P500 Bent Warn Provantage plow

[Sxsnewbie]

So I pulled the plow out to get ready for some possible snow and notice the blade was sitting kinda cockeyed. After looking into it I noticed the mounting plate that holds the push bars to the machine was bent and damaged. A nut which was welded to the plate was also sheared off.
So bottom line is it looks like I have some maintenance to do. The plate is thick, any suggestions on how to bend it back to shape?

 

[Admin]

 

[Sxsnewbie]

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[Sxsnewbie]

So couldn't do anything to straighten the mounting plate. Bought a new one from my local Honda shop. Had it in stock and charged me $212 and change. Pissed I couldn't fix it myself but happy I walked outta the shop with one in hand same day.

 

[feetpiece]

Is that the OEM Honda mounting bracket? I ordered the Warn mount from Montana Jack's and it looks much different.

 

[Sxsnewbie]

Is that the OEM Honda mounting bracket? I ordered the Warn mount from Montana Jack's and it looks much different.

It's a wern pro vantage setup. I know it comes in a honda box. I guess that would be OEM?

 

[Sxsnewbie]

So couldn't do anything to straighten the mounting plate. Bought a new one from my local Honda shop. Had it in stock and charged me $212 and change. Pissed I couldn't fix it myself but happy I walked outta the shop with one in hand same day.

So I installed tge new mount and yesterday I gave the old mount another go on fixing. I was able to bend it back to uniform. Now I am really pissed I wasted $212 on the new one.