ri702bill 11,406 #1 Posted 5 hours ago (edited) The C81 I picked up last summer had a common crack issue on one side at the back end of the Hoodstand where the Z shaped bracket, rear fenderpan and seat hinges bolt on. So didn't my parts donor tractor, but on the opposite side.... Looking down on the Hoodstand it is a 3 piece spot welded construction shaped like the letter "H". The solution was to split the left panel welds and do a mix-n-match of the better parts, reinforce those corners, and reassemble with pop rivets. I used 1/8" x 1-1/2" angle iron cut to shape and drilled for four plug welds each. This was easy to do with it split apart.... almost impossible to do together... I used the original hole for a nut & bolt and 2 pair of locking pliers for the fixturing. Edited 1 hour ago by ri702bill 2 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thor27 853 #3 Posted 40 minutes ago Excellent repair! Thanks for sharing. I'd check out the F plate too as they seem to crack hand in hand. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 11,406 #4 Posted 10 minutes ago 29 minutes ago, Thor27 said: Excellent repair! Thanks for sharing. I'd check out the F plate too as they seem to crack hand in hand. Hopefully not as bad as this one from an 854... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
