I just purchased a south bend turn-nado 17" with a 10' bed and 10 hp motor. I have some concerns and was wondering if anybody here had any experience with this lathe. When I got it off of the trailer thismorning I noticed fluid leaking where the bed meets the main housing. The bottom sight glass is empty... Should I fill her up and go or investigate? Also the brake does'nt seem to wotk without the lathe under power. THe last thing is the tool post is missing and im not sure what to order. Im bidding on some pretty heavy lathework jobs hollowing out up to 6" of 4140 prehard material out of solid stock. Any suggetsions would be awesome... THanks again...