Kingnero,I had the same thought when I saw the pictures, I don't want to touch this. I mostly wanted to see if this was something commonly done that I didn't know about. I can recommend modification which I think is the route I would go.
I was asked by a customer to see if I could calculate a load rating for a platform that they use while working on a piece of equipment. I have done this before on shelf or racks that we have built for him in the past but it is not really my specialty. This one has gone beyond my basic structural...