Bent Trailer Hitch... and resin

I had the same happen except with mud.

My buddy and his friends were offroading on a trail in his 99 Ford Explorer (2WD). I came and noticed that he was in a ditch and that his rear wheels were not touching anything.
I hooked up a chain to my trailer hitch reinforcement(bad decision) and since he didnt have a tow hook on the front of his Ford, I looped the chain around his frame and bumper reinforcement.
I gave 3 honks and yanked him out of the deep ditch. I bent out my trailer hitch reinforcement and I took out the bumper valence on the passenger side of his Explorer.

My dad is not too thrilled about a bent trailer hitch. At least I didnt hook it onto anything that I KNEW would break.

Will a hammer work to put it back even, or just leave it.


And How do you get, I'm assuming, Epoxy Resin off paint???

 

Pics?

What do you mean you bent your "trailer hitch reinforcement"???

Do you mean the area for hooking your safety chains while towing?

Mine has been bent for over two years since a coworker hauled me from a mud hole, plucked the truck right out. Didn't even take it out of neutral.

 

X2

 

Biiiiig Picture

 

Not anymore!

 

Where the trailer reciever part is. On both sides is metal----- I'll just take pictures. I'm sick and I have to idea if its going to make sense in my state of sickness.