Belsaw M-14 & Electric Motors

[Irish_Jake]

From time to time on google, I come across mentions of 'my father ran a Belsaw on a 50hp electric motor' or 'we used to run one on a pair of 30hp electric motors'.  Just little bits that never get into much detail.

I'm interested to learn more about the (seemingly few) folks who have done this.  What was the setup?  How well did it cut?  What was the power source?  How was the motor controlled?  How did the HP compare to PTO-driven?  V-Belts or another solution?

Has anyone here run a setup like that?  Barring that, can anyone point me to a good video or writeup from someone else?  I'd like to pick your brain.