Waltons 11# Sausage Stuffer
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I just bought the Waltons 11 # 2 speed sausage stuffer. Great machine. My old.stuffer would slightly ratchet as you applied forward pressure. I was using yours on the first crank and as I was appling pressure I stopped and let go of the handle. The handle flew back about a 1/2 of a turn and hit me in the hand. Ouch!!!. I have learned since then to back it down a 1/2 of a turn and never let go. I was told from someone who just bought one also that his doesn’t do that? So I am asking you is mine working correctly or is it suppose to ratchet or have something to keep the handle from flying backwards? Please let me know. Thanks. I still love the stuffer.
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glen Regular Contributors Team Grey Sous Vide Canning Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt Power User Meat Hack Winner Veteran Kansas
What were you stuffing? What size horn?
I’ve never had a ratcheting stuffer but on my 11 lb. stuffer I do get some backlash on the 10 mm tube, but not anything I felt uncomfortable with -
I dont have a problem now. It was the first time that I was using it. I was just wondering if it was missing something or is that normal?
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Little Baby Teddy That’s normal so to speak. Easy to get used to though
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Yes, that’s normal. Like Joe Hell said, it’s easy to get used to. I quickly learned to ease off the handle a little, instead of just letting it go abruptly.
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Little Baby Teddy My 11 lb. stuffer cranked out over 700 lbs of sausage last month with zero issues!
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don’t release the pressure until the product stops flowing
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I’ve had it happen to me as well but I can always tell when it is going to do it, if something is taking a lot of effort to stuff then I know to back it off easy for a turn or so. You might check to see if you air release valve is functioning properly.