"Pete C." wrote:

"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" wrote:

I have my 'new' mill sitting just outside the milling room on a 4'
high trailer.

I can have a friend with a boom lift pick it up and set it on its pad
tomorrow. OR I can wait a week for a forklift to be free.

Can I safely lift the whole machine using the access holes in the
headstock casting? I know they're not made for the purpose, and
wonder if the headstock bolts to the column will elongate or fail?
(they look strong enough, but the whole machine is "cantilevered" off
the column, unlike a ram-style machine)

Anyone with experience moving this one?

Thanks,
LLoyd

Is there some reason you can't lift it from the bottom skid with slings?

You could also use the week to review the electrical cab and sort out
the phase converter or single phase rewiring issue so you're ready to
go.