Is the stripped gear still a problem? Or is the new 2-gear model CSB-75 more durable? Thanks!
98730
We had an immersion blender from Bed-Bath-Beyond (and we do find BBB to be an excellent store). The prior product worked fine and I do believe it was operator error which burned out the motor. This blender however is far superior to the former one, and in many ways happy the former motor burned out.
98731
I don't know if the one I have is the new or old model. I purchased it in 2009 and never had a problem; it still works fine. I just ordered a new one and haven't received it yet.
98732
I am not entirely sure, all that I know for certain is my wife loves it, her & I both use it all the time, it works very well, seems pretty heavy duty(as far as hand mixers go you know) & we've experienced no problems w/ it. She's had it for close to a year. & I had also bought one for my mother 4-6 months before I got ours & my mom hasn't experienced any problems either. A little advice, if you do get one, when I got the one for my mom I had found two different packages on Amazon. The one only came w/ the chopper head & the other one came with a whisker, a chopper head & an emulsifier head that holds about a pint capacity. I told my mom of the options before I purchased it for her(the prices were the same or the one w/ 3 heads was only a few dollars more), anyway mom wanted the one that only had the chopper, but when my wife decided she wanted one after she saw my mom's, she requested the package w/ 3 heads & I definitely recommend that one also: so smooth mashed potatoes & a little easy to handle emulsifier like that is just great. Hope I was helpful.
182344
Mine is holding up great. Haven't had to change the pads yet. I've only put new, wider pedals on it (Moove), better grips (Moove), and a better fork on it; Manitou Tower Pro. Other than that, just put some slime tubes in it.
305023
Thanks your a life saver.. worm gear follower was chewed up.. must not be hardened gears. The grease is liquifying so that probably doesnt help matters either. Only a few hours usage, though with stiff batter.Any recommendations on grease? I'm inclined to want to use automotive wheel bearing grease.
1422676
No mine seems ok just need to make sure you porperly tighten it up . The only issue I have had was a bad transmission when it was 2 weeks old dewalt replaced it no questions asked ,but the original chuck was better than the replacement don't know why though.
304978
just get a new chain and you should be ok if you have a good tech. It shouldnt impact it. I have a 105 group with Ultegra cassette and dura-ace chain.
1671411
The gears stripped the first time my grandson rode it. I took another motor and gears out of a car that my granddaughter had and put in the motorcycle and it has worked fine.
1497621
I had it in my 07 softail was great at first after 300 miles got hard to down shift drained it out found metal on the drain plug .refilled with mobil vtwin took about 100 miles till it was easy to down shift again so far trans is ok will never use gear shock again hope this helps
2043765
i read a post saying simply turn the broken gear 180 degrees and reinstall. my wife broke the handle on mine , (she could break a cannon ball). i've had no luck finding a parts supplier, (just ordered another machine). i will say the "powermatic 1 manual" is the best tube loader money can buy.
1072815
Ours is 10 years old. We cleaned it an repacked it and it is working like new. Someone else suggested replacing a gear and gasket. That sounds like a good plan. Just be careful when you take it apart and don't lose any parts in the old grease. Take the old stuff out carefully.
473135
I agree. Sounds like the clutch or the gear box.....or both. Mine was junk after 3 months, nobody would do warranty work on it, and I haven't bought another one since.
1670731
fast however the gear stripped after about 3 times of use and I had to order a new gear
1465478
I have had mine1 1/2 years and useit 1-2 times/week for cookie dough. I have not had any difficulty with the gears.
2171325
I would certainly try the lubricant. Our slicer had the same problem because after a while we never greased the gears and it overheated and then the gear actually broke. We replaced the gear ($10.00) got the lubricant and it is working like a charm. Best of luck!
718034
I didn't count the teeth on gears 2 through 6, but obviously they are between 14 & 34. The Megarange 1st gear is riveted to the second gear. I don't see any other riveting for the smaller clusters.I will try to update this answer later when I look at the boxes they came in. I can say that it looks exactly or very close to what the original bike came with. Remember that this is a cheaper type of cassette compared to racing bikes etc.. I say that because it is easy to buy the wrong tooling to remove cassette. I beleive the correct tooling is a Park 1 or 2 type. I can tell you that by researching my tooling purchase. I'll get back tommorrow I didn't count the teeth on gears 2 through 6, but obviously they are between 14 & 34. The Megarange 1st gear is riveted to the second gear. I don't see any other riveting for the smaller clusters.I will try to update this answer later when I look at the boxes they came in. I can say that it looks exactly or very close to what the original bike came with. Remember that this is a cheaper type of cassette compared to racing bikes etc.. I say that because it is easy to buy the wrong tooling to remove cassette. I beleive the correct tooling is a Park 1 or 2 type. I can tell you that by... » Read More I didn't count the teeth on gears 2 through 6, but obviously they are between 14 & 34. The Megarange 1st gear is riveted to the second gear. I don't see any other riveting for the smaller clusters.I will try to update this answer later when I look at the boxes they came in. I can say that it looks exactly or very close to what the original bike came with. Remember that this is a cheaper type of cassette compared to racing bikes etc.. I say that because it is easy to buy the wrong tooling to remove cassette. I beleive the correct tooling is a Park 1 or 2 type. I can tell you that by researching my tooling purchase. I'll get back tommorrow « Show Less
710525
To all those who are concerned about the gearbox issue - some clarification: The problem in some earlier models of K'Aid mixers was not realted to the gears themselves, so the statement on the box that the mixer has all metal gears is beside the point. The all metal gears on the mixer remain meshed thanks to the GEARBOX COVER or housing. For a while, K'Aid had moved to a plastic gearbox cover to hold their METAL gears together. What then happened was when the mixer was used for tasks that generated some heat (kneading doughs, mixing heavy cookie dough), the heat within the gearbox caused the plastic gearbox cover to soften and distort. This caused the metal gears to become disengaged and actually grind each other up. So, this issue at hand is not whether your mixer has all metal gears, but what the gearbox COVER is made out of. KitchenAid tried to take a shortcut, and then found that they received few complaints from users who whipped up a cake or two, but users who tasked the mixer with heavier use (for which it is advertised) ended up with non-functional machines. K'Aid first denied the problem, but then decided to bite the bullet, and go back to a metal gear housing. They have been trying to recover their valuable reputation by offering very cooperative customer service and a website forum where KitchenAid mixer users can dialogue and bond with the K'Aid reps. In short, they made a boo-boo and have now fixed it. The question is, did you get one of their boo-boo machines, or not? If you're one of those people who believes that you'll be passing down your mixer to your children, I think it would be prudent to ensure that you have a metal gearbox cover on board. After all, you may task the mixer with only Angel Food cake batter, but your "heirs" may actually try to make bread and find that the machine is not up to it. Bob
1565036
I asked my husband since I purchased this for him. He said it has a better gear system. Hope this helps you out.
271644
Good question. Never had that problem, but the zipper on mine got stripped a couple of months ago so I'm getting a new one just like the old one. Great little bag though, no complaints on mine, got a lot of good use out of it.