer or shears.
578004
mine came with the plastic gears loose inside the base. i had to disassemble the base and put them all together. but now it works ok, just be aware that qc might not be great...
1470460
Hi Jennifer, I cannot visually see the gears because they're encased in a gear box. But I cannot imagine them to be made of plastic. I used the tiller on some pretty hard soil, also embedded with rocks. The tiller did fine. In fact, the tiller prongs (made of metal) sustained the heavy tilling without being bent or broken. I'm pretty happy with its overall performance. My only regret is that I didn't buy it sooner. Good luck on your experience.
2189794
Yes it's all metal. No visible plastic and no smell. It's really a great unit!
1538071
Purchased this item last year. Mine does not have metal gears. They are plastic , i took the plastic gearbox apart. You wouldn't want metal since they would rust with the water. The body is cast iron and painted so its protected. Well worth the cost for this item.
1670659
It is all metal, there is no plastic on the unit at all. So far it has worked great. Remember to keep the oil level full; this is not hard to do.
151570
Everything appears to be metal. I was cautious about plastic units breaking, which is why I went with this one. So far, it has held up really well, and is very sturdy (and heavy). I could probably use it as a weapon in a pinch. :)
2123994
They're plastic. I loaded it pretty heavily and the only thing that ever failed was the lousy wall attachments it comes with. Replaced them with molly bolts and this thing was great.
707217
I think it's metal incased in a plastic coating. Very good unit, I highly recommend it.
637913
The ones that came with my set were not plastic. I'm not sure of the metal makeup but I'm positive they were not plastic.
1922174
The picture shown looks a little bit different than the one I bought, but mine is mostly plastic except for the crank,gears, and strainer basket I've been happy with it so far and I've probably used it 10 times now.
64427
You can buy metal gears separately for $10. We had one with the regular hard (plastic?) gears they come with, lasted a few years
1922172
It is made out of plastic. The only metal parts are the crank and the disks. All of the gears are also made of plastic. The one I purchased worked fine for a few times, but then one of my children cranked too hard and stripped the plastic gears.
631985
They appear to all be stainless steel. The upper part ("plates" that hold the gears and attach to the handles) are kind of shiny for stainless and look like some kind of plated metal- they are shiny like chrome, and very solid. I do not see any evidence of rusting on the gears or anywhere after a few months of use. This device works great.
1741531
It has pretty heavy duty metal gears. Now that I have used it for a couple months, I would not give it up.
2009615
Yes they are metal. They are actual better than most others because they have a latch that you can install that will keep them together. I used this set to expand the old set I already had I use the track in this set on both ends because it stays together better.