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An improved tractor battery enclosure of the type having a service opening, including walls forming an enclosure, a suspended battery-support floor approximating the size of a battery base and movable between a battery use position and an at least partially offset position, and a door along the lead

An improved tractor battery enclosure of the type having a service opening, including walls forming an enclosure, a suspended battery-support floor approximating the size of a battery base and movable between a battery use position and an at least partially offset position, and a door along the lead edge of the floor movable between a closed position and an open position coplanar with the floor, such that a battery may readily be moved with the floor and then along the floor to a full service position in which it is at least partially supported by the door.

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In a combination of a tractor and tractor battery enclosure of the type having a battery service opening, the improvement comprising: a horizontal tractor member having a lower surface which is immediately above a void space; an enclosure top wall affixed with respect to the lower surface of the hor

In a combination of a tractor and tractor battery enclosure of the type having a battery service opening, the improvement comprising: a horizontal tractor member having a lower surface which is immediately above a void space; an enclosure top wall affixed with respect to the lower surface of the horizontal tractor member; a pair of opposed side walls depending from the top wall and defining therewith a battery use space; a battery-support floor having a top surface, opposed side edge portions adjacent to the opposed side walls, and a lead edge extending between the opposed side edge portions; means for movable attachment of the floor to the opposed side walls such that the floor is movable between a position beneath and a position at least partially offset from the battery use space; a door hinged to the lead edge and pivotable between a closed position and an open position, the door having an inside surface which is fully coplanar with the floor when in the open position; and means affixed to one of said door and floor and extending beneath the other of said door and floor to support the door in said coplanar position; whereby a battery may be both accesibly mounted on a tractor and readily exposed for convenient service.