What is the material of gears and gear box?
582474
I would call the customer service number if there is one in the instruction booklet. My guess would be nylon faced metal gear. Honestly I do not know, sorry.
582475
The drive gear on the motor is metal, and the reduction and transfer gears are plastic. If the grinder in stressed or if something gets caught in the auger (like a bone), the drive gear can strip the plastic reduction gear. Waring claims this is not serviceable by the owner, but it is. The part is a Kenwood KW650740 and you can get two for $8 on aliexpress.com. You also need a set of "safety" (hollow core) torx bit (T27 size?) to take off the base, and a regular T30 torx to get the motor out.
1927545
I think only gear box(trigger, hand grip part) is metal and rest is polymer
311123
Yes, I've popped open the gearbox to replace the spring (for bettr compression and higher fps) the gears and body are metal, the piston is polymer, as well as the guide.
1741531
It has pretty heavy duty metal gears. Now that I have used it for a couple months, I would not give it up.
1816751
This is made in a sturdy fashion with metal gears. I have no problem with mine.
1448672
Hi there. It is the front rim so there is not a gear. You'll need the rear rim if you're looking for the gears for the derailer
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.
788598
I ordered and returned this item a while ago. It didn't work at all, so I sent it back. I don't remember what material the head was. Sorry!
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
650435
Everything but the base and the gear head is stainless steel. The base and gear head are powder coated. For about $40-$50 more they make an all stainless steel version.
567041
The gears are cast steel and the handle is steal. I'm telling you if you make sausage buy this. I am very happy with this product.
1364464
Steel. It's perfect for regular AV and pro gear. Warning: It is NOT intended for computers - the 22" depth is too little for many rack mounted servers.
1470464
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.
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.
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.
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!!
1883890
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