Welded differentials.....who is willing to admit that they have done it?

I have a 7 1/4 carrier on the shelf with welded spiders, that I removed for a to install a sure grip.
Back in the 1960's I had a 63 Ford Galaxy, that had 4:30 welded spiders 9 inch. Jumped on it one day, and broke the left axle, car went left across two traffic lanes. Lifted and corrected the steering wheel, and went right across two lanes. That weekend it got a detroit locker, and new axles. Had to change my shorts. With todays traffic, would have had a crash, for sure.