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I came across what might be a great deal on these two long arm Singers; the 145W304 is a double needle machine and the 144W304 is a single needle. After speaking to the current owner he used them to sew pool covers and other stuff. He said the single needle needs to be oiled , and cleaned up, the double needle needs to be timed and oiled up as well. He used to sew pool safety covers with them, found it was easier just to send them out so he hasn't used them in a couple of years. According to him the single needle is a tank and works fine, but the double needle doesn't have a clutch and would jump timing when you'd hit something hard like the plastic on pool covers. Here are photos that I have: https://imgur.com/a/dIQlFXF On to my side of the issue: I recently picked this Singer 111W113 for the same price I will be getting both of the above together, and it seems to run just fine, even though I haven't had a chance to put it through any projects at all yet: http://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/82079-loking-at-a-111w113/ Assuming all these machines work well and are complete, would there be any reason to keep the 111W113? My main reason for picking these up to begin with was to learn to do leather upholstery, and other leather projects, and I'd think the long arm would be awesome for that considering none of these have reverse. If the long arm single needle presents no downsides other than size/maneuverability (which in this case we'll assume footprint is not an issue), is there really a reason to keep the smaller machine around? I come at this with no real experience working on or maintaining these machines (although I am handy/dangerous enough to tinker inside with timings) and am wondering what pros and cons are for these machines. I've read up plenty on the 111W, but only know as much as the manuals say for the 144W and 145W, and what the current owner has had to say about them. Any input on these machines would be greatly appreciated.

im wondering if there is anyone who would be interested in these machines,i am in wisconsin,they havent been used in a couple years,and i have needles for the 97-10.any info would be greatly appreciated.thanks Ray