Lathe Space and Moving to Basement

[Jdaniel343]

I am 56 yrs old and am considering a Grizzly G4003G gunsmith lathe as my first lathe for personal use.
I am new to lathe work and have always wanted one. I plan on taking a course at our local community college and I am looking at this lathe because I would like to do barrel work and this one has the features I think are useful. This lathe is really more money than I want to spend but I really like its features and I don't want to be disappointed later. This is likely my first and last lathe.
Problem is that after looking at the space requirements, from the owners manual that I downloaded, it calls for a minumum of 60" from the wall to the front of the lathe.
Is this much room really needed? The lathe it self is only 36" deep (drip pan). The room I plan on placing it in is only 10' W x 13' L.
I would be placing the lathe along the 10' wall due to the door way being at the end of this room. This would allow long stock access to the spindle hole if need be, although this is unlikely.
The other potential problem is I would like to place this lathe in a basement bedroom. I don't see a problem with access to the basement due to wide staircase and open areas getting it in the house. The problem is the weight.
How would people on this forum get the lathe down the stairs? The weight of the lathe appears to be 1066 lbs. The stand is in 2 pieces and should'n't be a problem.
Thanks for any help everyone can provide.

[aametalmaster]

If you don't have an outside door access i suggest you take the lathe apart for better handeling. Plus you don't want to kill anyone or the steps fall apart. I just took a 1,000 lb lathe down 4 steps via an outside entrance and it was a struggle with 2 people. And i still have to lift it to get it on the legs. Going to build a little gantry frame. Good luck...Bob