When one cuts a crossmember, etc., it is best to have rounded corners on the inside of such cuts to not be a ready start of cracks. A .5” or larger hole with the straight cuts tangent to the hole will suffice. If heavily loaded, a doubler plate on the sides of the cut subject will suffice.
Ed
Excellent info Ed. Thanks. I will file that in my memory banks for any future projects of a similar nature. I will also take that crossmember out and fix it up right as per your advice. Cheers
