This thing is a beast. I use to process deer and hogs and this things makes quick work of them. I have noticed the motor shell gets a bit warm while using but hoping that's normal ops with no big problems on the horizon. Mine came packaged in a box that took me about 30 minutes to tear into. Product was in good shape with all the extra plates and sausage stuffers. I think it came with six different size grinding plates. Plan on processing three more deer this year and will update if things don't go as planned