Cutting edge

[MESSMAKER]

I bent my loader a bit and am going to have to work on it a little. I have a few questions.
How best to straighten the bottom of my loader. It is bent in a bit of a frown. I suspect it is not quit 1.5 inches.
I have a tooth bar that protects against this but I need to take it off from time to time. Should I add a bolt on cutting edge and if I do should the tooth bar still fit?
I have looked at cutting edge's and I can get a Kioti for around $200 or a Titan for just a bit over $100. Anybody have either?

 

[Roadworthy]

It may be as simple as finding a way to attach a chain (C clamp?) to the center, attach the other end of the chain to an immovable object, and try to lift the object slowly and carefully. You may get lucky.

 

[justman777]

To bend it back, you could weld a piece of chain or chain hook to the middle of the bucket and use a small chain binder attached to the top of the bucket somehow to ratchet it back up. Once it's straight again, grind the chain off and put your tooth bar back on.

 

[JoelD]

If a frown, does that mean you bent bottom off bucket up? If so, maybe try a portable hydraulic ram between top and bottom to bend back into shape. I welded c-channel to top of my bucket to stiffen. Therefore would not bend it up pressing against with ram.