Anyone have anything good or bad to say about this machine?

When did Tree go out of business?

"Douglas Adams" wrote in message
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Anyone have anything good or bad to say about this machine?

That would be the only one I have ever seen with a 2100 control...

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Steven Haerr
CNCTRADER CORPORATION
42179 Sarah Way
Temecula, CA 92590-3415
Ph (951) 308-1770 Fx (951) 308-1772


http://www.CNCTrader.com

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"Douglas Adams" wrote in message
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When did Tree go out of business?

"Douglas Adams" wrote in message
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Anyone have anything good or bad to say about this machine?

Tree is out of business. Some parts may be hard if not impossible to get.
I have a Tree J300 that I got off ebay for $750. It cleaned up nicely and is
running very good. AS really rigid machine.



"Douglas Adams" wrote in message
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Anyone have anything good or bad to say about this machine?

I've discovered that the Journeyman 425 was made by Tonmac out of china.
http://china.tonmac.com.cn/e/product...index_j425.htm

It appears that they are still making them?


"everydayjoe" wrote in message
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Tree is out of business. Some parts may be hard if not impossible to get.
I have a Tree J300 that I got off ebay for $750. It cleaned up nicely and
is
running very good. AS really rigid machine.



"Douglas Adams" wrote in message
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Anyone have anything good or bad to say about this machine?

In fact, the TREE brand name has been used by many different factories and
for many different machine types over the last 20-30 years, from China,
Japan, America, Taiwan, Czech Republic, etc., and on lathes, mills,
threading machines, and probably other things too. (It seems Ellison Machy
has a hand in many of them). The TREE name just doesn't seem worth much
these days as a "brand".

Good luck in your choice.

--
Steven Haerr
CNCTRADER CORPORATION
42179 Sarah Way
Temecula, CA 92590-3415
Ph (951) 308-1770 Fx (951) 308-1772


http://www.CNCTrader.com

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"Douglas Adams" wrote in message
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I've discovered that the Journeyman 425 was made by Tonmac out of china.
http://china.tonmac.com.cn/e/product...index_j425.htm

It appears that they are still making them?


"everydayjoe" wrote in message
...

Tree is out of business. Some parts may be hard if not impossible to
get.
I have a Tree J300 that I got off ebay for $750. It cleaned up nicely and
is
running very good. AS really rigid machine.



"Douglas Adams" wrote in message
...
Anyone have anything good or bad to say about this machine?

Tonmac's web site is funny!

Machine tools and Lawn Mowers are their main products. Yep, I'll bet they
know a lot about cutting technology - although "grass cutting tech" is
probably the easier one to get right, for sure.

Got to give them credit for making a Tree-like copy right on however. I
wonder if their lawn mowers are really just copies of Honda mowers too? Not
an original thought in their heads...


--
Steven Haerr
CNCTRADER CORPORATION
42179 Sarah Way
Temecula, CA 92590-3415
Ph (951) 308-1770 Fx (951) 308-1772


http://www.CNCTrader.com

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"Steven Haerr - CNCTrader Corp" wrote in message
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In fact, the TREE brand name has been used by many different factories and
for many different machine types over the last 20-30 years, from China,
Japan, America, Taiwan, Czech Republic, etc., and on lathes, mills,
threading machines, and probably other things too. (It seems Ellison
Machy has a hand in many of them). The TREE name just doesn't seem worth
much these days as a "brand".

Good luck in your choice.

--
Steven Haerr
CNCTRADER CORPORATION
42179 Sarah Way
Temecula, CA 92590-3415
Ph (951) 308-1770 Fx (951) 308-1772


http://www.CNCTrader.com

=================================
"Douglas Adams" wrote in message
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I've discovered that the Journeyman 425 was made by Tonmac out of china.
http://china.tonmac.com.cn/e/product...index_j425.htm

It appears that they are still making them?


"everydayjoe" wrote in message
...

Tree is out of business. Some parts may be hard if not impossible to
get.
I have a Tree J300 that I got off ebay for $750. It cleaned up nicely
and
is
running very good. AS really rigid machine.



"Douglas Adams" wrote in message
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Anyone have anything good or bad to say about this machine?

On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 06:39:52 -0700, "everydayjoe"
wrote:


Tree is out of business. Some parts may be hard if not impossible to get.
I have a Tree J300 that I got off ebay for $750. It cleaned up nicely and is
running very good. AS really rigid machine.



"Douglas Adams" wrote in message
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Anyone have anything good or bad to say about this machine?



Jeff Polaski is getting a J300 (journeyman 300) in the next few days.
You might be able to help him get the old girl up and running.

Gunner

Rule #35
"That which does not kill you,
has made a huge tactical error"

While I'm certainly not as knowledgeable as Steve, I can tell you that I have recently seen three Tree CNC mills locally, two 425s and one 250. All were made in the Czech Republic. Two have 2100 controls, one has a Dynapath Delta 40. The Czech Tree mills are very well made. I'd be happy to correspond with you regarding the 425 you're describing. While Tree is out of business, there are at least two companies with former long time Tree employees who are supporting the machinery, particularly the knee mills.

Tree was a Wisconsin company for many decades. The original owner had a number of patents related to knee mills. I've never seen a Tree knee mill that was Asian.

Tree did "partner" with Kira, an Asian company, to manufacture vertical milling centers and maybe lathes. I've not seen these in person...