Couple of things...
HF appears to be phasing out the orange welded construction model for a grey bolted together version. Which is best I guess depends on who did the wleding lol. I got the welded version figuring it would be stronger... the bolted model seemed a little flimsy on the showroom floor. But then maybe the bolts weren't tight :shrug:
Mine was missing the 2 cast iron plates. Of course I had the whole thing put together when I realized this. I called the 800 number (didn't want to hassle with taking it back apart & returning it), the offshore support person was very helpful, & promised to ship out replacements righ away. We'll see. It has a 90 day return period.
:grind: