Hawgee,
This oughta be good for a laugh...on me! With all of the talk about plastic and New Holland, I just assumed that my TC18 had plastic hood and fenders. I would knock on them once in awhile and thought that it sure sounded strong for plastic. Then with all of the talk about how plastic wasn't plastic anymore with all of the advances and everything, I just figured it was really heavy. /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif
Well, I figured I'd take a magnet to my tractor today, so I did, guess what I found out? OK, now this is on a New Holland TC18 that I've had for almost a year. The pretty hood is metal and the fenders are metal! There is plastic around the steering wheel, tack, gauges, the front area of the hood - the black part is plastic, at the top rear of each fender is a plastic extension of the fender that holds reflectors. Realize that I'm not saying one is better than the other, just that I have metal where I thought it was plastic! /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
Doesn't that just get my goat! Don't know if any of this is true for other TC's or even a new TC18 today!
JimBinMI
We boys and our toys!