I'm with you, Larry.. It's not often that I would be able to say this, but you'll break the cub before any of those lift parts from what I see. I would guess the mounting bolts or the housing are now the weak links.
I also took this chance to bend Jeff's ear about a few other things. I may have my own secret plot to unveil as well!
(nothing super cool... just trying to talk Jeff into making a couple of repair parts those of us who no habla welder)