Originally Posted by
mindless
I have a grasshopper just like this one (no rust
) and I LOVE it! It makes great, even stitches, and it purrs. Not loud at all.
I bet the reason this one is loud is that motor pulley probably has a bunch of flat spots on it. There's a tool that Ray White rents out to change it. We just used quick grips to secure the motor and pushed the pin out.