After as short pause...
...to admire the results we decided that the axle would look better under the frame, sitting on it's own wheels. Bob's overhead beams and hoists were most useful in positioning the axle and then dragging the frame into place over the axle. There was relatively little drama in installing the axle once we worked out which of the u-bolts should be placed first to reduce agravation. It was great to see the frame on it's own two axles and able to be rolled back into place as a rolling chassis. Details remain to be attended to but overall a very satisfying day. Bob's smile when the axle assembly was done was nothing compared to that when the frame and axle were mated. I suspect his face is getting sore about now from the ear to ear grin he's been sporting.
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