Chris,
I did put the press in our hay barn but was not planning on running it there. First, there is no power so I'd have rig up our 3ph generator. Second, we'd have to rig up some sort of temporary base to mount it on and all of that would just be a distraction to getting it the way I would prefer the setup.
The floor in our hay shed is shale rock and crushed gravel.
What you describe about drilling etc. off of the base makes lots of sense ..... you can do it but it is not ideal yet doable just as I would have guessed.
At long last, I have pictures:
http://s557.photobucket.com/user/Three-44s/slideshow/
Thanks for everyone's patience and best regards
Mark