Tig
Veteran Member
When I bought my tractor I noticed that my metal hood was conveniently customized to a shape that will catch those falling pieces. 
Watch out for large chunks of snow/ice!
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beenthere
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I'm with you there Joe.
Can't imagine pop riviting a hood back together and a dealer going along with the idea.
Can't imagine pop riviting a hood back together and a dealer going along with the idea.
dave1949
Super Star Member
At the JD dealer I saw several tractors with damaged hoods. Some were fixed using aluminum straps or plates underneath that were pop riveted to the hood. Seemed to make a decent fix.
So long as its not MY hood your pop riviting together. The "cobble job " would just drive me the rest of the way crazy.
My theory..... Run she may, shine she must !
So, what is a good way to repair a hood ding? I dinged mine when a rock rolled off the top of a pile of dirt I was moving - and yes, I thought I should have backed up sooner
Dave.
This weekend I took the blade off the loader and put the bucket back on to move some of the snow piles further back from the drive. As luck would have it, a large chunk toppled over the back of the bucket when it was raised and landed on the hood of my 4210. I noticed later in the day that it had busted the hood up pretty good.
When I first saw "Watch out for large chunks of ice" I thought the writer was refering to it falling from the top of trailers on the Interstate. I have seen several large pieces of frozen ice/snow fall from the top of trailers and damage vehicles on the interstate. The driver of the tractor and trailer was long gone by the time the driver of the damaged vehicle could safely stop and other drivers took evasive action.
Travelover
Elite Member
Now that we've veered off topic - My windshield took a 3 foot diameter chunk of ice on edge off the top of a motor home at 70 mph on I75 heading to Florida. Thankfully it did not penetrate the glass, but did bulge the glass in and sprayed everyone inside with the shards from the inner glass layer. Watch out for that ice!
Back to the topic at hand.
Egon
Epic Contributor
After the damage anything that is done could be considered a "Cobble Job" other than a new replacement!
Some of us collect bottles for meal money!
eepete
Platinum Member
New hood for my JD 4520 is $1254. But the decals are a bargain at $52.75 for the three of them.
Egon, you get the "Been there, done that" and never again award! I really like your hood protector!
Pete
Egon, you get the "Been there, done that" and never again award! I really like your hood protector!
Pete
Egon
Epic Contributor
If you almost have a log roll back onto your lap one gets inventive through necessity real quick. I'm assuming many other industrial buckets have similar protection.
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Travelover
Elite Member
If you almost have a log roll back onto your lap one gets inventive through necessity real quick. I'm assuming many other industrial buckets similar protection.
That's what the steering wheel is for!
scodemike
Silver Member
I restore Classic Mustangs and I just used this product to repair the floor console in my current project;Rigid Plastic Repair Kit Black It comes in either black, clear or white and works great, very strong. You can then sand it down and repaint.
