+1 If it’s a big purchase I tell her that I want it/am planning to buy it. She’s never scoffed, been upset, or objected. Her usual response is something along the lines of “treat yo’self” or “you should definitely do that.” It’s usually me that delays or talks myself out of the big purchases. I told her that after we move I am buying a sawstop and she said “I will support that purchase 1000%” 

Here's the one I had to fix the loader brackets on, and currently in the middle of a clutch rebuild.  It just has to sit in the shop until I have some of that spare time to work on it.  I hope to pull the clutch out tomorrow.  By the way, those are lifting tongs, and not just regular dragging tongs.  

Yeah it is really tempting. And my dad has a large JD tractor on the property that can probably move trees much larger than would fit on a mill like that. Hmmm... I’ll see if I can play my cards right.

Speaking of @Spanky, where is he?

Nailed it there Tom. If you can't move logs the bandsaw mill is a problem. Also with no hydraulics on the mill it makes it tough, but not impossible. I love my chainsaw mills because of it's portability. Works great for me to mill all the wood I can use.