Does anyone know where I can get my Host Freestyle machine repaired? Somewhere in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area preferred.  It was chugging along this morning, I think it has been making more of a "working" sound the last few times I used it, and then quit and popped a breaker in the house.  Reset the breaker and put the machine on its side and the brushes were hard to turn.  Freed up the brushes some turned it back on and it ran for a few seconds and then I smelled smoke and turned it off.  I had checked the gear box a few weeks ago and re-lubed it and I didn't notice any difference in the way the machine sounded, so I think the issue is higher up in the motor area.

Well I know now that the motor brushes are bad.  I took it apart and the brushes came apart taking them out of the housing.  Hopefully that is all that is wrong.  I found brushes on line for $12.42 each so I am going to order them and see if that solves the problem.  If I need to get a new motor I'll just have the one in it rebuilt, there is a motor shop in the next town over from me that should be able to do it.

wow, replacing brushed doesn't seem to hard, but kudos on actually getting into the motor.  sounds like quite the project.

That is true.  At least I have found sources for parts.  The parts lists and diagrams in the manuals have been a great help in troubleshooting.  Really the machine is pretty simple so fixing it is not a huge chore as long as parts are available.  The alternative is of course it to send it back to Racine, but I consider that a LAST resort.  Adapt and overcome!