I towed a friends HEAVY toy hauler with my little 16K husky hitch. He forgot to take off some kind of spacer plate that is used with his slider hitch. In towing and turning with this spacer thing on ...
I'm also sure the capture plate was on the hitch. I've heard of this happening. I personally would not want to pull with a bent up hitch. I would be afraid of compromising the ability to carry the load. Good luck.