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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2000
Richard Jon Smith, Dubuque, IA (US);
Rex Allen Hanson, Peosta, IA (US);
Peter John Mayer, Cuba City, WI (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
The front of a hood for a work vehicle is pivotally mounted to the front of the supporting structure. The rear of the hood is located adjacent to a mast. The mast extends vertically upward from the supporting structure of the work vehicle. A work implement having lift arms is operatively coupled to the mast and extends forwardly therefrom about the hood. The work implement has a raised position and a lowered position. The hood has a closed position enclosing the internal combustion engine, an intermediate open position making a portion of the internal combustion engine accessible and a fully opened position wherein the internal combustion engine is more fully accessible. The hood can be opened into its intermediate opened position when the work implement is in its lowered position. The hood can be moved to its fully opened position when the work implement is in its raised position. Those parts of the engine that are more regularly serviced are located so that they can be accessed when the hood is in its intermediate opened position. If more complicated servicing must take place the work implement is lifted to its raised position and the hood moved to its fully opened position.