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55 50 (Ron)

09-26-2005 20:36:29




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Seeing a JD "A" for sale in the photo ads with a note that "the hood was cut but patched very nicely" spurred my thoughts to ask, Why was the hood cut in the first place on these tractors? Seems the "cut" comes up often in ads and comments in forums.




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CMB

09-27-2005 10:11:03




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 Re: cut hood? in reply to 55 50 (Ron), 09-26-2005 20:36:29  
Seems like I heard that Henry Dreyfus who did the early styling on the two cyl tractors felt that extending the mounting flange above the hood would ruin the "asthethics" of the new look, & the JD engineers foolishly went along with this idea. By the time the "G" was styled a few yrs. later more practical heads prevailed & the flanges for both intake & exhaust were brought above the hood. As far as I know all number series row crop tractors were also built this way.

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Thane

09-27-2005 09:12:40




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 Re: cut hood? in reply to 55 50 (Ron), 09-26-2005 20:36:29  
My 49 A looks like it was attacked by a mad beaver. The area around the muffler is really chewed up. It runs fine... it just looks ugly! If I ever get some spare time, maybe I'll put a patch on it.



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RAH

09-26-2005 20:51:13




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 Re: cut hood? in reply to 55 50 (Ron), 09-26-2005 20:36:29  
Replacing the muffler on the A's and B's required removing the steering shaft, and then the hood which is accompanied by the gas tank. It was quicker to gnaw your way to the 4 studs holding the muffler with a hacksaw. I doubt if many dealers in the A/B era owned a Sawsall.



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Island A

09-27-2005 07:31:47




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 Re: cut hood? in reply to RAH, 09-26-2005 20:51:13  
Being a John Deere dealer wouldn't you think they would be obligated to replace the muffler the using the correct method? I would think most of them "hack jobs" were probably done by Mr. Farmer himself. My 1949 also has a neat patch with sheet metal screws.

Dave



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mike brown

09-27-2005 05:13:09




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 Re: cut hood? in reply to RAH, 09-26-2005 20:51:13  
My '49A has a square cut out in the hood around the muffler that a piece of tin goes over and is attached with small screws. I always assumed it came from the factory that way because it is a neat clean cut out.



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RayP(MI)

09-27-2005 17:46:48




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 Re: cut hood? in reply to mike brown, 09-27-2005 05:13:09  
Our dealer butchered my dad's '47 JD B with a sheet metal cutting chisel. The kind with a spur on the side which removed a slice of metal, while main part of chisel slid along surface. Have seen many of these now in auto body shops, except thy're run by an air powered hammer. Then they attached a square metal patch with 4 sheet metal screws. I've done it the hard way, and it's a lot like work to tear half the top of tractor off. Guess many were lazier than I!

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RAH

09-27-2005 06:38:17




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 Re: cut hood? in reply to mike brown, 09-27-2005 05:13:09  
It came from the factory with a round hole with a partially rolled edge on the round hole. If I recall correctly, the G's and 60's came with the cast iron mounting extending through the hood.



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