my hobart A-200 bench model 20qt mixer dosen't have the torce to mix a12lb dough.how can i fix it?

Question

i just got the mixer and it's an oldone. it dose a good dry mix but once i add water to the mixture it stop mixing, the motor still runs but not the dough hook. the power of the motor is not transfering to the dough hook.
thanks for your help.

Answer 1

I hope you have a large bank account. Calling Hobie out to fix stuff is Not Cheap. Sounds like the motor is burning out and can't handle the consistency of the dough.

I just burned out an immersion blender that way a month ago.