PM-1440 GT or HVT-2??

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I just got the HVT with the cast bed. Very very nice machine. It is heavy but nothing like my PM1660. The 1440 I unloaded with my skidsteer. I would guess around 2000 pounds. I wished they would come out with the manual. I had to wing it on the machine. Very very smooth. Love the variable speed. After leveling and adjusting the bed and rail stock the runout between the headstock and tailstock is at 0.0002” in 24” of travel. It’s super quiet running. Cutting my first chamber with it tomorrow after setting up a DRO on my tailstock. I ordered it first of September and they shipped it middle of October

@Longtine - Keep us posted on the HVT. Real world experience with it would be appreciated.

ALSO - what came with it as a base unit. It looks like they are selling it w/o a chuck.