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I need help looking for locking hood latches for a heavy duty tilt front truck
I am doing some repair work for a tree service company and they want
me to fabricate some kind of lock for the hoods and fuel tanks on their bucket trucks. One of which is a Ford L8000 (Ithink). I do not want to reinvent the wheel, someone has to make this stuff already. Fuel tank looks to be a 2" pipe thread with a simple aluminum cap. Hoods are tilt front style. with the rubber strap hold downs. Google searches do dot give me what I'm looking for, maybe I got the wrong search words??? Thanks Randy Remove 333 to reply |
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I need help looking for locking hood latches for a heavy dutytilt front truck
On 11/14/2014 3:49 PM, Randy333 wrote:
I am doing some repair work for a tree service company and they want me to fabricate some kind of lock for the hoods and fuel tanks on their bucket trucks. One of which is a Ford L8000 (Ithink). I do not want to reinvent the wheel, someone has to make this stuff already. Fuel tank looks to be a 2" pipe thread with a simple aluminum cap. Hoods are tilt front style. with the rubber strap hold downs. Google searches do dot give me what I'm looking for, maybe I got the wrong search words??? Thanks Randy Remove 333 to reply Look for "over-center" latches of the hood. Plenty of Google images! Sorry, can't help with the fuel tank cap. Paul |
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I need help looking for locking hood latches for a heavy dutytilt front truck
Randy333 wrote:
I am doing some repair work for a tree service company and they want me to fabricate some kind of lock for the hoods and fuel tanks on their bucket trucks. One of which is a Ford L8000 (Ithink). I do not want to reinvent the wheel, someone has to make this stuff already. Fuel tank looks to be a 2" pipe thread with a simple aluminum cap. Hoods are tilt front style. with the rubber strap hold downs. Google searches do dot give me what I'm looking for, maybe I got the wrong search words??? Thanks Randy Remove 333 to reply I've seen a lot of locking caps for those tanks. Most look like a standard cap with a key slot. http://www.12volt-travel.com/fuel-oil-caps-c-9_659.html On the hood they use conventional style hood pins with holes for padlocks. -- Steve W. |
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I need help looking for locking hood latches for a heavy duty tilt front truck
On Fri, 14 Nov 2014 18:49:17 -0500, Randy333
wrote: I am doing some repair work for a tree service company and they want me to fabricate some kind of lock for the hoods and fuel tanks on their bucket trucks. One of which is a Ford L8000 (Ithink). I do not want to reinvent the wheel, someone has to make this stuff already. Fuel tank looks to be a 2" pipe thread with a simple aluminum cap. spicy meatball http://tinyurl.com/kpz9j6p less expensive http://tinyurl.com/kmegkeg Hoods are tilt front style. with the rubber strap hold downs. http://tinyurl.com/lc5622a http://tinyurl.com/kuk2acs overcenter locking latches http://tinyurl.com/l9aklbu http://tinyurl.com/latq58n http://tinyurl.com/k7we5ln Google searches do dot give me what I'm looking for, maybe I got the wrong search words??? Thanks Randy Remove 333 to reply -- Unka' George "Gold is the money of kings, silver is the money of gentlemen, barter is the money of peasants, but debt is the money of slaves" -Norm Franz, "Money and Wealth in the New Millenium" |
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I need help looking for locking hood latches for a heavy duty tilt front truck
On Sat, 15 Nov 2014 03:31:40 -0600, F. George McDuffee
wrote: On Fri, 14 Nov 2014 18:49:17 -0500, Randy333 wrote: I am doing some repair work for a tree service company and they want me to fabricate some kind of lock for the hoods and fuel tanks on their bucket trucks. One of which is a Ford L8000 (Ithink). I do not want to reinvent the wheel, someone has to make this stuff already. Fuel tank looks to be a 2" pipe thread with a simple aluminum cap. spicy meatball http://tinyurl.com/kpz9j6p less expensive http://tinyurl.com/kmegkeg The pricey one is brass, someone will steal that just cause it's brass. The other looks like a winner! Hoods are tilt front style. with the rubber strap hold downs. http://tinyurl.com/lc5622a http://tinyurl.com/kuk2acs overcenter locking latches http://tinyurl.com/l9aklbu http://tinyurl.com/latq58n http://tinyurl.com/k7we5ln None of these look good. What do they do for semi's in New York? Google searches do dot give me what I'm looking for, maybe I got the wrong search words??? Thanks Randy Remove 333 to reply Remove 333 to reply. Randy --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com |
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I need help looking for locking hood latches for a heavy duty tilt front truck
On Sat, 15 Nov 2014 15:25:03 -0500, Randy333
wrote: SNIP None of these look good. What do they do for semi's in New York? /SNIP There are aftermarket hood locks available that may work, but it may also be kludge time. Hoods are made of relatively light sheet metal, and thus are subject to prying, therefore reinforcement may be indicated. It should be possible to combine a reinforcing strap [3/16?] with a welded tab with a hole that will match up with a similar reinforcing strap w/tab mounted to the body or fender using pop rivets or carriage bolts with the smooth head out. The tabs would need to overlap when closed such that a padlock would fit through the holes to secure. Be advised that the padlocks are subject to vandalism by the thwarted individuals, for example by squirting them with super glue. It may be better to install an alarm system, possibly using a vibration detector in addition to the hood switches, the problem being the drivers must remember to turn the system on. There are also some automotive type cable/electric latches/locks that would deter casual/oportunistic pilfering. http://tinyurl.com/ou2g3ye http://tinyurl.com/onko33p http://tinyurl.com/ns9n5r7 http://tinyurl.com/orrpbv9 also http://tinyurl.com/qhs828y http://tinyurl.com/owdcmg3 -- Unka' George "Gold is the money of kings, silver is the money of gentlemen, barter is the money of peasants, but debt is the money of slaves" -Norm Franz, "Money and Wealth in the New Millenium" |
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