I purchased a G0514X2B a couple of months ago and so far I love it. It is the 19" 3HP version with the electric motor brake. The brake stops the wheels in about 2.5 seconds. It has tons of power and with a good timberwolf blade resaws 8" walnut like a knife through butter. I love the finish and assembled the saw myself in about two hours. The cast tabletop is a bear by yourself though. It only took about 10 minutes to clean the top. The saw was shipped without a scratch. I ordered the saw Wednesday AM and picked it up at my local UPS hub 25 miles away Friday morning. Grizzly refunded the lift gate fee since I picked it up at the freight terminal. So far I couldn't be happier. I plan on doing a more detailed review after more use of the saw.

 

i have a G0513P. i've had it about 10 months now, and so far it's worked flawlessly. like kevin, i put a timberwolf resaw blade on mine (the factory blade is unimpressive). i've resawn 11.5" boards (walnut and maple) with it, and it's super smooth. i've not used a G0514XF, so i don't know if it's worth the extra money. but i can tell you the G0513P is a very good and capable saw.

 

I have the 513 and love it. Don't sell the 14. I use mine for smaller work and am glad I did not sell.

 

I have the 17" Extreme series that just predated the Polar Bear series (3 or 4 years old). I feel the extras on the extreme model are definately worth the $. I too use a 1" Timberwolf to resaw and to mill logs. I have had no problems with mine and would buy it again.

 

Well thanks everyone, I ended up ordering the G0514XF 19" should be here this week. I like many things about this saw over the polar ( not the price) . I will have to order those timber wolf blades.

 

sweet,very happy I can do most anything with this bandsaw.