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| Repairing a cut hood on a 1950 John Deere Model B using a hood patch panel at Rusty Bucks Ranch LLC |
| Many a two cylinder John Deere has a cut hood as shown in the photo below. This is done to easily accommodate a muffler replacement rather than properly doing the job which involves removing the steering shaft, hood, as well as some wiring, shutter control rod, etc. Yes, it's easier but that requires having to fix it for a later restoration. |
| Now, remove you're old patch if there is one |
| The easiest way to go about this project is to purchase your muffler and patch panel before you even start the dis-assembly of the tractor for restoration. You'll be disappointed later if you don't get proper placement and fit right now so take the time to temporarily install your new muffler and begin fitting the patch panel. You'll want everything to fit right and then get it tack welded in place. You'll then be in a position to remove and re-install the hood checking for proper placement. Once you're sure it fits right, remove the hood and finish welding. |
| And the old muffler too. |
| The next two photos show an example of why you need to test fit everything as you go. The hole by doing some metal fabrication to both the hood patch and the muffler. Keep in mind that you need enough clearance for the hood to fit over the muffler even after it has several coats of primer and paint. |
| Once the muffler is mounted and the hood patch is properly placed you're ready to mark around your patch with a sharpie pen. Then begin using a cut off wheel to open the hole to the proper size. |
| Once your new hole is ready to accept the patch panel, tack weld it in. Just enough to secure it. You still need to verify your original placement was correct. We used a wire welder with .035 wire. |
| After a test fit, you can start welding the patch in place. The hood patch is very thin gauge! Go slow and don't overheat the metal and cause warping. Once it's welded in, use filler and do a skim coat to smooth out the surface. You can now do any additional body work and dent removal now. Primer the hood after filling and sanding. Block sanding is highly recommended. Your now ready for paint (finished hood shown below and ready for decals) |
| This concludes our hood patch project. Good luck on your project! |
| simple, labor plus parts & material. In most cases we will not bid a job, however, we will offer the best estimate we can but it will only be an estimate. When you give a firm bid for doing any type of repair or service on this type of equipment, you must have a built in cushion to cover any unexpected problems that might arise. If no problems arise, the bidder comes out ahead and the customer loses, however, if major problems arise the bidder loses. Our policy is made to be fair for both parties concerned. After a project has been started and if any unexpected major problems should arise, the customer is always notified before work continues. We do our best to keep our customers informed. When we go to settle an account, we do not like unexpected surprises just as much as the customer. We can/will stop the restoration process at any time per the customers request. Should unexpected hardships occur, you are not locked in to finish to completion any project that is underway. We recognize that daily life brings unexpected obstacles along the way. We can delay or stop our services at your request should you find yourself in a difficult spot. |
| About our Restoration Pricing and Quotes policy |
| Have a cut hood? HERE |
| Replacing a muffler? See how to fix that... HERE |
| Removing the rear wheels? See how to fix that... |
| This is a tips guide to the process of hood repair and is not meant to be a replacement for the proper service manual instructions. Please refer to your service manual for additional details and work safely! |
| See how to fix that... HERE |
