BairleaFarm 340 #1 Posted November 11, 2023 I like dash of a 520 but despise the 400 and 500 series hoods. Anyone cut up the 2 different hoods and made it look kinda OK? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,837 #2 Posted November 12, 2023 @ACman kept the sheet metal around, but tossed some throw back decals on his 520. It’s pretty sweet! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,007 #3 Posted November 12, 2023 I think the 518 and 516 hoods had the notch for the 520 style dash but no louvers. There might be others? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACman 7,618 #4 Posted November 12, 2023 With help from Terry @Vinylguy we came up with decals as a throwback to the 1965 , 1075 Wheel-a-Matic. The first hydro garden tractor to come to market . 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,305 #5 Posted November 12, 2023 Why would one want the useless slots in the hood to let water in and rust everything? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick3478 428 #6 Posted November 13, 2023 1 hour ago, lynnmor said: Why would one want the useless slots in the hood to let water in and rust everything? I believe the louvers are to let heat out, so the big twins don't cook the carb, battery, and electronics. I get that it doesn't have a smooth look, but there was a practical reason. You don't leave your horses out in the rain, do you? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,305 #7 Posted November 13, 2023 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Rick3478 said: I believe the louvers are to let heat out, so the big twins don't cook the carb, battery, and electronics. I get that it doesn't have a smooth look, but there was a practical reason. You don't leave your horses out in the rain, do you? I keep them inside as much as possible, one reason is the hood leaks. The louvers have nothing to do with heat and everything to do with appearance, the air flow passes sideways thru the engine. Splain this 212 Wheel Horse louvers: Edited November 13, 2023 by lynnmor 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick3478 428 #8 Posted November 13, 2023 44 minutes ago, lynnmor said: I keep them inside as much as possible, one reason is the hood leaks. The louvers have nothing to do with heat and everything to do with appearance, the air flow passes sideways thru the engine. Splain this 212 Wheel Horse louvers: No forced air after you turn it off and still have very hot engine and muffler. It's not unusual to see blistered or darkened paint on tractor hoods. I don't believe they would do this for appearance when it actually looks worse. And the extra tooling to form louvers isn't cheap, there had to be a pretty compelling reason. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick3478 428 #9 Posted November 13, 2023 On 11/11/2023 at 6:40 PM, BairleaFarm said: I like dash of a 520 but despise the 400 and 500 series hoods. Anyone cut up the 2 different hoods and made it look kinda OK? Not sure which 2 hoods you're referring to, but if you just don't like the louvers I guess you could flatten them with a hammer and body block, braze it up and fill with body solder. Might get some impressive temperatures under the hood without the louvers, though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,007 #10 Posted November 13, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, lynnmor said: Splain this 212 Wheel Horse louvers: I think the 520-x hood was slotted for cooling. Can't explain the little 212-HSB. They likely used everything possible to dress it up. Edited November 13, 2023 by kpinnc 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BairleaFarm 340 #11 Posted November 13, 2023 10 hours ago, Rick3478 said: Not sure which 2 hoods you're referring to, but if you just don't like the louvers I guess you could flatten them with a hammer and body block I dont like the angled nose of the 500 series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,007 #12 Posted November 13, 2023 1 hour ago, BairleaFarm said: I dont like the angled nose of the 500 series. If you search "C-520" you'll find a couple pics of Eldon's FEL mod. It was a 520-H with a C series hood. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BairleaFarm 340 #13 Posted November 13, 2023 3 hours ago, kpinnc said: If you search "C-520" you'll find a couple pics awesome - thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BairleaFarm 340 #14 Posted November 13, 2023 3 hours ago, kpinnc said: If you search "C-520" you'll find a couple pics of Eldon's FEL mod. It was a 520-H with a C series hood. I found nothing but dead links to pics but im sure it was awesome lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,007 #15 Posted November 13, 2023 2 hours ago, BairleaFarm said: found nothing but dead links to pics but im sure it was awesome lol Not alot there but you get the idea: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACman 7,618 #16 Posted November 14, 2023 8 hours ago, BairleaFarm said: I found nothing but dead links to pics but im sure it was awesome lol ‘I can get some measurements from both hoods style hoods to see how close they are and check the distance from the front cylinder to the front of the hood/grill area also . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BairleaFarm 340 #17 Posted November 14, 2023 9 minutes ago, ACman said: ‘I can get some measurements from both hoods style hoods to see how close they are and check the distance from the front cylinder to the front of the hood/grill area also . Thank you but I've got both here. Thr 520 hood is longer but I'll worry about hoods once I get a little further with the build. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BairleaFarm 340 #18 Posted December 11, 2023 I think it turned out ok. Dont zoom to much. Would have been better if I wasn't dealing with 2 bent hoods. 416 lower dash, 520 upper dash, and a Raider 12 hood. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
