I'm not necessarily saying there is anything wrong with them mechanically, would still be the most reliable on the market, though we did have choke issues early on. It's just all the safety rubbish they have now, and I see the newest are a plastic deck... I have also heard the chute blocks up pretty easy, and seen plenty of broken plastic flaps now too. Most annoying thing is it stops when you let go of the handle. Every one we had in for a service had a bit of wire or rope on the handle to get around it.