Thanks, good tip. I did actually plan to do something like that originally, but you know how it goes - it's the weekend, the metal store is closed, you are on a roll, and it is so close to going on the tractor ..... I just couldn't wait so did it this way. It definitely wasn't the easiest thing to get it to fit even this good, so next time it is the 1/2 pipe thing and actually mount it to the loader with clamps or something so everything can be tacked in exactly the right place.