Bill - I don't think is was welded as I didn't grind any welds off years ago. I thought the grill guards were the two "guards" located on either side of center and called this cool accessory an ornament because it's function is to hide the crank hole in the grill. It folds down to allow access to the balancer in the highly unlikely event you might want to try to break your arm.

Don


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