173-141610

Single needle double-chainstitch machine with bottom feed and top puller feed

                                 • The constant speed top puller feed becomes effec-tive extremely close behind the needle

                                 • The top puller feed of the 173 can be swivelled up-wards – unrestricted clearance 

                                    like class 171

                                 • The feed length of the top puller feed is adjustable through a setting wheel and 

                                    results in absolutely flat seams

                                 • Quick and easy conversion into a twin needle ma-chine

                                 • Optimum stitch formation due to automatic adapta-tion of the looper thread quantity

                                  Field of application

                                 • General operations

                                 • Sew endless zipper to left fly piece

                                 • Topstitch trousers side seams with special guide from below

                                 • Closing of long seams in jacket and trousers production

                                 • Attaching and topstitching of shirt back yokes

                                  Field of application

                                 • 4,000 left fly pieces with endless zippers / 480’

                                 • 1,000 shirt back yokes / 480’

                                 • Top puller feed adjustable up to a feed length of 7.0 mm

                                 • Max. stitch length 4.0 mm

                                 • Max. sewing speed 6,000 stitches/min.