Sounds like you need some new grease. I read a man's comments, he bought a used n50, he said it made grinding sounds and did not work so well. He took it apart, cleaned out all the old grease, added new grease and put it back together. He said then it worked like new, nice and smooth and quiet.
From the standpoint of using a Hobart N50 instead of a KitchenAid, the N50 turns the same speed regardless of the load, while the KitchenAid bogs down and turns slower as the load increases. This issue alone means that the N50 provides more consistent, predictable results. Unpredictability is an inconvenience in a home kitchen but becomes a disaster in a professional kitchen. Two other issues are longevity and serviceability. The company that now owns Hobart realized that their worst competitor for new Hobart mixers was old Hobart mixers. Old Hobart mixers have simple, serviceable electronics. New mixers are now controlled with proprietary computer control boards. This gives the company the option to make their products unrepairable when they choose to do so. This will force the customer to throw away an otherwise working machine and purchase a new one. One of my mixers is a 100+ year old MODEL G. The electronics are a power chord, a fuse, a switch and a motor. All of these components can be replaced with OFF-THE-SHELF components. If the motor coils ever burn out, I can take them to a motor rewinding shop or rewind them myself. As long as the castings are intact,, the mixer can always be repaired or rebuilt.
My KitchenAid Pro 600 is heavy but not so damn heavy where my arms could fall off. I’m still able to lift my Pro 600 mostly (although I need to get back into bench press). My KitchenAid 4.5. Quart Tilt Head Mixer is a breeze to lift. How many pounds does the Hobart N50 weigh?
Sounds like you need some new grease. I read a man's comments, he bought a used n50, he said it made grinding sounds and did not work so well. He took it apart, cleaned out all the old grease, added new grease and put it back together. He said then it worked like new, nice and smooth and quiet.
Chicken Arms ! Love it.
A new Hobart N50 is no longer made in the USA, just assembled here.
From the standpoint of using a Hobart N50 instead of a KitchenAid, the N50 turns the same speed regardless of the load, while the KitchenAid bogs down and turns slower as the load increases. This issue alone means that the N50 provides more consistent, predictable results. Unpredictability is an inconvenience in a home kitchen but becomes a disaster in a professional kitchen.
Two other issues are longevity and serviceability. The company that now owns Hobart realized that their worst competitor for new Hobart mixers was old Hobart mixers. Old Hobart mixers have simple, serviceable electronics. New mixers are now controlled with proprietary computer control boards. This gives the company the option to make their products unrepairable when they choose to do so. This will force the customer to throw away an otherwise working machine and purchase a new one.
One of my mixers is a 100+ year old MODEL G. The electronics are a power chord, a fuse, a switch and a motor. All of these components can be replaced with OFF-THE-SHELF components. If the motor coils ever burn out, I can take them to a motor rewinding shop or rewind them myself. As long as the castings are intact,, the mixer can always be repaired or rebuilt.
My KitchenAid Pro 600 is heavy but not so damn heavy where my arms could fall off. I’m still able to lift my Pro 600 mostly (although I need to get back into bench press). My KitchenAid 4.5. Quart Tilt Head Mixer is a breeze to lift.
How many pounds does the Hobart N50 weigh?
Idk, but I can tell you it's much heavier than a Kitchenaid Pro 600
50 pounds.