Has anyone heard of Peruzzo?

[Maxnaggle]

Heya all, just wondering if anyone has heard of this company? Found this chipper on ebay: PERUZZO 4" PROFESSIONAL WOOD CHIPPER B+S ENGINE18HP EL.START SELF PROPELLED | eBay

 

which looks awesome. They also do a wheeled version which looks pretty much like an exact copy of a greenmech cs100...

 

they even use the same power unit..

 

anyone had any dealings??

 

thanks

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Not before time.

 

to that.

[Scott Farmborough]

Yes I've clocked this as well.

Looks pretty much identical apart from the hopper!

I've got a funny feeling it's the same machine as the CS100...which to be honest will make me pretty pissed off as I brought the greenmech last year at considerably more money.

[Maxnaggle]

It's a Brigg and Stratton engine so spares for that won't be an issue. Like you say it does look very similar. I guess a parts catalogue would be interesting... and also how could a company make such a blatant copy without the patents ..?

[PeteB]

Erm. I think the story goes that there was an involvement many years ago which went well, the Turner family and the Peruzzo families had an accord as manufacturers. It would appear that after we asked them to handle GreenMech sales in Italy, their interpretation of an agreement may have had different interpretations from ours. Nuff said......

[Scott Farmborough]

I reckon the Peruzzo was the original.

All these companies seem to be a bit incestuous...look at Predator and Laski

[agrimog]

change one detail part and its a different machine, patent claims are out the window, your ability to fight any copies depends on how deep your pockets are, and these days,anyone can churn out a chipper

[bankhouse builder]

I ve bought a replacement generator for my groundhog unit from that company and were decent to deal with if you go direct they will give you some discount off that price.

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

The competition can only be a good thing for the end user. No?

[Maxnaggle]

Yeah definitely! but there's competition and then there's a knock off copy. If this machine is made well and parts and service are well priced/good then the machines a no brainer if it suits your requirements. I wonder if they demo