Does anyone know if this machine has metal gears inside versus the nylon or plastic ones?
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I'm not positive but I would guess some metal and some plastic since it isn't a top of the line machine.....but I have had mine for over 2 years now and have had not one needle break or ANY problems with this machine. It's a great beginner, intermediate machine and would be great for taking to a class too because it's not huge! I love this little workhorse of a machine and have sewn through the thickest materials and interfacaing, even the gals in my sewing class where shocked at how well my machine did compared to their $1000 or more machines!!! I hope this helps!
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Yes it has a hard plastic inside and a nylon cover outside. I gave it as a gift and they were very pleased with the quality of this item. I will be ordering one for myself.
2130357
The gear is plastic. However, the cutting blades are metal. My LEM has processed 5 deer since I've had it without any problems. I would recommend it to anyone processing meat. I love it.
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I just checked my set and the pulleys are all metal no plastic to be found. Hope this helps
1538072
I am not the yardman in our family but I examined ours and believe it to have metal gears. This particular traveling sprinkler must be popular, there are several house owners in our neighborhood that own one. I would say it was economical and not "cheap" and is very Durable!
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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!!
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The two gears that turn the paddle inside the kettle are black plastic. We have had our machine for a little over 3 months (as of 29 Oct 13), and have used it about 30 times or so, and couldn't be happier with it!!! As for what's in the gearbox, I'm not sure. I can only see the two black gears above the kettle.
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Not sure about the gearbox but there is a belt off the crankshaft that goes to the gearbox that can be seen when hosing grass cutting from under the housing. I wouldn't think the gears would be plastic, too much torque. The trany acts like a variable speed when using the engaging bar; I like it. In my second year and preforming perfectly.
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Not sure which gears you are talking about. Part of this is plastic, and most of it is stainless steel. The wheel that tightens the parts that get attached, is plastic. It works very well, whatever the parts are made of.
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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.
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There's a small rubber band at the left front. The rest of the area is plastic gears
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Hi Ray, the gears on my machine are made of metal. In fact the entire machine is metal except for the roller on the handle.Hope this helps...Jim
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The model that I purchased is all metal. I believe some of their models have plastic gears so be careful. Used it all summer and love it. Other brand that I used with plastic gears would not last the season. Perhaps not as pretty as some others but pretty does not water the lawn.
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Funny timing on this question.. had my mower bout 9 months used probably 10 times.. thought gear box had gone south but was just adjustment..was looking at it 15 min ago. so i know the belt from the power shaft drives a gear box but cant confirm if steel or plastic gears.. my guess would be plastic tho as pretty sure gears inside wheels are plastic. But as a side note i do like the mower - plenty of power and lightweight easy to push around trees and such and cuts pretty well.. though if you buy be sure to check that the front axle is correctly positioned and fully locked by tabs near each wheel. mine wasn't but was easy to correct once i saw what was wrong. hope that helps.. Kurt Funny timing on this question.. had my mower bout 9 months used probably 10 times.. thought gear box had gone south but was just adjustment..was looking at it 15 min ago. so i know the belt from the power shaft drives a gear box but cant confirm if steel or plastic gears.. my guess would be plastic tho as pretty sure gears inside wheels are plastic. But as a side note i do like the mower - plenty of power and lightweight easy to push around trees and such and cuts pretty well.. though if you buy be sure to check that the front axle is correctly positioned and fully locked by tabs near each... » Read More Funny timing on this question.. had my mower bout 9 months used probably 10 times.. thought gear box had gone south but was just adjustment..was looking at it 15 min ago. so i know the belt from the power shaft drives a gear box but cant confirm if steel or plastic gears.. my guess would be plastic tho as pretty sure gears inside wheels are plastic. But as a side note i do like the mower - plenty of power and lightweight easy to push around trees and such and cuts pretty well.. though if you buy be sure to check that the front axle is correctly positioned and fully locked by tabs near each wheel. mine wasn't but was easy to correct once i saw what was wrong. hope that helps.. Kurt « Show Less
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the gears are made of high density plastic. it is clearly illustrated and described in the picture details
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Gears are all metal. Commercial grinder very well built. I got the foot control attachment with mine leaves hands free for handling meat. U will love it
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yeah I can answer your question. I just received mine from amazon about a wek or so ago. I was a amazon vote winner. I contacted Kitchenaid, and they told me my mixer was made in August of this year. All mixers made after april of 2007 have metal gearboxes. Read my review.