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Steve mentioned buzzsaw, so we wonder off topic. Was at a forestry equipment show Friday, LOTS of neat stuff. Almost countless Firewood processors , mostly big and in the 40- 50000 dollar range with 50+ Hp diesel engines. Doesn't add up the biggest commercial saw you can get is probably 6 or 7 hp the same power will run a splitter, so where did the other 36 or more hp go. Poor hydraulic design is my guess, But there was one small one there with a 13 hp Honda running it, no where near the output of the big ones but Brilliant (and I don't use the term lightly) design. Instead of a hydraulic drive on the chain saw bar he'd used a V-belt with a tensioner. Probably 80-90 % efficiency instead of maybe 50 % using a hydraulic pump, hoses valves, and motor. And not even a fraction of the cost. Another project to add to the list.