Round hood front tab

[Lane Ranger 10,968]

Is anyone making a replacement front hood tab for the round hoods?   I have had them made by my welder on a few hoods and they have held up well.  

 

The pictures below are a of an original that had rusted off the hood it was attached to at one time.

 

I think the tab could be improved and the round hoods that had these tabs on them by adding more steel to the bottom portion of the hood when this was installed.  A lot of basically good old tractors have hoods that are rusted out on the bottom.  
 

Anybody making a replacement - let me know!

[Pullstart 62,878]

When I did my 502 hood, I used the tailgate of a craftsman or the like yard trailer.

 

 

[Lane Ranger 10,968]

30 minutes ago, pullstart said:

When I did my 502 hood, I used the tailgate of a craftsman or the like yard trailer.

 

 

thanks Kevin . I think the tab needs to be 1/8 steel and the piece for bottom inside hood maybe a little thinner! 
 

Did you place a steel plate inside the bottom portion of your 592 hood redo?   I did this on one of my other tractors I sold. ( I think 603) snd I want to do that again! 

Edited July 28, 2021 by Lane Ranger

[Achto 27,575]

I have made one using 10ga. sheet metal. Cut it to size using a 4 1/2" grinder and a jig saw. Then bent it using a bench vise and a hammer. I did also make a reinforcement strip for the inside of the hood but this practice can be a double edge sword. When ever you layer sheet metal you create a place for rust to start because you can never fully protect the metal in between the layers. Note how a spot weld will turn into a deep pocket or indentation over time. This is because it is rusting in between the layers of metal and pushing the two layers apart all around the spot weld.

[squonk 41,118]

52 minutes ago, Achto said:

I have made one using 10ga. sheet metal. Cut it to size using a 4 1/2" grinder and a jig saw. Then bent it using a bench vise and a hammer. I did also make a reinforcement strip for the inside of the hood but this practice can be a double edge sword. When ever you layer sheet metal you create a place for rust to start because you can never fully protect the metal in between the layers. Note how a spot weld will turn into a deep pocket or indentation over time. This is because it is rusting in between the layers of metal and pushing the two layers apart all around the spot weld.

Square hoods are like that where the front meets the top. 

[rmaynard 15,459]

Check this out

 

 

[Pullstart 62,878]

5 minutes ago, rmaynard said:

Check this out

 

 

 

Any finished product yet Bob?  

[Pullstart 62,878]

13 hours ago, Lane Ranger said:

thanks Kevin . I think the tab needs to be 1/8 steel and the piece for bottom inside hood maybe a little thinner! 
 

Did you place a steel plate inside the bottom portion of your 592 hood redo?   I did this on one of my other tractors I sold. ( I think 603) snd I want to do that again! 

I should have cut the rest of the bottom out of the hood, but in a hurry I just patched it in.  The difference between the two options like @Achto mentioned, is that eventually there will be rust between the two panels.  I welded a 1/4-20 nut on the back side for the thumb screw.

 

 

[rmaynard 15,459]

 

3 hours ago, pullstart said:

 

Any finished product yet Bob?  

Not finished, but the bracket is welded in and the holes filled. Picture to follow. 

 

Edited July 29, 2021 by rmaynard
added image

[ACman 7,618]

If my son would ever gets to using his cnc plasma table he could make them easily  . 

Edited July 29, 2021 by ACman