I wouldn’t use a ‘shock load’, just tension now that you have been soaking it for a while.
For example, I would use chain (or something else non elastic line a tree trunk protector) between the hitch tongue an an immovable object (tree, stobi poll, etc), just apply a little bit of tension (like having the engine running, in drive but with the brakes off - and obviously an assistant in the car!), and then bash the hitch tongue with a mallet (up & down, and sideways).
If this doesn’t work I think you’ll either have to give up or resort to cutting.
For example, I would use chain (or something else non elastic line a tree trunk protector) between the hitch tongue an an immovable object (tree, stobi poll, etc), just apply a little bit of tension (like having the engine running, in drive but with the brakes off - and obviously an assistant in the car!), and then bash the hitch tongue with a mallet (up & down, and sideways).
If this doesn’t work I think you’ll either have to give up or resort to cutting.
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