MC battery door problem

mrgreenjeans · Post by **mrgreenjeans** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:05 pm

I purchased an mc earlier this year with a loader. I torched the loader and started to look for sheet metal as all mine was removed for clearance for the loader years ago. I found an old battery door and it hits the rail near my clutch foot. How did they come originally? I cannot see any way a stock door worked on a crawler. Thanks

Post by **Lavoy** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:55 pm

Crawlers had a special door with a two piece hinge so the door could be removed. Only thing available any more is the one piece hinge door like on M and MT.
Lavoy

mrgreenjeans · Post by **mrgreenjeans** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:10 pm

Sounds good thanks.

Stan Disbrow · Post by **Stan Disbrow** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:46 am

Hi,

Weren't the MC doors just an M door cut down the middle with the second hinge added. I'm trying to picture one in my mind, but it's been a while since I've seen one.....

I mean, they made the thing up so why can't we?

Later!

Stan

Post by **Lavoy** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:56 pm

The door is identical, it is the hinge that is different. The tractors use a solid hinge, but the crawler has the half of the hinge that is on the door kind of open. It would be like a "Z" shape for lack of a better term. You hinge the door out, then kind of pull on it, and it will pop off the hinge and rod which stay attached to the crawler. I have a couple of NOS ones, wouldn't really be too hard to convert a new one if you could make the hinge piece.
Lavoy

mrgreenjeans · Post by **mrgreenjeans** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:08 am

It sounds simple enough. Do any of you have a detailed picture for reference? I had thought I could just cut down the middle but if there is more I would like to do it like an original. Thanks again

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