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EZ ways of getting the hood up??
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I was wondering if there is any ez ways of getting the hood up? I only way 150 pounds and got a bad back. Is there straps u can buy that will allow u to pull the hood up from the ground?

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There should be a step in the front bumper so that you are not exactly pulling on the hood from the ground. As the hood begins to pivot over center, and you step back to the ground, be sure to slow the hood rather than letting it fall against the support straps. Those straps or cables have been known to break.

I don't know what you would have done with a Cracker Box Jimmy. The cab-over was tilted manually with the help of coil springs, no hydraulics.
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There should be a step in the front bumper so that you are not exactly pulling on the hood from the ground. As the hood begins to pivot over center, and you step back to the ground, be sure to slow the hood rather than letting it fall against the support straps. Those straps or cables have been known to break.

I don't know what you would have done with a Cracker Box Jimmy. The cab-over was tilted manually with the help of coil springs, no hydraulics.
I was using an old volvo. Manybe the hood was alot heavier in the older trucks. It was a real pain to get the hood up even with standing on the bumper. Itwould be alot easier to lasso the hood with a hook and cable and then pull it open. Maybe i'll start my own company. Hood puller uppers. Might make couplezillion dollars.
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some trucks, you can grab the fender and push up, easier than you can pull it from the front.
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Yea, what Poppy said. Push it up! Bend your knees and push it up. However, if you weigh 150 lbs. you should have no problem just using your weight to pull it up from the front. Just my 2 cent.
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