[TheForge] Heat Treating Hitch Pins

[Ed F]

The neighbor sold me a grain wagon and lent me a hitch pin, which I noticed
was bent when I got home.  It's a standard looking one.  I know someone here
has played with these things.  I'm wondering if after I heat it to
straighten it if and how it should be heat treated.  Oil quench and then
temper?

Come to think of it, I wouldn't know how to run tempering colors on the
whole thing.  I'm used to chisles and stuff.  Can I just pass a torch all
around it until I see the color I need?

Ed