Overall it’s a great product. Only set back on the design is the acorn nuts used to hold motor frame on the extractor drum . Really hard to line up the lovejoy coupling and get the bolts through motor bracket. Other than that . I used it to extract 20 gallons of honey in about 3 hours .
I purchased the honey extractor. It was a good purchase snd was a wonderful asset to harvest honey.
I did not realize how many other products they have. I will be a loyal customer.
I happy with my purchase. I like that the bottom is concave so the honey is flowing to the outside. the drain out needs to be lower and the legs are wobbly. So I had to do some work on the legs and I still trying to make a plan for the drain. I suggest you use some lock tite on the screws so that they do not come off into your honey.
Decent product will get the job done. My only issue is the fact that the honey gate is not low enough to get all the honey out. You will of to get someone to help you tilt the extractor to get out the rest of the honey. Which is a Hassel. Other than that its a good product. I only use it once on my first extraction ever aa a new beekeeper. I Just started last year August. You can check me out youtube channel Starhub Adventures.
For a small apiary, this thing has been a great product at a great price point. Used multiple seasons now with no issues. Learning curve on how to balance frames and assemble after cleaning. The newest model looks to have fixed those small issues. Would buy again
When I received the unit was missing some hardware, but after contacting the customer service, I was able to get the parts that was missing. It took a little bit longer than I expected but I got them and everything worked out great then.