We have a KSM5 that I bought for my wife at least 25 years ago. It has made at least one three loaf batch of bread dough every week since then, with the exception of vacations away from home. I had to buy a replacement beater once at the plastic coating was breaking off. We did buy a second bowl for convenience when the mixer gets a lot of use in one day - like Thanksgiving and Christmas times. Also - keep one bowl in the freezer for whipping cream.
I keep threatening to take it apart for lubrication and to check the brushes, but it keeps on working, and I haven't gotten around to fixing what hasn't broken yet ---- On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Dan Penoff <lwb...@yahoo.com> wrote: > My current KA mixer is the smaller of the two household models with the > "screw" type of bowl, never had a problem with it. > > I believe it is approaching 15 years in age, and up until our move, was in > use almost daily. Only issues I have had with it are the pivot pin likes to > work it's way out of the bore during exceptionally heavy tasks, like > kneading bread dough, and having to do a little triage to the "on/off" > switch after my oldest son knocked it over on the pantry shelf, which bent > the lever an made it start whenever it was powered up. > > We also have the grinder/mill attachment, which needs to be replaced as the > body is cracking with age. > > I want to buy the larger model with the bowls that use pins. I only regret > that I won't be able to use the bowls from the smaller model. > > Dan > > > -- OK Don 2001 ML320 1992 300D 2.5T 1990 300D 2.5T 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
