[HPnMORE4J]

Welcome from the PNW

 

[HPnMORE4J]

Not sure what the answer would be with all the cracking issues outside of the weld where the material gets brittle from heat....?

 

[HPnMORE4J]

looks more like flaking powdercoat to me but hard to see in a pic. can you see metal separation? would be the first time ive seen a frame fail there, usually at the front bulkhead or rear frame downtubes

Oh you can definitely see the separation..... metal is brittle there from the weld, look how it follows the weld