calvinktlim

Hi there, I recently acquired a second hand vitamix drink machine (VM0104), blending station Touch and Go2 (configured with stablizing pad for advanced container) (VM0122) from a dealer. The motors for the blenders appear to work fine, but they had worn out drive assemblies and damaged blade assemblies which will need to be replaced. I intend to replace these with replacement parts I can order online. In the course of looking for the right replacement parts, I discovered that the drink machine, which comes with a ice blade OEM, can actually be fit with a stabilizing pad for the advanced contain and can possibly use the advanced container with the advanced blade. It can apparently also be fit (using the stabilizing pad that comes with the units I bought) with a normal container with a wet blade (like the vita prep), or a container with a dry blade. While I know the ice blade is in the original assembly, I think the wet blade may be more suitable for modernist cooking. I am considering getting several different containers with the ice blade, wet blade and dry blades for various applications and would like some advice on whether anyone has tried using the machines with different blades? I am also considering upgrading the lot to advance containers (means I have to buy advanced stabilizing pads for my drink machine) if the advanced blade/container works better? From what I have read from various sources on Google, the machines seem to differ only in 1) ability to change speed settings (drink machine limited to high/low, whereas vitaprep has a knob), 2) power (some 3 hp some are 2hp), and for the XL model, a different drive assembly - so not relevant for my purpose). Can anyone help with the above? Hope to receive proper advice before I make the considerable outlay on the replacement accessories.

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Hi there, I recently acquired a second hand vitamix drink machine (VM0104), blending station Touch and Go2 (configured with stablizing pad for advanced container) (VM0122) from a dealer. The motors for the blenders appear to work fine, but they had worn out drive assemblies and damaged blade assemblies which will need to be replaced. I intend to replace these with replacement parts I can order online. In the course of looking for the right replacement parts, I discovered that the drink machine, which comes with a ice blade OEM, can actually be fit with a stabilizing pad for the advanced contain and can possibly use the advanced container with the advanced blade. It can apparently also be fit (using the stabilizing pad that comes with the units I bought) with a normal container with a wet blade (like the vita prep), or a container with a dry blade. While I know the ice blade is in the original assembly, I think the wet blade may be more suitable for modernist cooking. I am considering getting several different containers with the ice blade, wet blade and dry blades for various applications and would like some advice on whether anyone has tried using the machines with different blades? I am also considering upgrading the lot to advance containers (means I have to buy advanced stabilizing pads for my drink machine) if the advanced blade/container works better? From what I have read from various sources on Google, the machines seem to differ only in 1) ability to change speed settings (drink machine limited to high/low, whereas vitaprep has a knob), 2) power (some 3 hp some are 2hp), and for the XL model, a different drive assembly - so not relevant for my purpose). Can anyone help with the above? Hope to receive proper advice before I make the considerable outlay on the accessories.