I actually was very interested in buying an Awassos, they sent me the dvd to watch it perform. The small skidder offered a remote control winch and a lightweight body (under 10,000lb) and in 2 different motor sizes. After watching the video though, I wasnt' impressed with its performance at all. The skidder seemed to be overworking itself the whole time and honestly my 60hp tractor with a winch would be just as good. Anyhow I ended buying a 1985 John Deere 340 D and absolutely love it. The price of the awassos scared me too (70,000), you could buy a lot of equipment for that!