Jay, I had that same model at one time and ran many, many feet of board through it over the 3 years I had it. Klingspor is your friend when it comes to buying belts. Keep in mind that you can often times, pressure wash the belts a few times before they are truly wore out. Great machine, you will enjoy.
PS I sat while feeding mine many times...helped though that I had a catcher employee on the other end.