Are the Gears made out of plastic or Metal??
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On most Kitchenaid mixers, all the gears are metal except for one nylon gear. This gear is made to break if the mixer is overloaded or if an object keeps the paddle from moving. It is designed this way to save the motor from damage. It is fairly easy and inexpensive to replace the one gear than to replace the motor.
1246383
There are metal. It's the best mixer I've ever owned. I use for bread & pasta making.
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I haven't bought this model yet, but I can answer your question. This one has ALL metal gears. Older models(like mine, I have the Classic) have all metal except one, which is nylon. The nylon is intended to give out if you subject the mixer to too much torque or if it overheats. The idea is supposed to be that instead of burning out the whole motor, you just replace the one fairly inexpensive gear.These newest high-end models have specialized control and sensor circuitry, which handles all of that, and only lets the motor generate a safe amount of torque and/or heat. So, the gears are all metal in these. I haven't bought this model yet, but I can answer your question. This one has ALL metal gears. Older models(like mine, I have the Classic) have all metal except one, which is nylon. The nylon is intended to give out if you subject the mixer to too much torque or if it overheats. The idea is supposed to be that instead of burning out the whole motor, you just replace the one fairly inexpensive gear.These newest high-end models have specialized control and sensor circuitry, which handles all of that, and only lets the motor generate a safe amount of torque and/or heat.... » Read More I haven't bought this model yet, but I can answer your question. This one has ALL metal gears. Older models(like mine, I have the Classic) have all metal except one, which is nylon. The nylon is intended to give out if you subject the mixer to too much torque or if it overheats. The idea is supposed to be that instead of burning out the whole motor, you just replace the one fairly inexpensive gear.These newest high-end models have specialized control and sensor circuitry, which handles all of that, and only lets the motor generate a safe amount of torque and/or heat. So, the gears are all metal in these. « Show Less
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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.
2268365
The gear wheel is a plastic crap that lasted no time..I'm trying to fabricate a metal one on to it..Truly regret wasting my money on it.
150762
Mine were plastic and they broke in less than a year. The bike on the hoist weighed less than 50 pounds, half the rated weight of the system. This system has great design but poor materials.
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Thanks but am getting conflicting answers about the wheels being metal vs plastic. One person said they are not metal, but plastic with a rubber belt turning them.
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The tines/blades of the tiller are metal. As for the actual gears, the casing is made of plastic and you could not see the gears inside. The bolts that held the motor housing/casing and held the tines in place didn't have a problems with stripping, they just flat out snapped off for us. We were able to replace the ones that held the tines together, but when the ones that went into the housing snapped off, we were unable to replace those and the whole device ended up failing.
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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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The training wheels are made of plastic.very nice bike ,bought it for my little 4 year old girl for christmas. She loves it.
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Quite a lot of plastic, but it's a damn good bike. If you have an aversion to plastic, look at the more expensive models. I believe they're more metallic.
1008127
It has metal gears on drive belt. Outside housing is nylon or plastic. Pulley wheels for belt are metal
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The gears are hard plastic. I received my first popper with a broken gear tooth but the company replaced it quickly and at no extra cost to me. I've had mine a couple of years now and use it often. It still works great.
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Metal now. It was previously plastic, but they redesigned it. I bought the new (metal triggered) unit about a week ago. I recommend it without reservation.
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They are plastic. They hold up pretty well but do make a bit of noise going down the sidewalk. The reason for plastic is that it gives the gearboxes some "give" meaning they will slide vs. dig in. This eliminates alot of pressure on the gearboxes.
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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.
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I think only gear box(trigger, hand grip part) is metal and rest is polymer
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Be Careful, they sell a model with plastic gears. If you are buying one, make sure the ad says METAL gears.
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Yes, everything is metal. I have not seen any plastic parts on this machine.