[metalstudman1]

Thanx Tom- I do spend countless hours trying to improve stability and durability with what few skills & equipment I have (hours of labor-infinite!!!!). Hopefully some of these trial & error experiments will stimulate someone else's brain power into a viable solution.

FYI- I did realize that the width of the vertical tube supporting the spindle bolt in stock form is 2" wide and allowed the forces applied to the spindle bolt to be on the surface area only and flexing the weld. I changed to a 1"x 1"x 1/4" vertical tube and now I feel the bolt head is better supported by the sides of the tube,less surface area to flex- of course this is only my thinking-time & beating will tell!!