You'll love it! Yea, I'm biased, I have one. I looked for a while, did a lot of reading and pulled the trigger little over 2 yrs back. I don't regret it and I bet you won't either. It's a beast, good and heavy and mostly stays put. I do mean heavy! I have a small tractor with a loader, used it to unload and assemble my lathe. I couldn't have done it without it. I suggest finding someone with a small loader tractor, or find some beefy friends to assist! Since I've settled down with it, figured out real quick to not get ...fancy.... with it, we get along so much better. Speed wise, I have found I really leave the belt on the slow side, turning on the fast side is, IMHO, not needed for much for what I do. If you do need speed, it can give you alot.