This followed me home today.

[Pete O]

I've left the mill alone for the past several days whilst I've been working on my furnace, decided I needed to get that refractory poured then move on to the mill, also been waiting on a manual so I could get the maker's lowdown on where to sling it from. I got the PDF handbook last night and Sunset is spot on, they say to sling it from the overarm. I've taken the vertical head off both to reduce the weight and to allow the overarm to slide forward so there is enough to get a sling on front and back. I'm working over the weekend then have some annual leave after that so one way or another this is coming off the trailer on Monday, worst case is I'll have to pay someone to come out from town with a crane.
Reading the owner's manual has raised some questions for me, firstly with regard to how they say to locate the machine. They say to use metal wedges to level the machine, using a precision level on the table, then to grout under it. Can you guys give me some advice on the latter? Does the whole machine have to sit on a bed of grout, or just around the perimeter? What mix should be used to make up the grout? Do most people not bother with this or is it absolutely necessary? Can't say I've seen any posts on grouting under a machine but maybe I have missed this.