What sort of motor is best for continous high torque applications?

That's referring to the sanding drum. If you drop to the bottom of the manual you'll find the parts list; the first part (coincidentally) is the belt drive motor and is listed as a "Gear Motor ... 90 Volt DC".

As an aside 90V DC motors are a common voltage for motors driven from residential circuits (as opposed to a battery) and similarly you'll find that there is a great availability of 90V DC motor speed controllers.