I've tried a lot of things to keep from not breaking the bolt off. Sometimes tightening them a little works. But like you said, at least one is going to break off. This deck has 3 spindles. What are the odds of breaking one off on each spindle? If I happened to not break one. I'm going to go by a lottery ticket. Because I'll know I've done used up all my good luck for the next 5 years. ha ha ha ha ha ha
BTW, in that first pic, is that a brand new deck? Or did you put a great paint job on it?