My 31-20 with the larger treadle wheel is an easy, smooth treadler. Definitely not harder than the household treadles.
Originally Posted by
pinkCastleDH
That's interesting. I didn't realize you'd need a larger drive wheel for some machines. I'd be afraid that would make others substantially harder to treadle.
I'm trying to remember where I saw a 31-15 treadle setup for sale. It wasn't silly cheap but it did have that industrial treadle base and, of course, the machine is a tank!