Had this extractor for several years not. Very pleased. Suggest you mount it on a casters. This takes out the unbalance motion of the extractor by allowing the legs to move. I made a stand with casters to mount mine on and it works great.

Works great, was damaged though, had dents in the side and lots of nut/bolts missing.

There was a bolt missing which was easily remedied. The lid hinges were missing which I will contact the manufacturers about. Assembly was easy (instructions could have had a diagram or two)Appears to work well, bucket fits under it. Might add to this after I've used it.Had it had all the parts I would have given a 5 star review

I screwed this down to two pieces of 3/4 plywood cut to 4'x4' pieces glued and screwed together. Once that was done I simply spun one side of frames at a medium speed for a couple minutes, then turned the frames around and spun the opposite side clean. I was able to stand on the plywood and prevent, for the most part, the wobble that afflicts all of these extractors. After emptying the second side of honey I flipped the frames again and finished the first side. This method seemed to also help with the wobble. The extractor comes apart easier than I though for a thorough cleaning. Stand clear of the hand crank but overall, we are very pleased with this.

Have not been able to use it yet but hoping for the best in September.

Fantastic extractor for the money, metal gears, stainless steel drum, very sturdy. But, just like other reviewers it came missing a few bolts and cap nuts. The legs have to be assembled. It appears the packers put the bolts in the holes that they belong to help the end user assemble but they must have worked their way out and fell out of the bottom of the box which only has one strip of tape leaving gaps. Three Hex Bolts and two Cap Nuts from the hardware store and we were in business.

This is a great little manual honey extractor. Did not come with assembly instructions but was not hard to put together. There were 3 left over pieces, the L shaped one is a replacement for 1 of the 2 bolts that hold the gear box mechanism to the body of the extractor. By removing the 2 dome nuts connected to the L shaped bolt on the top of the extractor everything comes out for easy cleaning. I actually put it in my shower used hot water dish soap to clean it, before after extraction. Once you put 3 frames in their dedicated spots, put the cover on start cranking. Next year I will build a stand for it just out of 2x4s so it doesn't vibrate on the floor; when you reach top speed, it will vibrate a lot helps to have 2 people hold it. Once extraction was complete, I took the frame holder out used a silicone icing spatula to scrape down the sides push remaining honey through honey gate. Cleanup was a breeze - the easiest part of the whole process - just put it in the shower(I did not put gear box in water) run hot water on it a little soap.

The design is common enough, and this unit has the pros and cons that the others do. But the one I got has a stripped nut, one of the two that hold the crank assembly to the body. I was out in the countryside where I was starting my harvest when I discovered this flaw.