I had the welding guy wash the weld out and reweld it. The original weld was definitely factory and it wasn’t twisted or bent. I don’t know why it was off that much. At the end both sides are level and true. Was it worth the effort? Since I can’t find the loader for my tractor and good knowing that you can get any b series loader and modify it to fit yours, so yeah it’s worth it. Would I do it again, nah! I’ll just buy a tractor with loader and save the stress and headache.