WELLES or PEOPLES PRESS - True Cold Pressed Juice 2 Tons of Hydraulic Pressure - Extract the Most Out of Your Fruit and Vegetable Pulp- Perfect for Gersion Therapy- Color BLACK

I bought this Press and before I used it I returned it. Why did I do this???? It must be, because money burns a hole in my pocket. First let me say that this Press is a TWO TON Press. The Norwalk is One Ton. The Peoples or Well's Press has a manual handle that lifts the Hydraulic press up and the Norwalk is an electric activated hydraulic press.I was confused over the fact that another triturator style juicer is recommended with the People's Press. So that means two separate machines for the same job... Not completely true!!!! The other factor is that the Peoples Press must be manually pumped. That may be a little inconvenient if you are juicing a lot. It is very convenient too just flip the switch on the Norwalk and it is cool.For many applications in Juicing a Press alone is needed. For example All Citrus can be peeled and wrapped in the filter cloth and pressed for awesome pulp free Citrus juice. Pineapples and Pomagranates can only be pressed. So basically all that I have mentioned only needs a press. Here is the exception of machines excluding Pineapples. Any Citrus Juicer that rotates or presses can be used on Poms. but you will not get the quantity of juice. Thought I would mention that!!! Also they do not work on Pineapples.So remember I said that the Peoples Press has TWO TONS of Hydraulic pressure and the Norwalk One Ton. Not sure if that matters? One Ton seems too be plenty. Alright I am just trying to relay what I have learned to help you make the right decisions!!! Many of the applications I use the juicer for is only for Pressing.Now if you look at the money you will spend??? It is significantly less expensive to buy the Well's Peoples Press and and separate Juicer like the ......Elite. So if I had to do it all over again??? I would probably go with the Well's Press and the .....Elite. The reason why, is the price $2500.00 0r less than $1000.00. Here is a significant other reason. With the Norwalk 95% of its applications need the press. So basically you have to use the triturator and then the press. If you have the two separate machines??? You may only need the press for some fruit and the Juicer for other types of fruits and vegetables. Depending on the Blanks you use? You may not even need the press. The thing is you can decide to use the two individually or combined. With the Norwalk if you use the triturator you need the press.Hope I did not confuse anyone? Look they are both great!!!! Either set up will work perfectly. It is a lot more convenient to have the Two Machines combined into one but it is also more messy and much more expensive!!! Cosmetically the Norwalk is much nicer too.Lets not forget why we are juicing??? I think for most of us it is for health, nutrition and taste. So anything pressed will be healthier for you and that is a fact!!! Also we do not want too waste money. So if you spend $50.00 on fruits and vegetables you do not want $25.00 in juice because your machine is discarding 50% of your product. Regardless of what system you choose these two are the best because you will increase your yield and save money over time which will pay for your system by itself.I know it is difficult to make the decision on what type of juicer to buy... I have been there. This is the best way to go overall. The Well's Peoples Press works excellent on the above mentioned fruits alone. You do not even need a second juicer. If you are only juicing Citrus Pineapples and Poms??? You are fine with just the Press. If you want the full experience in juicing buy the two separate. If you want too do everything with just one machine then buy the Norwalk. They both get the job done perfectly the rest is up too you. Good Luck and I hope I helped.

PROS:*I love that it does exactly what it claims, which in layman's terms, is to squeeze the ever-lovin' juice out of anything that possesses the minutest amount of juice in it! I yield so much juice from this device that I've had to scale back the amount of greens and fruits I need to prep for juicing.*The simplicity and ease of using this device is refreshing--especially in this day and age of buttons, switches, flashing lights, boops and beeps... I love that this device doesn't require any electricity or outlet to plug into.CONS:*Lowering the pulp tray: many have claimed that their Welles Press was defective because the tray would get stuck in the up position and lowering it was close to impossible. I thought mine was, too, until I researched it and discovered that it requires time and regular use to 'break-in' the press. The first couple of times, I had to get tricky by wedging and wiggling a very dull butter knife wrapped in cheesecloth between the press plate and pulp in order to create enough of a gap to lower the tray. By the 3rd use, however, I lowered it according to instructions no problem. (I should mention that devising ways to lower a 'stuck' tray is at your own risk and will probably void the warranty if you mess up by your own doing). It would be nice if the manufacturer (Samson) had thought to design some kind of handle or ledge beneath the rise platform for ease of lowering it. As it is, I'm very careful when pushing down the pulp tray to lower it because it's made of plastic and I don't want to crack/break it due to using too much force.*Its bulky size. The press doesn't store easily and has, therefore, earned a permanent place on my kitchen counter right next to the coffee maker. To give an indication of its size, it's roughly about the same size as my coffee maker (Cuisinart CHW-12). It arrived exactly as shown in the picture and can't be taken apart or broken down in any way for easier storage. The handle that jacks up the platform can be taken out when not in use, but that's about it.*The cost: I don't really get why the $300 price tag for a modified tire jack, but I do appreciate that it's made in the USA. It's not cheap, but it's definitely a good investment if you've got the commitment to follow through and make regular use of it. I think of it as paying for itself in terms of the my health and $$ saved from buying store bought juices (the amount of nutrients I get from juicing my own compared to store-bought is staggering).*The juice press cloths have unfinished edges and fray easily. This is frustrating. It seems like the cloths are whittling down with each use. There are press BAGS available to purchase separately (not on Amazon), but I've yet to find any reviews regarding whether they're an improvement to the regular cloths or even worth buying. I haven't been able to find any pictures or descriptions on construction of these press bags. Or Samson can simply fix this by finishing the edges!I've had my Welles Press for about a month now and use it regularly every other day or so (every single day for the couple weeks). If you're new to this type of juicing, you should be aware that this is not a quick process of simply dropping some apple wedges into a machine and getting instant juice. There are machines out there that work for that purpose, but investing in a Welles Press means committing to the process of masticating or finely cutting up fruits and veggies in order to yield the most nutrients and juice possible--a two-step process. I use a masticating juicer (Omega 8004) with a blank plate to mush up my greens and fruits, then transfer it in small amounts into the press cloth and then press the nutrient rich mush on the Welles. As of right now, this process takes me about 45-60 minutes: cleaning/cutting up my fruits/veggies, masticating them to mush in the Omega, prepping/pressing out the juice in the Welles, and properly dismantling/cleaning up both machines. The first few days I made a complete mess in my kitchen--assorted juices of varying colors splattered everywhere! But with practice and routine, this process has become much faster and cleaner--and oddly--very therapeutic for me! The next time I bring home my vat of green/veggies from the farmer's market, I'm going to wash and prep them in advance and fridge them until I'm ready to juice--this'll probably shave off 15 minutes off my total juicing process. I will still chop them to size right before masticating, but I won't need to worry about cleaning and drying them first. I juice everything from fresh beets, dandelion greens, bok choy, kale to fresh pineapple and carrots--so cleaning/prepping can be a long and tedious process. But juicing in general is an enjoyable and creative experience. It does require some elbow grease to crank it to max capacity; it might be difficult for someone who has limited strength or arm movement.Overall, I'm very happy with my Welles Press and love the amount of juice I yield with it--it makes me feel like I'm getting my money's worth. I know I went on extensively about the cons verses the pros, but I just really wanted folks to be aware of what my concerns were in detail because likely this is a very expensive investment for most people, and if it were me, I would want to know these things in advance before I made this purchase. That being said, it is exactly that--AN INVESTMENT. The pros and payoff of this machine in every aspect are worth every dime! Happy juicing!

I purchased this unit for the full price at Amazon. When it arrived and I took it out and inspected it, my wife found me sitting and looking at this "thing" being perplexed and horrified. This "thing" is SO POORLY" designed and built that I do not even want do discuss it. It appears that this thing being manufactured in someone's garage with tolls available in Home Depot. Quality is below bad and flat out you will NOT be able to make any juice with it, firstly because the lower tray will NOT come down right after the first squeeze and you would need to resort to all kinds of "inventive measures" to even get it to come down (screw drivers, pliers, knives & things of this nature would be required to lower the tray). Now, can you imagine doing this 30-50 times needed to get a half way decent yield from this, given that the trays are very small and you can NOT put sufficient amount of pulp on it. I had to return it right away back to AMAZON, and I thank AMAZON for being very helpful and proficient with their streamlined return process. DO NOT EVEN THINK TO PURCHASE THIS THING. If you do you you most probably will regret it very much and will, just like me, end up returning it and wasting your time and possibly money. If there was a way to give it less than one star I would have done so, STAY AWAY !!!