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Old May 27th, 2020, 11:12   #12
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Originally Posted by Jimsiss View Post
Now whilst it is bent to me it looks like that one is designed that way, look at the length of the end plates where it attaches to the chassis, the bent side is shorter to account for this, also the bend looks deliberate as nothing else is damaged.

Still a very strange design and I can’t tell why it’s been done unless it’s to allow the towing eye to be retained.
Not sure about this, it looks as if the holes on the bottom flitch plate have been elongated to make it fit.

This might have made it fit but it will also hare weakened it.

Looks like scrap to me.
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