I ordered the "bumper" they call it that also mounts the hood to the tractor frame. that went well until I let the hood fall over and break two more chips in it.. but I glued and fiberglassed that up so it should be ok,
However the old John Deere mowers from 30-40 years ago have fiberglass hoods. Yay! the good news is that because they don't break a easily they are every where! about $150 for an old 200 series hood for a 200, 208, 210, 212, 214, and 216.
once again great job there big guy. its a shame they don't make things the way they use to, but like you have said so many times, its just so they can make more money. I mean come on 600 for a piece of plastic. Too many people making money off of one part in my opinion.Keep up the good work.
@@MissouriOldTimer -fair point -After watching several videos hoping to see the trick to get the nose put on as the parts guy said was kind of a bitch, I was hoping that one of these videos would actually show with a little more detail. Actually your video comes the closest to showing helpful information… It’s just that it was so long and often fumbly that it became laughably frustrating even to watch#% -I actually do appreciate that you posted it.
@@jmm1000 thank you, yes those John Deere hoods are very easily cracked and the bumper is a real trick to install, I have worked on mowers for a long time but I have about decided to leave the John Deere's to someone else,, even the wiring is a mess to figure out... have a great day,, Vernon
In hindsight do you think it was better to attach the bumper to the hood first or attach the bumper to the frame first? You can't get an OEM bumper for $40. $80+ for OEM and $40 for aftermarket (doesn't say John Deere on the front).
You can get lower hoods $340- $400.Upper hoods go for $140- $210, on Ebay. Just shop all the different venders, on there. I own a lt133 manual shift. It took me a week of looking for the best prices, before I bought the upper & lower parts. Here in Tennessee, we don't use cordless drills on plastic. Especially on short bolts, that's a good way to over tighten and strip them out.
Hi, We ordered a new hood and after putting it on and tightening the bolts, I noticed it is not fitting properly. In the closed position, it is sitting about an inch high instead of closing all the way. Does anyone know how to adjust it so it will close all the way and fit flush. Please let me know. Thanks, Anthony
I have a lx255. I also have two older John Deere mowers. As time goes by with the lx255 I am very sorry to have purchased it. The top cover in the front is in shambles. The next piece down has breaks in it. and a hole in one corner. I buy my John Deere to work. I don't want a toy that even my children can break while playing on it. I guess you are having them made in China. They you turn around and charge a forturne for something that should withstand my normal use. I hope you correct this severe problem. A John Deere is not a John Deere if it breaks every time you try to get work done. Pretty may sell mowers but work history will be passed forward and I feel is most important.
My new hood came in yesterday. I put it on today. It broke during installation. I not an expert on this mower. This is the first time I have taken the hood off and replaced it. But, I have worked on aircraft and missiles all my life. These parts as every one has pointed out are brittle. John Deere please take note this is not a good design. This is all my opinion of course but it seems most of us are on the same page. If this was an aircraft it would be grounded.
It's really hard to tell the after market John Deere from the good ones. Lowe's and all them have kohnler engines or Briggs, they just slap the John Deere sticker on the engine,. That's y I always would buy and might buy a mower from my local John Deere dealer,. Family business, and quality.
this is a real JD, it's probably 14 years old but they don't make the hoods to last, this way they can sell more,, but not to me at 600 dollars for a new one. I am not that found of green paint.
AM128998 John Deere calls it a bumper, but the last thing you want to do is bump something with it. To me it's more like the hood hinge & your lucky if you don''t break it just opening the hood. I fixed a couple hoods with a piece of threaded rod that lasted longer.
Plastic hoods stink! The hood is just starting to fall apart on our JD LT160. Considering the mower has been barn kept its whole life. John Deere should start making the hoods out of metal. The older hoods are made of a thicker plastic than the newer ones are. the new ones are even worse! absolutely hate them!
He spent more on that "bumper" than I did replacing the entire hood with a metal one from Craigslist! I don't believe in repairing JUNK that will fail again as it becomes more and more brittle with age. If I could only replace a few body parts now.
Even if you do it it is a piece of no worth and will break very easily. It needs a design change if John Deere wants to maintain their reputation. It takes many years to build up a good reputation. That is half a comment. You know the rest.
@@allendavis1234 Some folks think this is a deliberate money making idea for the John Deere company, since those plastic hoods are like $300. They've had lots of feedback from customers and are well aware of how fragile these things are.
My next one won't be junk. I'll look before I buy. I just put a new hood on my lx255. I may try to sell it before it falls apart. John Deere needs to look at all these comments and do something to correct the problem. Not one comment is positive. I'll make one just to be fair. The dam thing works well.
