Is this the one your talking about. This was a very old thread but I was interested when it came up because I had one.
It was my understanding york craft was no longer being sold new. I had a very bad costumer service experience with wilke and a jointer that was no good.
As far as the planer goes it does work. It is not under powered as far as I can tell but I have not planed 1/8" off a 20" wide board. Mine had a harmonic vibration that has let off a little now that everything has settled.
By a Grizzly. Same thing with better internal parts.