Bx23 Hood poping open?

[Jinma354]

Anyone else had trouble with theirs? It seems like when I get it on a bind it pops open more often. Is there an adjustment anyone has to share? I would be grateful for the info.
Mike
This is'nt the trpe of bind i'm talking about although I'm sure it came open. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[Cliff_Johns]

Looks to me like you need to teach your BX that it's supposed to do that against a tree.

Cliff

 

[Stef]

It seems that the lock doesn't fully engage when I snap the hood on my BX23. If I use that method it tends to open by itself with the engine's vibration. So, now I push the hood gently in place and it doesn't pop up like before.

About the pic... god /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif... what happened?? Were you sleeping at the wheel? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Or were you racing the devil and the hood opened suddenly and you missed the curve? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif How did you get the tractor out of there?

 

[jim_wilson]

I know how to keep it from popping open - stop doing that /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif . There isn't a lot of engagement on the pin that keeps the hood shut - if the tractor frame flexes enough the hood will pop open. I have had that happen a couple of times when I got the tractor in similar position to the one you showed in your picture.

 

[Junkman]

Your tractor was just expressing its displeasure with being put into a position where its well being was being challenged to the limit. I suggest in the future if you want to try to lay the tractor on its side, that you swing the backhoe boom out to the left so the landing on the right side will be a little more gentle. Last time I saw one with that much tilt, the operator was headed into the shower to clean up.... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif NO... it wasn't me!!!!

 

[aardvark]

Mine does that sometimes, when it does I just pull up on the release lever to make the catch engage as much as possible. Seems to work fine after doing that.

 

[botalvr]

I added new "feet" to each edge of the hood, it makes it a little harder to close, but it never pops open anymore, unless of course I run off the road and....

 

[ByronBob]

Mine does that too if you twist it too much. Normally it doesn't happen

 

[Mike_C]

You are very lucky. Mine tipped over with a smaller incline than that. Now whenever I work on even a small incline sideways I put the backhoe stabilizer out sideways just-in-case.

 

[botalvr]

Can these things survive a tip over without any really bad damage - not that I want to find out...
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