Adler 67GK373…..advise on buying one

[JWAGS]

Hello all, first off I wanted to say thank you for allowing me into this group. What an amazing resource! I’m in the market for a walking foot machine for sewing marine canvas and Dacron sailcloth (for making tote type bags). There is an Adler 67gk373 for sale in my area that I took a look at last weekend. The seller is asking $950 but through my research it seems that $500-$700 is more what I’ve been seeing elsewhere. Clutch motor, knee lift, cool old table. I looked at the timing belt (rubber), gave it a quick once over, and did a bit of sewing; which it seemed to do without problems.  Should I jump on this Adler if I can talk them down a bit or wait for a Consew 226? What else should I look for with the machine prior to buying? Thank you again and happy new year 

[kgg]

8 hours ago, JWAGS said:

Should I jump on this Adler if I can talk them down a bit or wait for a Consew 226?

I would reconsider by the time you change the clutch motor out for a servo barring anything else you are up to about $1100 for a machine that came to the market in 1976. If you need parts they are going to be either hard to fine or expensive.

Since you mentioned the Consew 226 which came to the market around 1960 I would go more for a newer Consew 206RB-5 which has a larger bobbin and costs about $1800 new. 

kgg