Loader KL5521 bucket level indicator bent

[lnmnh]

I tried to figure out how to read the bucket level indicator, finally realized it's bent (doesn't protrude the end of the tube in any bucket position). The tractor has less than 2 hours (moving dirt / gravel), I don't get how it got bent so badly. Was it not aligned / installed correctly? or bucket contacting ground (scraping surface, or lower it too much that the loader slightly lifting the front end) could easily damage the rod?

 

[tacticalturnip]

I bent mine as well, though hell if I can remember why and how.

I bit the bullet and purchased a new one.