All this is why we are taking our truck back for another spa days at Atkinson Vos. So far, all is good and the truck is actually pulling a bit better on Yorkshire grades.
Not sure when this all started. I have had the truck in a few different shops over the last few months. One of them I even had 2 mechanics just looking around for problems. They did find a loose front engine mount then. We go in on Friday for a possible clutch replacement and transmission check. We're getting some noises that I'm pretty sure we shouldn't.
We did get the bracket back from the welder, they seem to have done a very good job. It is all back together now and I'm feeling a bit better. Not much metal left after that weld line... The only bit that was holding up the entire rear of the engine.