Reviews
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WC475. I am glad we got to talk before I ordered my WC475. It is all you said it would be. It works great! I've been using it a lot since it arrived. Thank you, again. June 2021.
...Read MoreWC475. I am glad we got to talk before I ordered my WC475. It is all you said it would be. It works great! I've been using it a lot since it arrived. Thank you, again. June 2021.
Jim R., TN -
David S., Troy Grove, IL
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Since no one in the testimonials wrote anything about your sprayers, I thought that I would write this note. About thirty years ago (1983) I lived in Wilton, CT and bought your sprayer, which appears to match your current PS322T model. Three ye...
Read MoreSince no one in the testimonials wrote anything about your sprayers, I thought that I would write this note. About thirty years ago (1983) I lived in Wilton, CT and bought your sprayer, which appears to match your current PS322T model. Three years later, I took it with me to Northern then Southern California and have used it until 2013. It was always stored covered outdoors; and yes - about 8 years ago, the tank cracked and leaked, but I used a Harbor Freight plastic welder (about $10) to fix it and never leaked since. Now, I moved back to the East Coast (Coastal NC), but the 3HP B&S motor refused to start, even after I replaced the original sparkplug and spraying quick carburetor / engine starter. So, I just bought a 79CC Harbor Freight motor (on sale for $79). Everything worked again, albeit not to the original Hypro piston pump’s PSI specs. It is leaking, thus losing pressure. But it still works on shorter trees. Even as today’s prices have sky rocketed, I have to decide now if I want to have the pump repaired (replace gaskets / O-rings / leather cups), buy a replacement new Hypro pump (about $300), buy a DELAVAN RollerPro pump (about $100), or install a SHURflo electric Northern Tools pump (about $80), albeit much weaker and electricity-dependent pump . I do want to acknowledge your 30+ years’ product which had served my orchard needs, and lasted that long.
Thank you!
Dr. A., Southport, NC
Dr. A., Southport, NC -
Email #1:
Thank you for sending, so promptly, the owner’s manual for my newly acquired Mighty Mac.
I am very excited about putting it into service, but wanted to review all operating instructions before doing so. It is hard for ...
Read MoreEmail #1:
Thank you for sending, so promptly, the owner’s manual for my newly acquired Mighty Mac.
I am very excited about putting it into service, but wanted to review all operating instructions before doing so. It is hard for me to believe this machine is 30 years old! I am convinced we must: "BUY AMERICAN" made products.
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In the short time that has passed since I sent my Email to Jennifer, I am even more adamant in my kudos of your great product, the Mighty Mac. It runs like a charm and does even more that I had ever expected!
July 2016
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Paul B., Pond Brook Horse and Herb Farm LLC, Newtown, CT
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I have been using my 12PT1100 Hammermill chipper-shredder since 2008. It replaced a MTD hammer-mill type chipper-shredder, which I had worn out. We have about 1.25 acres of yard, with lots of trees, azaleas, vines and bamboo, which produce many...
Read MoreI have been using my 12PT1100 Hammermill chipper-shredder since 2008. It replaced a MTD hammer-mill type chipper-shredder, which I had worn out. We have about 1.25 acres of yard, with lots of trees, azaleas, vines and bamboo, which produce many cubic yards of material from pruning and windfalls. I like to convert this to mulch and compost, rather than send it all to the landfill.
When I went looking for a replacement, I wanted something tougher and more powerful, but still self-powered and small enough that I could drag it around my hard by hand. I was also looking for something made in the U.S.A. The MacKissic 12PT was just what I wanted. I have used this machine to chew up Azaleas, Pindo Palm Fonds, Azaleas, Aspidistra, Smilax, Wild Grape, and Virginia Creeper vines, Bamboo up to 3 inches thick and 50 feet tall, Spanish Moss and Pine and Live Oak branches up to about 3 inches. (To avoid raising unrealisitc expectations, I should mention that the material needs to be either crisp or dry. Sogggy fibrous material, such as partially rotted Aspidistra, Bamboo shoots or Green Palm fonds, or material that is sticky wet like compost, will cake up inside the hammermill. The only way I've found to process such is to alternate with crisp sharp-edged material, such tree and shrub prunings, to clear out the wet fibrous stuff.)
What I didn't know when I purchased the machine, but has proven to be most important over the 10 years I've owned it, is the quality of customer service. As with any heavily-used piece of machinery, my 12PT has worn with age, and needed replacement parts. Whenever I called MacKissic for support, they were able to help me find the right part, and provide advice on how to install it. Better, they were in some cases able to provide me with upgrades to take advantages of improvements in the product made over the 10 years since my orginial purchase!
November 2018
T. Baker, Florida