nitro476,

Like you, I am not that fond of the heat - it is easier to get warm than cool down.

The only problem is that the Buff live up North so it is a case of no choice !!!

"Now I know you old boy's would never do anything like peening the hook but there are several dealers
in the states that have done this and worse to try and fool an unsuspecting buyer into purchasing such
a clunker!"

It's NOT exclusive to the US - the odd one over here uses the old "squeeze the lumps in the vice" trick
but I think that was more in the past than it is now.

500 Nitro