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7th Feb 2020, 11:48 PM #1Senior Member
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It only takes one idiot
Get a load of what this manufacturer has done.
I gotta try fixing this, it's so frustrating but not sure how to go about it yet.
So the pulley cover on my mill has these flip catches. They put the damn things on upside down. They bloody catch all right. All the time. esp when you're trying to lift that heavy lid, while trying to balance with one foot on a ladder and the other on the machine and stretching across to the back at the same time and these flamin' catches keep getting caught under their hooks. Crikey !
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8th Feb 2020, 12:10 AM #2China
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Why would you be on a ladder
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8th Feb 2020, 12:31 AM #3Most Valued Member
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If you can't get it off as a salvageable item, these can be bought from various places. I always get this sort of Item from UES International. They have branches in every state.
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8th Feb 2020, 02:24 AM #4Intermediate Member
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Even the green box store has them in zinc plated and stainless. Predrilled for screw fixing but that just makes for a nice plug weld.
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8th Feb 2020, 02:48 AM #5Senior Member
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They are made for the North American market. When you guys get'm they hang the wrong way and catch.
Pete
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8th Feb 2020, 06:41 AM #6Senior Member
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Do you even need them? The weight of the lid alone should be enough to hold it shut. I know what I’d be doing to them,and it would take not much more than a minute.
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8th Feb 2020, 09:32 AM #7Golden Member
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It doesn't look like there's enough surface area to mount the latch the other way around without it protruding below the base.
Just superglue a small button magnet to the lid so it will hold the latch when you flip it back up.
Cheers,
Greg.
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8th Feb 2020, 09:54 AM #8Senior Member
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8th Feb 2020, 09:56 AM #9Senior Member
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8th Feb 2020, 01:12 PM #12Most Valued Member
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I’ve seen some versions that have a small doing to push the loop out when released.
You could probably fashion some sort of spring out of an old pen spring.
Otherwise - some shock cord style ute cover loops.
Steve
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8th Feb 2020, 01:24 PM #13
Problems
Catches hooking up during lifting process . SOLUTION :Tie up the catch bails - tie bails facing back to back with a piece of string , duct tape ,or strong rubber band so they cant fall back during the lift.
Avoid the ladder- SOLUTION -use a decent stand Gorilla stand.jpg
Heavy lifting SOLUTION- Fit a pair of eye bolts in the top of the cover - eye bolt.jpg
heavy lifting - SOLUTION- Lift up with a cheap block and tackle - block and tackle.jpg
I would add shackles to the eye bolts as well.
Yes It will cost a few dollars but substantially cheaper than the medical bills for the potential accident than can occur.
Grahame
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