I bought a small hudson mill a number of years ago. It woks well, but isn't big enough for some of the logs I get. I would like to split it and make it wider. I would like to know how how much hp is required for each inch/foot of cutting width. I did a few things on the motor and it has a few extra hp now and runs a bit faster. It doesn't seem to struggle at all with full capacity logs, it just keeps on singing.
i would like to cut 30'' or maybe a touch bigger. I have seen mills on youtube with small engines cutting larger logs and have also seen some silly offerings from manufacturers with 3x the industry hp. Does anyone have a 'rule of thumb' for hp/mill/band size?