Cornelius Ice Flakers

[ICEX]

Hi all,
Recently tried out a Cornelius iceflaker,500kg production per day.Being Americam built i was under the impression that it would be well engineered.
Having sold and worked on many makes and models i am very disapointed because i found that after 12 months use a gear was stripped in the gearbox.The gear box was dismantled and much to my suprise found that the gear operates in 2 needle bearings and the shaft size is approx 5 mm.
Very under engineered for the job required of it.
Is there anyone out there that has experienced the same?

[The MG Pony]

Rule one: nationality means nothing
Rule two: It is like fruit, heavier usually indicates better
Rule three: Quality is usually linear to the price, more you pay better you get.
Rule Four, in most the stuff I see European equipment is usually far superior to any thing here in North America.

[cretan]

havent worked on a flaker but have Worked on a cornelius cuber.found it to be very reliable even with hard water.unit is about 6 years old.suction line sensor and relay have been replaced so far.not too bad for american built machine.