JUKI · Industrial · Still made as the DDL-5550N
JUKI built its first industrial sewing machine in 1953, and in 1969 it put a reliable automatic thread trimmer into an industrial lockstitch, which JUKI calls a stepping stone to the world's top market share. The DDL-5550 is one of its single-needle straight stitchers, and JUKI still sells it as the DDL-5550N, with a -7 version that trims the thread. It sews up to 5,500 stitches a minute on medium fabrics, lifts the foot 13 mm with the knee, and oils itself from a pan under the table, hook included. Light and heavy subclasses take smaller or bigger needles. What you're really buying is a rig, with the head, a table, an oil pan, a motor and the pedal linkage. Older ones often have clutch motors, which hum whenever they're switched on, and may need 220V or 3-phase power.
Under the throat plate
Ask for a photo under the slide plate with the bobbin case in place. A missing bobbin case or the wrong needle system is the most common reason a machine that looks fine won’t sew.
Rigs arrive missing the oil pan, knee lifter or pedal linkage, and clutch motors may be 3-phase or 220V. A machine left dry or stored for years needs fresh oil and a run-in before work.
New to old machines? How to check a used sewing machine walks through the handwheel, the wiring, the bobbin case and a test seam.
Buying guide
We'd start with the $590 DDL-5550 titled with its table, motor, lamp and thread stand, from a 100% seller, since it has the parts a head alone lacks at about half the band median. There are at least 35 for sale and most quote no shipping, asking $200–900 before freight, so the $1,075–1,375 band comes from the five with shipping quoted and reads high. Ask for a photo of the motor plate (single-phase at your voltage, not 3-phase) and a video of it running with oil splashing in the sight window, and plan to collect it, since JUKI lists the DDL-5550N at 81 kg total. Skip the 3-phase 200V rig shipping from Japan at $1,362, which won't run on a house outlet, and the copied "Made In Japan. 1/2 Hp" listings from zero-feedback accounts at $500–550.
$1,095.00est. delivered
The lowest delivered price among listings that quote shipping, $1,095 for a used DDL-5550N-7 whose photo shows it on a table with its motor. The -7 trims only with its control box and panel, so ask for photos of both and of the motor plate.
(TAG#2519-#2521-#2566) USED-JUKI DDL-5550N-7
$589.99+ ship
Titled with table, motor, lamp and thread stand at $590 from a 100% seller, a complete rig for about half the band median. No shipping is quoted, so plan on collecting it, and ask for the motor plate and a video of it sewing.
JUKI DDL-5550 Industrial Sewing Machine w/ Table, Motor, Lamp & Thread Stand
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Used$1,095.00est. delivered
$745.00 + $350.00 shipping
Buy It Now$745.00
Good buy
Used -7 on a table with its motor, from a dealer. $350 freight quoted.
Seller: atlaslevy
100% positive
Used$589.99+ shipping
$589.99 · shipping not stated
Buy It Now$589.99
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Good buy
Titled with table, motor, lamp and thread stand. No shipping quoted; ask, or plan on pickup.
Seller: aus_909631
100% positive
Refurbished$1,180.00est. delivered
$1,000.00 + $180.00 shipping
Buy It Now$1,000.00
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Our take
Carded refurbished, but the main photo is a phone screenshot. Ask for real photos and the motor plate.
Seller: ethan_mcauliffe
100% positive
Used$1,362.46delivered
$1,362.46 · free shipping
Buy It Now$1,362.46
Our take
Ships from Japan, titled 3-phase 200V. Won't run on a house outlet without a new motor.
Seller: jp_auto_seller
98.2% positive
Used$1,500.00delivered
$1,500.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$1,500.00
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Our take
Titled with table and motor, free shipping. Top of the range.
Seller: labed-516
100% positive
Used$325.00+ shipping
$325.00 · shipping not stated
Buy It Now$325.00
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Our take
Titled with table and pedal; ask which motor it has. No shipping quoted; ask, or plan on pickup.
Seller: iron2will
100% positive
Used$500.00+ shipping
$500.00 · shipping not stated
Buy It Now$500.00
Our take
Titled tested and working. Photo shows the head with a control box on a table. No shipping quoted; ask, or plan on pickup.
Seller: peoplelikeusstudios
100% positive
Used$550.00+ shipping
$550.00 · shipping not stated
Buy It Now$550.00
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Zero feedback, with a title copied across several new accounts. No shipping quoted; ask, or plan on pickup.
Seller: rubi-3336
No feedback yet
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