Hi Claymore. No need for the sympathy. The prototype Mega Mule Mk.1 was just that, an experiment to see what could be done. While along the way there was some "permanence" to the modifications so disassembly to continue the process was a dead end on progress going forward with the existing Mega Mule Mk.1.
The next iteration of Mule will continue with the modifications once I can get the cargo platform a bit less warped. Out of the box, the Glencoe Mule suffers from major warping issues with the cargo platform. So much so that I have had to remove the side railings on the cargo platform in order to even try and make the thing flat. A minor win on that effort is to take two of the cargo platforms and glue the things together to give it more strength but one platform looks like a a "C" in appearance from the end on view. The second platform has a bowl shape to it so combining the two is probably the best solution to the problem. Getting the damned things flat enough to do so is the challenge.