Mine is a little more rotted thru in the same places. I was considering cutting out the rotted areas and using some slightly larger diameter pieces to weld in to beef it up.

But I really like the looks of the aluminum one that Arm & Hammer did on his.

 

I paid $75 to have mine blasted and powder coated matte black. Looks good and the finish should last.

A local guy has a brand new one - I think $175. email Randy as listed in my sig

 

Dang!! I think I paid close to $200 fir the sandblasting and powdercoating on mine!