In this installment of the revival of the John Deere GX345, I show you the steps of replacing the hood. In addition, we reinforce the new hood to prevent the plastic from cracking in the near future.
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@johngalt68003 жыл бұрын
Easy fix to beef up the hood, I think I’ll try that on mine this Fall. Also, the hood uses fixed pins that pivot in the hinge brackets and it does come off like a tail gate on a pickup, swing the hood open then grab both sides while rocking it back slightly and the hood pins will slide out, but don’t forget to pull apart the disconnect for the headlights first
@jackhuddleston68302 жыл бұрын
I wish my garage looked like that.
@clutch5sp9892 жыл бұрын
Well...make one and stop bittching like a little vaj sore girlie guy.
@gregpalmer383110 ай бұрын
Worked perfectly. Thank you!!
@SeekerOfTheTruth0010 ай бұрын
John Deere Tractor mowers are cheaply made today. I bought a Kubota and Love it!
@randomrebuilds10 ай бұрын
Sadly there was some shortcuts. Fortunately the plastics took the budget hit. I do see there are some cheaper Kubotas with plastic hoods still.
@javman6022 Жыл бұрын
Remove the hood hold down clips, they aren't needed anyway. The force needed to open and close the hood with them will cause them to break eventually. I also open and close the hood by grabbing it with both hands on each side of the bottom of the hood.
@1notgilty4 ай бұрын
Great video. The running joke is that John Deere tractor hoods are made of green egg shells and green potato chips. That's why they are so fragile and break all the time. For the sky-high prices John Deere is charging for their products you'd think they would at least provide hoods that don't constantly crack and break. Canoes and kayaks are made of composite materials that are inexpensive, tough and light-weight and get smashed into rocks and logs all the time and they don't break. John Deere needs to get their act together and stop ripping off their customers.
@randomrebuilds4 ай бұрын
Totally valid point there!
@whit42753 жыл бұрын
My GX345 hood cracked 2 months ago. It cracked at the hand hole while trying to open the hood to check the oil... I wish I had removed the detents before it had cracked.
@randomrebuilds3 жыл бұрын
Wow - I've heard about them breaking in that location. I'll probably start lifting the hood from both sides at the detent going forward.
@jeradfoster71392 жыл бұрын
Do you have a part number for the seat on your GX?
@jackkalbach951011 ай бұрын
Can and/or should you reinforce the lower hood? Both my top and bottom are broken and replacing with an aftermarket set. While I have it apart, I figure I might as well do both.
@randomrebuilds11 ай бұрын
Yeah might be a wise idea to protect your new plastics from fracturing
@mikebyerly2344 Жыл бұрын
Where do you get that cool black metal bumper........I have broken two plastic John Deere factory bumpers already
@randomrebuilds Жыл бұрын
Believe I picked it up from a seller on eBay.
@Up2winPartStore3 ай бұрын
Hi, how can we contact you for business inquiry?
@MarkZeds Жыл бұрын
I would have bought the old top hood. Dang.
@armyvet40812 жыл бұрын
The reason they brake is the the way they open and latch ------ huge designe flaw -- age is a factor