Hood Opener for the Kodiak 5500

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Last spring I was contacted by a free lance truck accessory rep. in Iowa about making a shorter version of the Peterson Power Hood for the Kodiak 550 Chev. And GMC.

Ed Peterson and I talked it over and started looking for a truck as a model without any luck. I called the rep. back and told him we were unable to find a truck. About a week later the Rep. called me and said he had a truck for us in Tulsa; all we had to do wad go get it at Speedway Chevrolet which was only 45 Mi away. To our surprise the truck was a New 2007 with 12 miles on it. Speedway let us have it for 3 weeks which was all we needed to develop the shorter hood lift. The standard Power Hood for the Big Rig Trucks is about 34” in the closed position and 90” open. The new Power Hood II for the Kodiak is 16”. But has the same ratio and motor as for the semi truck; it opens to 41”.

Ed worked on making a shorter unit while I worked on the upper and lower mounting brackets, which was no easy chore. The space we had to work with was very crowded. There was a lot of trial and error in the process.

One of our problems was that the hood had a tendency to rack slightly, because we were lifting from one side. This was overcome with a rubber wheel mounted on the opposite side that engages the side of the hood and aligns it for closing.

We believe this unit could be adapted to other makes of small to medium size trucks and even cars.

Both the Peterson Power Hood and the Power Hood II are manufactured by precession cnc machining, automatic mig welding and finished with a powder coat process; hard chrome plate by special order.

The rep has yet to give us a purchase order; Speedway Chevrolet said they were going to order 20 for school buses but we are still waiting.

This unit would be ideal for the RV’s that are built on the Kodiak chasse. Also all of you custom car guy’s and gals,you could have a “Trick Truck” or car this unit could be adapted for show car hoods and trunks. It has the same power as the semi truck accessory in a shorter package 16” closed and 41” open; 12 volt DC motor. Just flip a switch to open or close.

Investors I can send you a CD Video. talltreetrader@gmail.com

Mr. Ed Peterson, because of health is open to offers for Peterson Power Hood and the Power Hood II as a package. This is a family business and the website and 2 domain names go with the business http://power-hood.net/ and http://power-hood.com/ This business can be operated in a small shop or double garage. Also Mr. Peterson has a mobility scooter lift with 8 years left on the patent that could be added to this package or sold alone. This item has made over 290K a year profit. A customer list will be provided to the purchaser.