All good grumpy, good to throw other ideas out there as to what may have been the cause, makes me think about looking at other components but once I noticed the average crooked weld I knew what was wrong. I'm no expert welder but I can weld fairly straight so lead me to believe that it was a novice or a repair shop that didn't want to spend much time on it. The mower was originally bought by my I laws second hand for $800 from an agricultural dealership and I've seen this particular stores repair work first hand so I'm fairly certain they fixed it.
All that aside when I get home I'll reassemble the freshly painted guards and upload some more pictures for you all to see.
