Hi, first post here.
Does the 500 you're looking at have an auger or conveyor? If it has an auger, I would'nt buy it. I have an EC300 with an auger and it can't get the chips out fast enough, so we have to stop every pallet change and hand scoop the chips. There are also some small solids involved, and I made it clear when I was looking at the machine pre-purchase. They have since installed a couple of different pitch augers and nothing really made it better. I just live with it.
Also, HAAS is here as we speak fixing the pot solenoid someone mentioned previously. Went with absolutely no warning, in fact the machine had been sitting for several weeks after working with no issues, and being powered up a couple times a week.
There have been numerous other issues, but I will say, they have worked hard to sort them out. Overall, I am pretty happy with it. |