Congrats on he new machine!
I recently un-crated and moved my PM-1440GT using a 1 ton engine hoist, a floor jack and a toe jack. The trickiest part is getting the machine off the pallet. PM put the machine and factory crate on another wider pallet for shipping to me so the machine sits high when it arrived.
I used a reciprocating saw to cut away the center section of the PM pallet from under the factory pallet and then used the floor jack to lift the machine from under the factory pallet one end at a time to get the remaining PM pallet out from under the factory pallet. I lowered each end of the factory pallet onto a 2x4 so I could get the floor jack out and then used the toe jack to get the 2x4 out and the factory pallet on the ground.
Once the factory pallet was on the ground I again cut the center section out between the bases. I then used the toe jack on each end to lift under the base to remove the remaining factory pallet. Each end of the machine was set down on two stacked pieces of 2x4's so the engine hoist would fit under the foot brake.
For the engine hoist I used a nylon tow strap. I cut a piece of 2x4 the width of the lathe bed. The tow strap went through (not around) the bed and then around the 2x4 under the bed. With the tail-stock and carriage all the way to the right and the tow strap and block near the head it balanced pretty well.
It took me, my wife and my daughter about two hours to un-crate and move into the garage.