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Tracy Martin TN 
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Posted: 14 Apr 2025 at 10:47pm |
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Has anyone ever had one of the flip top dash covers that had a working closing knob? I have yet to see one. Every one of mine that is a sore spot. None work like they should. Another peeve is the battery location on the 170-175 tractors. Not as much as location, as what is involved in replacing one. Especially with a loader. Thanks, Tracy
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Posted: 23 hours 22 minutes ago at 5:18am |
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I have never seen a flip top dash cover. I didn't know they existed. Were they original equipment or aftermarket?
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DrAllis
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Posted: 22 hours 21 minutes ago at 6:19am |
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170 and 175 only. As an old dealer, I've been around many and they always seemed to work for me.
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AC7060IL
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Posted: 19 hours 44 minutes ago at 8:56am |
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Tracy, Yeah battery location is not the best. It is closer to engine starter which helps for shorter cables. I've used shorter height style battery in the 170-175s, which can allow a little more space up top for attaching/detaching battery cable terminals.
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Posted: 19 hours 17 minutes ago at 9:23am |
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Be nice to see a picture of what you're talking about.
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Posted: 16 hours 15 minutes ago at 12:25pm |
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Mine doesn’t work right either
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Posted: 14 hours 10 minutes ago at 2:30pm |
My grandfather bought this 175 in 1978 when it was a year old. I grew up on the tractor, and that latch never closed properly. Over the years, the hood and cowl had been removed numerous times - no difference. When I restored the tractor in 2015, surprise surprise, the latch actually closes now! I can't explain it and I don't know what I did.
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Posted: 12 hours 42 minutes ago at 3:58pm |
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The triangular (viewed from either side) sheet metal cover that wraps over top the dash gauges & secures to the hood out front of the dash with a twist toggle. All the 100 series tractors have them(170,175,180,185,190,200,210?,220?,160s is integrated into hood??). Believe the 190s has 4 stove bolts securing theirs? I don’t know about rest.
Anyway this cover (only on the 170s?) has two studs that are located to the side of the gauge clusters & about half way down front the top of it. There’s enough spring tension inherent of the 90 degree bents of the cover which keeps the studs inserted into receptacles (welded washers? on each side of gauge cluster. So the twist toggle is the only securing piece for cover. If it doesn’t catch & hold then dash cover will be loose??
Edited by AC7060IL - 12 hours 39 minutes ago at 4:01pm
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Posted: 11 hours 59 minutes ago at 4:41pm |
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7060: only the 170 and 175 use this cowl. All the other models are bolted in place - my 185 and 190 are secured with a number of bolts.
If it isn't latched, it will not go anywhere but will vibrate against the hood, with a slight rattle coming from the wing nut latch. To answer your question, yes, the "twist toggle" is the only thing that secures the cowl to the hood. It sits on pins on either side, but the "springiness" of the cowl keeps things snug along the sides.
Edited by DSeries4 - 11 hours 54 minutes ago at 4:46pm
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'49 G, '54 WD45, '55 CA, '56 WD45D, '57 WD45, '58 D14, '59 D14, '60 D14, '61 D15D, '66 D15II, '66 D21II, '67 D17IV, '67 D17IVD, '67 190XTD, '73 620, '76 185, '77 175, '84 8030, '85 6080
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Posted: 8 hours 37 minutes ago at 8:03pm |
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The one on my One Seventy still works.
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Tracy Martin TN
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Posted: 7 hours 37 minutes ago at 9:03pm |
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That latch is a POS from my perspective. It should of had a good spring under the locking pin to hold it tight. Slightest amount of wear allows it to loosen and vibrate like hell. JMHO, Tracy
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Posted: 5 hours 53 minutes ago at 10:47pm |
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Still don't see/understand what/where this cover is/goes....
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