🔔FULL Review - Thorne Honey Extractor! The Good The Bad & The Ugly

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks to Gus Mitchell for the use of his Honey House. Here is his beekeeping channel! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIDFlGNmm92Lqrs Thorne will be at our Hive Life Conference and will be taking pre-orders on a first come first serve with free delivery! Thornemfg.com

[@richardnoel3141]

I like it. You can’t heat complete stainless through out the build. Frames and spacing , I have similar thing with an extractor I bought in Europe this spring. Not as strong as yours but biggest issue was frame supports if you only half fill it and space those Frames around there is nit much to stop the frames moving either way. I think every machine will have minor faults but it’s great for a start that this company are completely open to constructive criticism. Good video. Looking forward to seeing the machine myself in January. 🙌🐝

[@kamonreynolds]

Oh yeah Richard we are going to have Buckets of fun!

[@johniac7078]

I noticed you are making Gus do all the hard work.....nicely played.

[@beesandtractors]

That's a great piece of equipment and looks well made. I'm sure the smaller ones will sell great. Thanks for showing it. Great review Kamon. If anyone can put something to the test, you can!

[@randallcarter-carterhillho2277]

Great review video. Thanks you for it. Just heard you say the time you have in it on live chat. Currently have a maxant 20 frame. Looking to upgrade in future. Looking at this one and hillco. Thanks.

[@tammyhoffman9942]

How hard was it to clean remaining honey out of the extractor? It looked really tight.

[@gusmitchellcranesnesthoney6529]

Cleaned up real quick, no problem there.

[@donbearden1953]

Kamon, congratulations on 50k!!! I wish I knew how many subs you had when I subscribed. It couldn’t have been but a few “K”. The extractor is way bigger than I will ever need. I’m looking forward to seeing their smaller version.

[@kamonreynolds]

Don you were definitely an early sub for sure and have been part of our bee family it seems for many, many, years! Yes I think the small model is going to be very popular! It is nice to have another option!

[@danschneider9219]

I've been sharing his stuff here on our local bee club facebook. It's great that some new equipment builders get their stuff out and tested. Taking pride in what you do is priceless. Maybe some day this old man will have enough hives so I can get one.

[@jed2927]

Much appreciate you sharing Dan 👍

[@SteveDratwa]

Im ready for a 4-6fr extractor next year,,,GO USA,,,THATS EXCELLENT KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MACHINERY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kamonreynolds]

Right on! USA!

[@stacihill2528]

I like the product reviews every now and then. Help me to be informed on what is new and what might be a better product for my money. Thank you for doing it.

[@kamonreynolds]

Thank you so much for letting us know Staci!

[@jimhughes6794]

Liked it. Good reviews help us all. Thanks

[@panzer6522]

Thanks for sharing very helpful and informative.

[@MinnesotaBeekeeper]

The top heat sink on the motor, helping keep it cool. Great. Love the resistance self braking feature too. USA made! Was it just me or was the basket slightly out of true? Thank you for the review.

[@kamonreynolds]

Hey Mike! I think perhaps the video may have given that appearance but I have never in 20 years seen a reel this evenly balanced. The extractor was rocking in the video since it wasn't mounted on boards or bolted to the ground. Thanks for the comment!

[@no1slisteninganyway]

I love seeing and hearing about new products. Thanks, Kamon.

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks for the feedback Chris! Happy Beekeeping!

[@esauer1014]

Thank you for taking the time and giving a fair shake on the product!!! Wishing you and your family all the best!!!

[@Highlander250469]

Looks good, it’s way out of my league for now but it’s good to see how the bigger capacity machinery works 👍

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks for watching anyways Stuart! Even though I may not need something, I also like seeing how things work!

[@deseryhayden1321]

First out of the gate, there will be little things, a very realistic review ✨✨✨

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks Hayden, we keep them honest so that real change can be made and beekeeper can know what to expect before they buy!

[@comanchefire]

Nice review. Much better than the poorly-designed Chinese radial extractors that have individual baskets for each frame, that does not allow loading of larger numbers of shallow or medium-depth frames. I can't get over how poorly the Chinese design some of the products they sell

[@kamonreynolds]

Their new models are even better. If I didn't have a Cowen line I would have a custom set of Thorne radials for sure. My Thorne wax melters are perfect for a small guy like me. Chinese stuff has no place in my Honey House

[@79ccr]

I’m glad you have product reviews part of your channel

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks for the feedback! We will continue to try to get better at them too!

[@rickcook5335]

Great review. All your videos are "must see" videos. I'm coming to HL and hope to have enough "honey money" to buy a radial extractor. I'm a small hobby beekeeper with about 15 horizontal hive colonies. This means all of my honey is in deep frames. I found that spinning full deep frames full of honey is very hard on the frames, causing the foundation to bow and even come loose on a few frames. The problem I see is finding a "small" radial extractor that holds deep frames. I'm sure there will be something at the show.

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks very much Rick! I hope to have 8 brands of extractors and 200k worth of em! See you there!

[@jamesherring1166]

Looks like a nice machine, glad to see it is made in the USA!

[@Mp5sting]

Great video Kamon! What's the run time for the 36 frames compared to a 20 frame Maxant extractor?

[@kamonreynolds]

We weren't able to compare since the maxant was bolted down. The maxant could be ran faster due to this reason. However it seemed like the Thorne spun out just as fast and we had to keep it slower due to being bolted. We definitely slung more honey out of it, but it does hold 16 more frames per load!

[@GEEZBEEZ]

Enjoyed the product review. Thanks

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks Geez Beez! Appreciate the feedback!

[@Blackswan19874]

Great to see you testing American made equipment! If you would like to do another review I would suggest trying Hillco LLC , recently bought a 18/9 radial extractor from John he has larger units but the ultra max 18/9 will serve our small company for the next 5 years . It to is American made and has a 4/10 warranty with replacement parts available, they design their products and it is a beautiful machine and competitively priced , all heavy duty as well . We can’t wait to try it with our upcoming Brazilian Pepperberry harvest ( early to mid October) Thanks for all your great videos we learn a lot !

[@kamonreynolds]

Hi Terry, Thanks for the comment! I wish we had some pepper up here! Hope your flow is great! HillCo's extractors are nearly 100% made in China. They mount and attach some things here in the US after they are delivered but that is about it. John does stand behind his products which makes them more appealing than most foreign brands!

[@Blackswan19874]

Thanks Kamon , I believe John states that they do design them here and that some pieces are from China , needless to say they are designed very well and their bottom is slanted to the outlet so that there is no standing residue honey. Legs are also heavy duty as well as the stainless steel drum . I’ll let you know how we do with it towards the end of October. Again thanks for both your great videos and open chats , all good stuff !

[@SummitForWellness]

I've only got small extractors (3-6 frame) and the one issue I run into is the location of the honey gate on the side. It makes it a pain to drain all the honey out, whereas a gate located lower or underneath would make it easier to drain the honey. Does the gate on this extractor get all the honey out, or does it leave some leftover that you have to fight with to get out?

[@kamonreynolds]

It does have to be tilted some to drain all of the honey but it drains much better than the maxant or dadant extractors.

[@deniswagner9458]

buy a new gate and measure the diameter then buy a hole saw and drill a hole in the bottom. Insert new gate

[@Sahabatmaduliar]

Hello 🐝👍🏻🇮🇩

[@adrias4685]

First! 😂

[@rodrigogabrecht7945]

✌👍🤗💝

[@deniswagner9458]

Why are you drying down the honey?

[@raysbees7650]

Excellent!! U.S.A !!

[@kamonreynolds]

Yessir!

[@seeyouonthemountainbeekeeping]

Cost?

[@williamkn621]

Nice to see new equipment being tested. Bigger than I would probably need but if they make a smaller one it may be what makes sense

[@jed2927]

The smaller 15/9 is about to go into production, can be pre ordered on the website now

[@michaelshelnutt3534]

Compare with HillCo

[@gusmitchellcranesnesthoney6529]

Hard to compare Small quantity American made with Chinese mass produced.

[@craigkirich9646]

Is that a 3 phase motor? It's one of the advantages of Hillco.

[@jed2927]

No, it uses a high torque DC servo motor

[@kamonreynolds]

No it is not but my Dadant 20 didn't have a 3 phase and I sold it after 13 years of hard use and the guy I sold it too has used it for a couple years now. However, that was an American motor.

[@jed2927]

also curious why a 3 ph motor is an advantage?