Update:

The JB Weld is currently holdin' up fine but I will both keep an eye on the patch as well as plan to replace the pan in the fall when I don't need to be usin' it as much as I do... Looks like an all day job seein' as it ain't like Old Guy's ol' Ford which ain't nuthin'...
Yeah, I used to have a 9-N an' you can get to everything on them quite easily... But I don't miss the 9-N one bit... Hard on yer left leg if yer doin' much of anything...

Bobert