Large 2 Frame Stainless Steel Honey Extractor Beekeeping Equipment

Fits our needs just fine.

Good for a SMALL home operation because it only holds two frames at a time. Very deep, so a little hard to clean (long reach to bottom in a narrow, honey covered chamber and many parts to take apart/put together) but it should not be considered a deal breaker. It could make cleaning difficult for someone with physical limitations. We've used this two seasons and the material quality is good.

Good value for the money

We did have a little trouble with the handle. No matter what we do, after a while the thing comes off. I wish there was perhaps a hole to screw the handle shank into, but regardless it did an exceptional job. We have only two hives and this did the trick for us. Good purchase in every way.

Works great, affordable, easy to use

As a hobby beekeeper with only a few hives, this worked great for my needs. It seems durable enough to last me for many years. My honey frames are medyim size. It wobbled the heck out of my flimsy table when I cranked it so I just put it on the floor where I could more easily see inside and also put some of my weight on it to control the wobble. Even so, the wobble wouldn't be enough to tip it. It's important to note that the wobble isn't due to any defect in the extractor, just that my frames were apparently not similar enough weights to balance the centrifugal force. The extractor was still light enough for me to pick it up later, full of honey, and transfer it to the table for dispensing. I liked that there can be gallons of honey in the bottom and still not impede the spinning baskets. I had about 2 gallons of honey in there with a lot of extra headspace - I would guess that you could have around 5 gallons in there before it reached the bottom of the spinner baskets. Easy to assemble and clean.

Good deal for the money

Works, nuts and bolts needed to be tightened before using. I double check each time I use it. Good deal for the money.

Four Stars

Nice works good for small honey extractions. I use Medium frames.

... five gallons of honey last Summer and this worked great. Best to secure bottom to heavy boards or ...

Extracted our first five gallons of honey last Summer and this worked great. Best to secure bottom to heavy boards or permanent surface or use two people one to spin and other to hold extractor because it will move.

Five Stars

It arrived with a dent but otherwise works fine. A good extractor for the price.

So far it's working fine. Ive done a couple harvests this year and ...

So far it's working fine. Ive done a couple harvests this year and had no problems. I did go through the entire machine and snug up some nuts and bolts. I used a large C clip to take up space behind the drive gear (on the horizontal shaft) inside the gearbox. This pushed the drive gear more into the slave gear (on the vertical shaft which spins the cage) and got rid of the slop when the gears mesh together. Voila`

Four Stars

It works

Cleaned easily, and again stored in the box it was ...

Worked flawlessly. The reserve at the bottom holds over 20 # of honey, so you can spin out quite a few frames before emptying. Cleaned easily, and again stored in the box it was shipped in. Price was great and quality was too!

Five Stars

For the money worked great for me.

Five Stars

Works very well for my needs, and at the right price point.

Five Stars

Worked great for my small setup.

Five Stars

Had to modify the honey gate hole due to it being too low to add the honey gate.

Five Stars

Excellent option for the money!

Excellent for the price! A total Win!

This is perfect for the small homestead with just a few bee hives. Just as the other reviewers mentioned the small ball bearing is something that you want to pay attention to. Had I not read about it being an issue.. I wouldn't have noticed it actually fall out at cleaning. No worries however, I simply picked it up... put it back in.. and finished cleaning. It does take 2 people to use. One to hold it.. and the other to crank and such. But overall it was a breeze and we got our honey harvested! The cap was a little tricky to get on... and the rubber seal didn't seal perfectly... but again... the cost of the item...... I am perfectly fine with it all....

great

for the money it is great

Very good if you don't have too many frames.

This is a two-frame extractor so it took us a while, but it was perfectly adequate. It was our first time, and this extractor did the job. The release valve at the bottom should be slightly lower as it's hard to get the last half inch of honey (which is quite a bit). Also, the initial challenge of getting the valve on required us to take the basket out and then reach into the extractor and hold the inside nut, while someone else twisted the outside section on. If I didn't have someone with me, I would not have been able to do it alone - you would need long arms. But I would have just blocked the hole and not even used the valve. Overall I was very happy with it.

Five Stars

Works great for a small time beekeeper. Very happy with my purchase.

Five Stars

Great time saver for the money. It worked good for a hand crank extractor.