Cold or hot bend?

[treefarmerguy]

Hi Guys,

I have a bent tooth on my grapple. It's about 3/8 thick. Should I straighten it cold or heat it first?

Thanks

 

[davesl708]

Will depend on the amount of bend. A few degrees cold bend. If more I would recommend hot bend.
The more the bend the more the molecules were stretched and will not go back where they belong.