FYI: Sand that green hood before fiber glassing to rough it up and get better adherence. Sand before welding and it makes your job even easier. Great job sir.

Wow!!!!! You did an awesome job. That will be stronger than the orginal. Thanks for sharing this!!!!

Nice job on that repair. I had to do the same repair on my X324. I backed into it with my ATV and it exploded into about 30 pieces. I was able to locate all of the pieces scattered around my pole barn and proceeded to put them back together like a jigsaw puzzle. I didn't bother with the cosmetic work. I just wanted it all back together. It looks like Frankenstein now, but at least I didn't have to drop $350-$500 for a replacement hood.

I love watching you doin' your stuff - you're a real DIY champ! Thanks for the hours of entertainment. Oh, and I can't wait for part 2 of the GL1500 rebuild!

Yes. Some if you change the fluid it can lower the whine but it will always make noise

Great job Darrell. That plastic welder is a nice tool 👍. Glad you got the 8N running, looking forward to seeing the next video.

The 4w steering is bad arse!!! and yes My Hydro-Static sounds EXACTLY the same. AWESOME results my friend!! 👍👍

Greetings from Canada love the repair u did good!

Great repair!! As a mower mechanic- JD plastic is the worst!!! Don’t worry about the hydraulic whine, its normal

Great job on the hood Damn thing looks like new. Really impressed by that deer mower. That turn radius is crazy.

Nice tool to have... Great video!

Nice video! Love Deere Mowers!

Great video. I'm buying one of those plastic welders. Both my John Deere's with hydrostatic drive as well as my Bad Boy zero turn sound like yours. Kind Regards, Craig

Looking forward to this series.

Good job, I busted the hood on my LT133 the other day and I am facing a hood repair job, My repair is not as severe as yours, I ordered one of those wire tie plastic welder kits, Again good job,

With the fibreglass the hood is probably stronger than it was when new, a job well done.

Dude that thing looks brand new!

Bumped into a 3 inch diameter tree at about 2 mph with my 304 3 weeks after purchasing it. Split from front to back. Used in weld for plastic. Still holding together.

I've got to do the same to my x324. Shame on John Deere for using such sub-par materials in their higher-end X models. I've had a 125 and L130 that are older than my 324 and never had issues with plastics becoming brittle. This thing is coming apart just by looking at it. Luckily I've got 99.9% of the pieces, and it hasn't come completely apart except for one hood support bracket. Thanks for confirming my idea of using fiberglass reinforcement with resin as a somewhat inexpensive way to fix JD's mistake.

Well done

Very informative and helpful. I need to do similar repairs on my 20+ year old LT166. I do have missing plastic pieces and would like to have advice on how to fill the holes after doing the plastic welds and fiberglass repairs on the underside of the hood. What should I use to fill the void on the topside? Thanks.

That engine water protection system really turned out nice! Turn really tight, almost as tight as a Husqvarna rider😉

Looks good. We're not taking them to tractor shows.

BTW, I have a John Deere D140 with a hydrostatic transmission. It makes the exact same sound when you give it a little pedal.

Awesome job. what was the bonding agent you used on the top side of the hood and sanded down?

I wish you could help me. I have a John Deere 855 tractor. The forward and reverse pedals move back and forth freely. They don't come back to neutral, you have to press the opposite pedal to bring the other pedal back to neutral. From what I can tell it's not spring related. Do they move back and forth via hydraulic pressure? Any help would be greatly appreciated

HEY BUD WHAT THE EXACT LINCON WELDER YOU GOT?

Just a thought sticky drywall fiberglass works great

Ah, its this one!

My grandpa has that same mower and his hood is also cracked

What a crappy company John Deere became using totally inappropriate materials that they know will break so easily. Not that I expect anything else from a company that is so incredibly hostile to people's right to repair. Thankfully we have people like this clever chap who find a way to get around the nefarious practices of these greedy companies and keep machines going and out of landfill.

yeah mine used to whine like that.

That wine is supposed to happen all my mowers do it

Good job! Not perfect but, but who cares? In the end, it's a lawnmower.

Maybe don't have the clothes dryer running when making vidoes. Background noise is annoying.