Mad_River
Member
- Joined
- Oct 21, 2011
- Messages
- 33
- Location
- NE Ohio
- Tractor
- John Deere 1023E with 60D mower and 120R loader
My hood broke when I left it open overnight several days to trickle charge the battery. The design is not well done as the plastic the mechanism bolts to is not strong enough to support the weight of the hood. What needs to be there is a metal frame under the hood for the metal hinge to bolt to and support the plastic hood at the top. If mine breaks again I am going to fabricate a 1/8th plate steel skeleton frame to support the hood and bolt that to the hinge. Simple vice to bend the metal and some cutting tools should do the trick.
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