I bought mine about a year or two ago. I am a 75 year old with many health issues. I planned to use it mainly to process tomatoes, but had a very poor 'crop' this past summer. But I also use it to juice lemons and limes. I just did a batch of limes the other day, but I forgot to slice the 'ends' off the fruit, and it caused the unit to stop and 'blow apart'.I thot sure I had damaged it, but when I checked it, there was no damage... VERY tough product. It took some work (out in my shop) to remove the auger from the sieve using a 1/2" bolt as a tool to separate things, but after a clean-up, I was back to work finishing the job. Cleaning the sieve is the hard part. When doing a 'juicing job' like I was, I recommend slicing the 'tips' off both ends after washing the fruit, then cut them into several smaller pieces to fit in the hopper. This allows me to maximize the amount of juice produced.'Fresh lime juice to make key lime pies'.