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Hood lift handle
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2025 2:48 pm
by JimC
Anybody know where I can obtain one?
Re: Hood lift handle
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2025 3:21 pm
by John Mc
I've only seen a few, but every one I've seen was made in the field (including mine).
Re: Hood lift handle
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2025 1:14 am
by Cal_Gary
None of my manuals list a hood handle so it must be a field modification.
Gary
Re: Hood lift handle
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2025 5:59 am
by JimC
The one on my 37 looks factory, but may have been just very well done. It was on the truck when I got it in 1962. My 708 and two parts trucks don't have one.
Re: Hood lift handle
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2025 2:54 pm
by m-11
Jim,
Click on the link and open his photo tab on the left column. There is a picture of his truck as he found it with a handle on the hood.
https://garbee.net/~cabell/dumptruck/xm708index.htm
Re: Hood lift handle
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2025 7:20 am
by JimC
Thanks.
His handle is similar but not identical to the one on my 37.
For the sake of consistency between the two, I think I'll just duplicate my 37.
I appreciate the help.
Re: Hood lift handle
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2025 6:03 am
by John Mc
JimC wrote: ↑Sun Aug 24, 2025 7:20 am
Thanks.
His handle is similar but not identical to the one on my 37.
For the sake of consistency between the two, I think I'll just duplicate my 37.
I appreciate the help.
Since these were generally improvised field modifications, it's not surprising that they don't look exactly the same