Manly way to straighten a bumper

[cmayna]

This last weekend some old hag ran into the back of my truck while I was at a red light. Though it put a very gradual dent into the bumper, it which most would not see, I knew it was there and was bugging the crap out of me. So I formed a block of wood to confirm with the vertical curve of the bumper, put a piece of very hard rubber between the block and bumper, held in place with some bicycle toe straps. Next out came the chain and my fork lift. Put the truck in gear and lightly tapped the forklift while in reverse. Yes I was able to break the tires on the truck loose a couple times - chirp!

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[JeffTepper]

For a dented bumper, I would use a come-along and the utility pole at the end of the driveway. To straighten out a radiator support on my son's old SHO that was bent upwards, we used the class 3 hitch on his girlfriend's Suburban.....worked great!!

 

[midpack]

I did that with a Dakota my daughter got in an accident with, except I used a chain and a tree... and reverse lol

 

[AzPete]

Tree, post, building.....I think I used them all when younger in both installing and removing dents/bends in bumpers.

 

[KTJMcG]

Friend used a fire hydrant when we we younger. Comming home from work that afternoon to a detour to my house. Turns out you shouldn't use a hydrant to pull the rear panel on a 68 chevelle. The mess that made,not to mention the bill for the hydrant and labor it cost him.