my first round hood

[fourwheels0 191]

this is my first round hood.

it came with a front plow.

i was told it's a 1960?.

is this a 1960 400?

it's a real shame that the previous owner (has about 30 round hoods) and 20 or so including this one were/are outside pretty much uncovered.

[Ride Away59 102]

Wow nice shape!

[Tim 97]

if it was outside, it wasn't out there long

looks great

[smoreau 658]

1960 550 and its in nice shape!

[fourwheels0 191]

smoreau what is the difference between a 400 and 550?.

is it just the 400 came with a kohler 4hp and the 550 came with a 5.5hp tech?.

i know it's missing the exhaust heat shield (i know they are expensive to replace) and has a custom belt guard on it he made.

it needs front tires badly. the inner side wall is shot on one of them. they do have tubes in them though.

does it look like anything else is missing? or not correct?.

it has a tech motor on it and i'm not sure if it's correct or original.

the guy i got it from said he had it running a year or so ago so hopefully it won't take much to get it back up and running.

[fireman 1,021]

WOW! With the exception of the belt guard, looks like a super clean original tractor. Don't do anything to it but find an original belt guard and replace the exhaust. Maybe paint the engine tins.

[stevebo-(Moderator) 8,330]

If you decide to change out the belt guard, please pm me. That may ba a good fit for my son's 551 "hot rod' .. Nice find for sure!!

[fourwheels0 191]

WOW! With the exception of the belt guard, looks like a super clean original tractor. Don't do anything to it but find an original belt guard and replace the exhaust. Maybe paint the engine tins.

do you mean replace the muffler?. he told me the header tube is original.maybe it's not?.

[stevebo-(Moderator) 8,330]

The "S" pipe is original and a little hard to come by. I believe Jeff (Fireman) is reffering to the muffler.

[fourwheels0 191]

stevbo thanks i wasn't sure.

[Jake Kuhn 1,554]

Very nice find! That is in fantastic shape! :bow-blue:

[welderman85 53]

thats in great shape nice find.

[brybrychrismer 17]

good looking tractor congrats on your first round hood.

[fireman 1,021]

I did mean the muffler!

[fourwheels0 191]

i put the plow on and did a little more cleaning.

it's on charge now but i don't know if the battery will take a charge. i'll give it a few hrs and see how it does.

hope to have it running soon.

whats the best way to remove the carb for cleaning?.

take off the hood?

or just work under it?.

[fireman 1,021]

Man I can't believe how straight that hood is. It's the nicest original I've ever seen next the NOS 61' 401 hood I bought a few years back. I hope you bring that to the big show this year in PA. I'd like to see it in person.

[Ken B 3,164]

She looks pretty clean, not a bad job someone did on that belt guard either.

[wallfish 16,967]

That is a nice clean specimen.

Just a note for you. The factory set up for the dozer blade used a foot pedal that connects to the pin with a small chain to pull it when angling the blade. A small rope like clothes line is used that hooks to each top corner of the blade with S hooks and drapes around the steering wheel. Push the pedal to release the pin and use the rope to pull the blade for changing the angle from the seat.

[ray 10]

Nice, roundhoods are built like tanks, My 58 was outside for 26 years. I'm restoring and everything is fine. My 71 is a tank too, in fact all Wheel Horses are built well.

[fourwheels0 191]

wallfish thanks i was wondering how the blade angled.

i saw the holes on the top of the blade and wondered what they were for.

where did/does the foot pedal go.

if any one has pics of the blade angle setup i'd like to see them.

[wallfish 16,967]

Foot pedal goes on the right side. Pretty simple design. I have one so I'll get you a pic but it's not installed on a tractor. The chain goes from the bottom of the pedal and through the hole in the mount and then connects to the pin. It's like a small dog leash chain that they used.

[fourwheels0 191]

aaarrrggg i hate electrical stuff.

even more hate people that leave stuff outside to rust and corrode.

tractor won't start. solenoid just clicks.

i cleaned all the terminals,connections ect.

battery has 12.6 volts and even with the charger set to 50 amp boost it just clicks.

well it looks like it may be time to totally rewire this thing and hopefully have no more electrical issues.

did i say how much i hate wiring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TT-(Moderator) 1,131]

Pull the rope. :hide:

[fourwheels0 191]

you can come over and pull that stinking rope :laughing-rofl:

[953 nut 54,996]

Nice Suburban!

Use a jumper cable from the starter terminal to the battery, if it won't turn over you may find that the starter brush springs or brush retainers are rusted up. A little TLC with a wire brush and WD40 will do wonders.

Good luch and let us know how it works out.