19richie66 17,632 #1 Posted September 4, 2014 Was there a short frame and long frame version of the black hoods? Reason I ask is that I just got the C175 my dad worked on and the hood on the left side is cut out around the motor and has louvers in the top. I dont think it is the right hood as my dad could have changed it. I do remember trimming a hood for him but that was around 4 years and 12 tractors ago. Just wondering. I think the rest of the tractor is correct. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Molon_Labe 731 #2 Posted September 4, 2014 Interesting. That one has an older C-Series lift cylinder indicator on the left side above the foot rest and I've never seen that on a black hood. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,632 #3 Posted September 4, 2014 (edited) Its a 1980 C175 but i havent seen any others with louvers in the top of the hood Edited September 4, 2014 by 19richie66 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shallowwatersailor 3,214 #4 Posted September 4, 2014 That is a B-Series hood from the Black Hood era. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,632 #5 Posted September 4, 2014 Thanks John. That might explain why it is shorter, I guess. Im doing a lot of guessing with my dad's stuff. But thats half the fun of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel-N-It 2,976 #6 Posted September 4, 2014 I like how the hood fits tight wround the engine! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,632 #8 Posted September 4, 2014 I do too. I am leaving it that way. Not feeling the seat though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,196 #9 Posted September 4, 2014 Yeah... that's gotta go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 43,775 #10 Posted September 4, 2014 Yes the B hoods were shorter with the louvers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racinbob 11,919 #11 Posted September 4, 2014 To the 'untrained' eye that would look original. Nice job fitting it around the engine. I agree with leaving it. I also agree about the seat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Molon_Labe 731 #12 Posted September 4, 2014 That's a cool looking old tractor and if my Dad had a hand in crafting it into what it is, I wouldn't change a thing. The closest thing we had to a garden tractor when I was a kid was a 2 wheel Bolens with a sickle mower. I wish I had it now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,632 #13 Posted September 4, 2014 Thanks for all the help and the comments.I really have no plans for it at this time other than trying to get it running. It will get a restore later.The only thing I will change will be the seat. I am getting a 20 x 8 wooden deck from my dad's house that he used to store them on. Just have to disassemble it,bring it home on the trailer and put it back together.Going to build a roof over it to keep them dry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
