yes this is a bandsaw, you miss understood he was not in south America just the sawmill. He traded a truck for the mill and a bulldozer. found out it is a 1999 Mighty Mite Mark IVb. It has a 3cyl diesel engine 30+ hp and a 40 foot carrage. He has been using a Thomas Band saw manual feed ( push the motor and saw to cut by hand) this one you sit still and move hydraulic levers it loads the logs and spins them I believe. He called me all pumped up and excited like a 5 year old at Christmas I live 135 miles away so I have not seen it yet. Sorry to ramble but oh well.