Clearance: Maximizer 36L Press with GSAM and Stainless Basket
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Clearance: Maximizer 36L Press with GSAM and Stainless Basket
This is an R2 clearance item. Please check the table below to see how we rate our clearance items.
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The Maximizer™ wine press is built very, very strong. Its rectangular steel tubing frame has a wall thickness of 3/16”, and it features a large diameter forcing screw that lets you put tremendous pressure on your grapes to extract the maximum juice yield from your vineyard’s harvest.
A simple and effective ratcheting mechanism with long steel handle provides excellent mechanical advantage, taking the hard work out of wine pressing. The traveling-screw design of this wine press speeds up operation by eliminating the need to add pressing blocks in multiple stages on top of the pressing plate, as is required with most fixed-screw wine presses.
Large capacities: The 9.5 gallon model of the Maximizer wine press holds 85 pounds of grapes, while the 5.3 gallon version holds 48 lbs. of grapes.
Easy tip-off yoke: The upper yoke, or cross beam, of the Maximizer wine press tips completely out of your way for access to load and empty the basket. This design makes the wine pressing operation easy and efficient.
Best materials: A frame made of 3/16"-wall high strength rectangular steel tubing and a pre-sealed oak or stainless steel pressing basket with stainless steel pan give the Maximizer wine press the strength to last for years and years of use. And we package the press well to protect everything during shipping.
New GSAM feature: The Maximizer-GSAM fruit press features an integrated Grinder Swing Arm Mount (GSAM) that allows you to mount an optional apple grinder right on your press for maximum convenience and productivity. The GSAM provides you with a secure mount for the optional apple grinder. It puts the grinder just where you need it to rapidly pulverize apples for full juice extraction, and then just as easily it swings your grinder out of the way for pressing.
New Fast Retract feature: The Maximizer presses now features a very handy Fast Retract handle socket. After the juice has been squeezed from a batch of fruit and the forcing screw has been ratcheted backward a few strokes to relieve pressure, remove the ratchet handle from its horizontal socket and drop it into the adjacent vertical socket. This Fast Retract feature lets you spin the forcing screw and pressing plate quickly back up to the top of the basket.
For more details please see the specs tab, above.
The top U.S. wine producing states are Washington, Oregon, California, Texas, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Idaho, New Mexico, Iowa and Colorado… We ship wine presses free to the 48-contiguous U.S. states!
We’re currently out of the 20L Maximizer press equipped with the GSAM grinder mount. However, we will certainly be getting more of the GSAM arms later in 2017. If you order a non-GSAM Maximizer press now (which is currently in stock), and add the GSAM arm later, you'll have exactly the same thing, because it’s the same press either way, including the integral GSAM-arm connection hardware. For current buyers of 20L Maximizer presses, a $20 discount off the separate price of the GSAM arm will be available, once those arrive.
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Descriptions of Ratings for Clearance Store Items |
Rating |
Description
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Minimum Discount |
Mechanically Perfect |
Standard Return Policy |
Full
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R1 |
Returned. Non-working surfaces have new or nearly new appearance. Working surfaces may have slight wear marks. Very close scrutiny is required to tell that the item isn’t brand new. Packaging may not be perfect. |
10% |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
R2 |
Returned, nearly-new appearance. Slight to moderate flaws on non-working surfaces, such as a mixer cabinet or lid. |
Varies by Item |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
FR |
Factory refurbished. Mostly returned items which have been brought fully up to new-equipment performance specs at the factory. |
Varies by Item |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
D |
Demonstration items have been operated briefly at Pleasant Hill Grain. |
Varies by Item |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
SDB |
From new stock; has moderate damage such as a scratch, dent, or paint blemish. |
Varies by Item |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
NOS |
New old-stock. A brand new item that isn't the newest model. |
Varies by Item |
Yes |
Yes |
Varies by Item |
Additional notes:
Bottom Line: If you’re a highly detail-oriented person, we recommend sticking to “R1.” But after a week’s use, the only real difference between one of these items and a brand new one will be the money you saved. |
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I had the best of hopes considering the price of this press. It isn't cheap, but I'm very happy I decided to make the investment. (Actually, I saw some rough looking used stuff on Craigslist for pretty much the same price or more, so the Pleasant Hill price might actually be good.) It's really sturdy and the workmanship is excellent. I had never operated a press before, but it seems to function perfectly and I made some killer cider. Now that the press is confirmed, I plan to buy the GSAM, apple grinder and hopper extension to complete my system. The grinder and these additional components are nicely engineered to mount and function together, so I expect setup for my next pressing to be a breeze. Have fun and press on!
Your Maximizer press has it all, does it all, and it's clearly going to last and last. I mean, I would say that only a bomb is going to make this thing fail, but actually I don't think a bomb would damage it all that much. Maybe a direct hit.
The efficiency, in conjunction with your apple grinder, is just outstanding. The effort requirement is low, juice yield is fantastic, and there's just no better way to spend a beautiful day in the fall.
The icing on the cake is that it arrived so fast, and well-protected. I've really had it up to "here" with the shoddy, shabby packaging that gets worse by the year. Goods damaged on arrival are such a pain in the rear. Thanks for doing things right!
I had trouble finding a quality cider press until I came across you guys last fall and I want to tell you that this is a terrific machine. I did 100 bushels of apples and it worked perfectly. And it's a good value. Thank you for offering such a great fruit press!
Your fast-retraction feature is quite a time saver. We hadn't used a press of any kind before, but it's clear that the smaller turning circle makes raising the screw much faster than it would otherwise be. Kudos on smart design!
The Maximizer is a quality press and an excellent value, and customer service was excellent as well.
I've received my fruit press and found it to be well made and really much more than I expected. This is a top of the line press that will give me many years of service, and the help and courtesy demonstrated by your people were greatly appreciated.
Press is high quality and much sturdier/nicer than the ubiquitous wood presses popular here in the Pacific Northwest. If you want to get a decent quantity of cider the grinder is not optional; we could not get any cider to come out of a load of quartered apples but managed over a half gallon from the same apples after grinding them. The only other issue is the press tends to move when applying force to the crank arm. You really need to anchor the press to a piece of wood to prevent it from moving, which diminishes the gorgeous appearance of the press. Overall, even with the added cost of the grinder, this press is cheaper than used wood press for sale locally on craigslist, looks better, and works well.
We purchased the Maximizer and enjoyed fantastic cider from the very first pressing. This is a heavy duty press that should last us a lifetime. We also purchased with this the mesh bags, hopper extension, apple grinder, GSAM and food grease. All items arrived on-time and together. It took about 30 minutes to put together. I mounted the press to a 2' x 4'sheet of 3/4 plywood with wheels that lock for ease of storage. We halved or quartered the apples and dropped them in the hopper. Clean up was easy, a quick spray down with the hose. This week we tasted our first hard cider, it was fantastic. We produced thirty-five gallons from our small orchard using the Maximizer and thoroughly enjoyed the experience with friends and family!
We were so impressed with the speed with which we received our apple press! Thank you. Sturdy beautiful machine that works flawlessly.
Well made product and works great for our small apple orchard!