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I finally had to admit my old knee kicker was done for
The pin sheared clean off on a job Tuesday in a two-story colonial. Had to finish the last room with just a power stretcher, which was a real pain. It was a Roberts 110, bought it used back in 2015. Anyone have a good replacement model they like under $300?
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kellyj236mo ago
What kind of carpet were you installing when it broke? I've heard that old Roberts can struggle with really dense berber or thick commercial stuff.
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tara3456mo ago
Read a forum post once where a guy said his old Roberts 104 just gave up on a dense loop pile commercial carpet. Said the motor sounded like it was straining for a full minute before it just quit with a burning smell. He figured the pile was just too much for the older gears to pull through. Makes sense that a really thick berber would cause the same kind of stress.
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mark_fisher484mo ago
Yeah man that Roberts 104 was a beast back in the day but it had no business trying to muscle through some of that modern commercial stuff. I remember one job back in like 2012 where we had this dense loop pile berber that felt like it was woven out of steel cables. The 104 started smoking after about 10 feet and I swear I could hear it crying for help. Ended up finishing that room with a 90s era power stretcher and a lot of swearing. That old girl is probably still sitting in my garage as a paperweight.
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