For the majorityof it's life, it was treated well. There is a period of about 4 years that my uncle had it, that are questionable(the reason it's in as poor a shape as it is now), he drove and worked it like a beater letting it fall apart around the engine. But other than that the 1st owner took good care and my dad did too, they set it up and used it to haul thier 5th wheels. I drive it everyday and baby it for the most part, as I want it to last another 20 years. So hopefully all this shrinkage is just a worst case deal, but a 3 piece pulse tuned sounds interesting.
Thanks.
Eric