...I was out pushing and clearing more brush yesterday and in the middle of the bramble was a downed 6" tree. The edge of the tree's limb must have caught the level indicator rod on the bucket and bent it without my noticing it. When I went to curl the bucket I bent the rod nearly double. I figure the easiest way to get it fixed would be to just get a metal rod and have it welded on and paint it red. The only problem is that the rod is in such poor condition I don't think I can get an accurate measure. Can anyone help me out by giving me the measure of the length of the rod?