Re: Kitchen Aid Struggling With 500g or 1000g 60% Hydration Dough?

ya I find the sweet spot is 500g to 540g, it still works and eventually splodes the gear box (4 times total for me, I have rebuilt 3 times and it just died again). 

Have you checked out the Ankarsrum?  I just ordered one, don’t have it yet and can’t report from  experience but the videos on youtube make it look well suited for making dough.  It was $975 Canadian, $750 USD, so not cheap but not much more than the heavy duty KA models, but looks very promising.

Where did you get the Ankarsrum for C$975?! Right now it is on sale for C$1065 + taxes.