Movaable Base for Milling Machine

[FMC1959]

I do not have one yet , but maybe soon I will have a milling machine. My current "shop" setup, I do not have a good place to put it in a permanent setup, so I would like some kind of a rolling base. Eventually, a suitable location will be made and it can remain there, but for now, I need to be able to move it. I have some rolling bases for other machinery similar to these....
https://www.amazon.com/Power-Tools-Mobile-Bases/b?ie=UTF8&node=552520

They work quite well but most are for 300-500 pounds, and some of the more heavy duty bases top out near 800 pounds.

The only one I found over 1000 pounds so far is this one, stating it can hold 1500 pounds...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010HWCWOW/?tag=atomicindus08-20
It looks decent and if I cannot find anything else, I might go with this one

There are a couple of mills I am looking at, one is 1100 pounds, the other is close to 1400 pounds.

Anyone have experience with a mill on some kind of moveable base? I am thinking it needs to be solid, not just to move the mill, but also once set in place, it can't shake or rock in any way; needs to be firmly planted to run the mill properly.

Short of a forklift, which I do not have, nor the clearance to run one, any suggestions on a moveable base or other alternatives?

 

[ez-duzit]

You do not want light weight or portability in a mill. Better to make a permanent place for it in a corner. If you must move it use skates.

 

[larry_g]

there are some pictures about that people have made bases for a mill but the best I've seen is a sturdy spacer that allows a pallet jack under the machine. Most pallet jacks are in the 5000lb range.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[Mohawk Dave]

Meh.. trying to level it every time sounds like more of a pain then making it permanent.

 

[Jawn]

Try making a "pallet" out of thick steel or something similarly stable, and use a pallet jack to move if needed. Leveling a machine is not hard. Just put leveling feet on the "pallet" that are readily accessible.