I bent the floor of the bucket....

[pia harney]

bottom line... How bad is it to heat & bend back to shape?

 

[85Hokie]

bottom line... How bad is it to heat & bend back to shape?

Got pictures?

 

[anomad]

Got pictures?

Yeah a picture or two would help on this one. Have you ever posted a picture here? I'm sure one of us could help you. If you need a hand.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

You don't heat it, that will make it soft.
I just strap the center and roll it out to stretch it back to shape.
If you want to keep it from doing it again add a bolt on edge.

 

[D2Cat]

bottom line... How bad is it to heat & bend back to shape?

How bad is it bent?

 

[Lil Foot]

 

[NorthwoodsLife]

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Fix it like that. Or use a BFH and ear protection.

 

[PaulL]

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Now I have to know what you were trying to do. It looks like you were trying to bend those boards downward? Or else deliberately trying to bend your bucket? If you're trying to use the bucket to force something, I'd put my jacks near the fold in the bucket (closer to the rear), not near the front lip.

I feel like that same setup should be able to unbend it, if changed just right. Perhaps a chain from the centre of the bucket to the board near a post, then curl so it pulls on the centre.

 

[Lil Foot]

Or else deliberately trying to bend your bucket?

Deliberately straightening the bucket.

Although that is not my pic, it is the method I have used to straighten a "smile" in the bucket on 3 different tractors. (including mine) The only difference is that when I did those, I used a steel I-beam, not wood.
I neglected to take pics, but found this pic on the web.

The bucket LIP was bent down, so that is why the jacks are at the lip, not the rear of the bucket.
The bend must be pushed past straight, to allow for spring back.
Using this method, the tractor is off, all the work done with the jack, (or jacks) so no curl involved.