Tilt-Up Hood Built For Case 1370 Tractor

Tilt-Up Hood Built For Case 1370 Tractor TRACTORS Miscellaneous 24-1-39 Don & Ralph Walter, Grand Ridge, Ill.: To make routine maintenance quick and easy on their Case 1370 tractor, the Walter's decided to build a tilt-up hood. It's made out of 10-ga. steel. The secret to the tilt-up hood is a 1/2-in. thick steel plate that bolts to the front of the tractor frame. A piece of pipe is welded to the front of the plate. Then two short pieces of larger diameter pipe slip over either end of the pipe. The short pieces weld to the front of the hood so it can be pivoted forward, exposing the engine compartment in seconds.

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