i wouldnt reccomend welding it directly to the frame...ive been in the process of making a bash guard/bumper for my tracker as well, i was going to weld it on.....sure am glad that i didnt weld it on there.... when i blew my last engine up i took the core support and all that good stuff outta there and it made it so much simpler with the front of the truck off to the side in the barn, and if i had my bash guard on there i wouldnt have been able to remove everything from it....my new plan is to fab some "tabs" that will bolt it to the outer edge where the factory bumper bolts, and also some down lower near where my skid plate mounts inbetween the front control arm brackets....just an idea, thou...im just glad i didnt have my bumper done before i toasted my engine...
nice name by the way man....im justin too!!
good luck!