I have this chipper. For that money (about $1500 which is 1/3 of similar products), it's a legal "steal." In last years, most of China implements from tillers to mowers have been the bests in the world. If the distributors/importers of Chinese products in USA or elsewhere in the world (like me) pay double (say, $3000 for chipper instead of $1500) that will still be lower price than the similars, they will get much better quality. I am located in Turkey and to one of my customers in Europe, I offered a Chinese tiller with cheaper price, but much better quality than Europe tillers. Now, I am thinking to pay some more to Chinese chipper Mfg and I will get better quality chipper than anywhere in the world and the price will still be lower than Europe chippers.