joes_427_vette
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Aug 10, 2004
- Messages
- 1,273
- Location
- Midwest
- Tractor
- IH Cub Lo Boy, 955 John Deere , TC 55 DA New Holland, Bolens HT 20 and 1456
I was spoiled with the 45 DA and the gas hood struts. Now I have the new TC 55 with the 1952 Packard manual hood rod. I am under the hood frequently and this "lack of" feature aggravates a sore spot. Soon as I scratch my head and figure an alternative it will be changed. The only problem I see is grafting a metal support on the sheet molded plastic and the possibility of a stress crack caused by vibration. ( some people are sure picky )