maybe i should just snag the cover from NWF. i could weld a bung on the current cover but it'd have to be on the exterior. it being a PTO cover puts that gear close enough the stock cover is shaved inside, so i don't think i have the option of intrusion.
i do have some 3/8" 6061 i could tinker with.
you don't see the bottom of the case with the flat bar present, i wanted it to show the outputs holes fairly level, the PTO end is elevated about an inch (maybe a hair more) off the table. so the far end of the PTO cover might could work.