My dealer added a feature as a sales point on my loader bucket. They welded on a piece of angle iron and then welded on 3 hooks. The hooks are very useful and the added bracing makes the top of the bucket really solid. I have attached a photo to show what they did. I thought if you were going to straighten it out, you might want to consider something like this. My bucket is 2 months old today and look how filthy it is already, but I guess thats a good thing. If it were squeaky clean, that would mean I wasn't using it.