"Hello,

I have inherited my father's Homesteader and decided to sterilize it this year and get it running again (after 15 years of inactivity).

I'm not sure if you have heard what a great year for apples it was in Connecticut but, I took more apples out of our orchard this year than I have since my father's death. What a wonderful tool your press still is. It brought back such happy memories of my father and our time working together. I was able to show my two sons (2 and 4 years old) what their grandfather and I used to do with Grampa' Hal's apples.

Thanks for making a product that I can pass down to my sons, you don't see quality like that these days and; you folks should be proud of what you do and what you build.

Thanks Again,"

Harold Nelson Jr.
Lebanon Connecticut

"Thank you so much for the prompt service. My husband and I are so glad we decided on the larger press. We are DELIGHTED with it! To date we have made over 20 gallons of cider and look forward to making lots more!

It is by far the best present I ever purchased for him.

Thanks again for an excellent product and excellent customer service."

Sincerely, Cindy Fountain
East Corinth, Vermont

Dear Happy Valley Ranch,

"We have just made our third batch of cider with our new press. All your claims are true! It works great, grinding and pressing more easily than the press we used to borrow. We took 5 gallons to a community dinner Sunday and many people commented how good it was. Thanks!"

Dave & Laurie Gano

EASY GRINDING FOR LELAND!

"I am really happy that I purchased your American Harvester cider press! It is strongly made and is so easy to grind and press apples. I am 65 years old and should have had a press many years ago as a lot of apples went to waste."

Leland McIntyre
Gregory, SD

FAMILY GETS INTO THE ACT!

"As you can see from the photographs everyone in our family gets into the act, from the tree to the actual pressing. This is the first press we've owned and everyone enjoys making cider. It's more of a game to the children who beg to be allowed to work the press, and can't wait to be the first to get a glass of cider as it starts to flow from the base.

We were so impressed and talked so much about the Homesteader cider/wine press that a fellow worker borrowed our catalog and purchased a smaller press for his wine making. We could not be happier with our cider press."

Mr. & Mrs. Wayne A. Schmid
Rosebush, MI

MAKES GREAT APPLE WINE!

"I've made lots of good cider, both soft and hard, and am about to bottle five gallons of great apple wine. The yield was as you advertised 2-3 gallons a squeezing. All told I processed 25 gallons of cider.

I did my press a little different as you can see by the picture. My wife likes bright colors."

Alan Belanger
Rainier, OR

60 GALLONS OF CIDER IN 3 HOURS!

"Cider making on our old press would consume more time and effort than seemed reasonable. Our first session with the "Apple Eater" grinder from Happy Valley increased the performance of our old press four times. Four people washing apples, running the press and bottling produced 60 gallons of cider in 3 hours. Definitely an improvement on our old time due largely to the 'Apple Eater'."

Peter E. Nuskey
Southampton, PA

I have the Homesteader assembled and coated in Poxy Coat.  My first batch of cider delicious.  It is a great press and your layway plan was much appriciated.  Thank you for everything.

Mike Shannon

We just finished our 18th year using our HVR apple press. We do between 30 and 60 gallons a year, depending on the crop. In that 18 years we have never had any problems, although we might need a new nylon bag one of these days.

A great piece of machinery!

S. Altman

Aberdeen SD