cleat 7,260 #1 Posted June 4, 2016 (edited) I have noticed 2 things with that little 1/4" rod that Wheel Horse uses to stop the hood from tilting too far forward. 1) For some reason Wheel Horse engineers decided to have the hood tilt right onto the tiny cotter keys holding the rod in place. This makes the hood stop in different places depending on there the key is and will eventually wear through the key leading to #2 2) rod is missing allowing the hood to go forward too far bending the bottom of the hood. My solution is a rod within a tube that puts a single cotter key in the middle out of harms way and is stronger than the factory setup. Picture shows tube within tube. That works as well. I have both ways on my machines. Also in these pictures you will notice that I drilled out the holes and installed a larger 1/2" rod for the main pivot. Wheel Horse hood stop pin.pdf Edited June 4, 2016 by cleat 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert 760 #2 Posted June 4, 2016 Nice upgrade for sure Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 28,467 #3 Posted June 4, 2016 2 minutes ago, Bert said: Nice upgrade for sure What quality as well! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dclarke 4,082 #4 Posted June 4, 2016 Nice work, Cleat! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cole J. 71 #5 Posted June 4, 2016 Cool idea, nice job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 43,844 #6 Posted June 4, 2016 Funny. I've had my C-160 for 6 years and didn't notice until last weekend the rod was missing. I had a spare but had to drill out one of those teeny tiny pins. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
