Originally Posted by
J Miller
There is a little lever with a hole in it at the top front of the dress guard just in front of the big wheel. The belt should be passed through it. This little gadget is the belt derailer. Just pull the thumb tab towards you as you turn the wheel and the belt will come off of it. Then you can lift and lower your treadle head.
Joe
Wow! I didn't know that. I had an old Singer treadle years ago-don't know model #, but always just lifted the head up slightly and then folded everything where it was supposed to go. Never seemed to hurt anything. Guess I was just lucky. When I first got it, the leather belt and staple were pulled apart. I just used an awl and poked a new hole in the leather and rebent the staple in place.