For longevity, little required maintenance, Easy to fix if it was ever necessary, it is Hegner all the way. But, Dave Monk is correct, bottom feed only and quite a change from a DeWalt. I went from DeWalt, to Excallibur, to Seyco, then Hegner, then added a Hawk. I take Hegner over all of them. But it is a change. A change worth making, in my opinion.