Glad those days are behind us... or are they...
...haha, for sure its not gotten any better. ;-)
yib, I've noticed the stress cracks. I've had it TIG'd together again after taking the pictures, lets see how this is going to work out.
But yes, you can see the handle stretch/bend when operating. Anyways, since its not a work truck anymore, I think the handle is not going to be operated that much for the rest of its life...