I bought a stanwood and the plastic gears are chipping away. Am returning it. Do the gears skip if you wind too fast or at any time?
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I have the Royal and I am absolutely delighted with it. I guess that I have used it for 75 keins of yarn so far and it works perfectly every time. I highly recommend 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.
225083
well i bought a shimano next mountain bike from someone, and i don't know if it was my weight or bike, but the back part that guides the chain as you chain gears bent and broke the spokes, so now i am in the same boat. I only weight 230, and i have lost weight, but walking hurts my knees and feet, so i am wanting to ride to get more of a cardio work out. any suggestions?
355606
So far I have not had any problems with the gears. I use the popcorn maker about 3 to 4 times per week. We love ours!
1258351
I know they sell them for a few bucks. Could it be loose in the gear mechanism? You could always return it too back to Amazon
780838
The tines on mine are not movable. I believe this is normal due to the gearing.
93504
Turn the blades hand a few clicks, then try it again. Could be the gears sticking or a bad motor.
483936
I used it for meat only but the gears are plastic I think . Mine lasted through just grinding 2 deer meat only .
355611
We had no gear problems. The only issue we had was, if you turn the handle using your left hand (rather than right), the gear parts will unscrew. However, it was only a matter of screwing the parts back together again. Lefties need to turn the crank using their right hand!
1816758
I have used mine more than 12 times and there is no sign of wear. In fact, the gears look the same as the day I got the popper. My gears are metal--plastic maybe different.
2056379
Yes, I experienced that, too. It's terrible. My husband is a mechanical whiz (designs gears for a living) and he worked on it, trying to get it to run smoothly. It was hopeless. He said that the gears did not mesh--they were just made wrong--and they would never run smoothly. They actually grind upon each other and produce metal shavings because it's made so poorly. Sorry. I gave mine to the Goodwill.
838960
I don't recommend playing in the dirt, because debris can get into the gearbox and jam the gears. Even in full sunlight, the gearbox torque isn't enough for bumpy terrain. My gearbox had a slight misalignment and the robot would often jam at a particular part of the gearwheel rotation, and I would have to make sure that the robot had enough momentum to overcome the jam on its own; otherwise, I would have to rotate the wheels myself to fix the problem. The best solution for me to overcome the jam was to have my robot travel down an incline plane that had a significantly flat surface. If your gearbox is better than mine, you probably would be able to use your robot on any inclined plane, possibly even fairly rough surfaces, but you will still be taking a risk to the delicate parts of your robot if you played with it in the dirt.
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I used my Great Northern 2-3 times a week for nearly 3 years and the gears were still good when I was gifted a new WhirleyPop, so I tossed the old one out. After about 4-5 months, the plastic gears on the WhirleyPop were shot. I'm only using Great Northern from now on.
355609
The gears on my Lindy seem fine. It doesn't hurt to put a drop or two of your cooking oil on the gears once in a while when you are getting ready to use it. If you do have some rough castings, sand or file them if necessary. Don't expect perfection from manufacturing when you are getting this kind of high value for your money. -Mark
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The only metal visible are the shafts and handles. From the way it sounds, I'd guess the gears are plastic. Personally, due to history with an old drop spreader and corrosion, I think for this application, plastic is a superior material. Stainless steel? $$$$
2098393
Mine doesn't make noise as I'm turning the gears, but if you hit the stops too hard, they'll make a "clunk." I'm not using this on a daily basis, but for the price, it is totally worth it. Works very smoothly in my opinion.
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I have the same problem, it throws it out back at my feet. It is minimal and not a big deal to me. If I have the blower out, I am not too worried about a little left over. I think if you don't have an adjustable "cutting" edge, then there will be a break in period. I found these to be a little tougher and bigger than what was standard on my Craftsman. It has gotten better over time. I have used it about 4/5 times since installing them and it seems to be "wearing" in! Hope this helps.