Both are long-handled log-turning tools. But top-of-the-line portable sawmills come with hydraulic log loading systems. Why would you want a portable sawmill? For one reason: to mill your own lumber.

On the more expensive end, the Woodmizer LT50 Hydraulic Portable Sawmill ($49,000) sits on a heavy-duty trailer and can handle a 36-in.-dia. log up to 21 feet log. A log this size weighs upwards ...