That slow creep is such a silent alarm bell, good on you for listening to it. Read an old safety bulletin once that called that exact thing "false level," where the machine is plumb but the support isn't fully settled yet. They said to always do a light preload cycle on the jacks before the final check, just like you did by letting the weight sit. Makes you wonder how many close calls happen because that second look gets skipped. What did you end up doing to firm up that soft spot under the pad?

Man, that's the best feeling when the simple stuff outlasts all the new gear.

My buddy's shop in Akron had the same issue last spring.

Honestly though, sometimes those fines have to be huge to actually make people follow the rules. If it was just a small fee, everyone would just dump whatever and pay the cost. The big penalty is the only thing that stops people from trashing the place.

Honestly, we had to get one of those cheap plastic drawer units for the shed. It corralled all the random gear into one spot.