H decal size

I painted my daughters H tonight, it was faded pretty bad and she said it was ugly next to my restored tractors, so I gave it a quick paint job. I am wondering what size the decals on the hood are? I am going to get some cut at the local graphics store. When I get to it I will restore the tractor and get some jorde decals for it,but for now it is going to get just the basic decals. Thanks for any help

Hood decal size dependends on the production year of the tractor as determined by serial number -- See below a quote from the John Deere Model "H" Restoration Guide. To learn more about those decals, and about Special Books written for the Model "H", Google "jdhpubs" and select the first site that comes up. (PatB)
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"Decals are model-year-dependent -- Have your serial number ready when ordering decals for your "H" tractor. Three generations of decals are in existence. For 39 and 40 models, decals are all yellow. For 1941 models, the yellow letters were outlined in black and kept the same size as in 39 and 40. For 1942 and up, the black-bordered letters were squared up some and reduced in size. Accordingly, the decals were shorter. For 39, 40 and 41 models, the rear (differential) cover carried the Leaping Deer decal without a border and carrying the words, "JOHN DEERE, Moline Illinois". For 1942 and up, we have the Leaping Deer decal with border and carrying the words, "JOHN DEERE Quality Farm Equipment". Another new development, beginning with 1941 production, was the issue of two "Safety First" decals; one for safe driving speeds, the other for power shaft use. Your PC304 Parts Catalog will describe these as "Be Careful" decals, this change coming in early 1947. For the JD "H" Tractor, these decals will read "Safety First." "Safety First" decals are inappropriate for earlier (39 and 40) tractors.

Thanks Pat for your help. My H is a 1940 model. I didn't realize that there was that much of a difference in decals for the H.

Rob -- First, check out JD-H decals at the URL listed below. While I do not have the actual measurements for that hood decal, I can tell you that vertically, it come roughly 3/8 to 1/2 inch of totally filling the center rib section. A quick call to Travis Jorde will get you the answer. 507-288-5483 (PatB)
JD H Site, decals for the H tractor

Thanks Pat, you are a big help as always!!