FIXING A EXTREMELY CRACKED PLASTIC HOOD ON A JOHN DEERE X304 LAWNMOWER......OHH ITS BAD!!!!!

[@Fatbodypyle]

Best repair technique Ive seen,for plastic.

[@Maugwa]

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.

[@The_Home_Pros]

thank you my friend, i did sand it off camera some

[@TheToolmanTim]

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.

[@The_Home_Pros]

lol you know after all these years you’d think companies would make stuff better but they just make things disposable, I like it when machines are made of metal that last

[@davesworkshop2714]

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

[@The_Home_Pros]

Thanks Dave! It’s got some problems though... basically needs the engine rebuilt ☹️

[@VirginiaWolf88]

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

[@beretgascon]

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!

[@The_Home_Pros]

thank u!! coming soon🙂🙂

[@Ants_Pants]

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

[@The_Home_Pros]

Thank you so much ants!! Thanks for watching and commenting it’s def better than no hood at all lol

[@trickster6831]

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

[@The_Home_Pros]

Thank you you so much man!! I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!

[@buzzedalldrink9131]

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

[@The_Home_Pros]

they sure are!

[@hotrodkustomz9360]

Greetings from Canada love the repair u did good!

[@The_Home_Pros]

Thank you!

[@derekwilkinson7939]

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

[@The_Home_Pros]

lol thank you!! it’s been awhile now and still holding strong

[@SIUDR7202]

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

[@cemilatay518]

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

[@The_Home_Pros]

Thank you I used fiberglass resin and matting then used bondo over the hood and cracks and sanded it

[@fredhart7904]

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,

[@The_Home_Pros]

yea those plastic hoods are kinda junky, i hope u can get it fixed up 🙂

[@jimbob5528]

Dude that thing looks brand new!

[@The_Home_Pros]

Thanks

[@ttommy1946]

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.

[@craigdreisbach5956]

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

[@The_Home_Pros]

thank you so much my friend

[@campbellpaul]

Nice tool to have... Great video!

[@The_Home_Pros]

Thanks Paul!

[@fredyrodriguez7631]

HEY BUD WHAT THE EXACT LINCON WELDER YOU GOT?

[@The_Home_Pros]

It’s a 140 I think mig

[@MatMarceau]

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.

[@The_Home_Pros]

you sure you got that right!! I will be having a lot more lawnmower videos coming out soon. I just bought a John Deere for 25 and a John Deere 445.

[@kendhooge6334]

Nice video! Love Deere Mowers!

[@The_Home_Pros]

Thank you my friend!! I love them also!! I really want a 1025 next lol

[@coryboyd7958]

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

[@The_Home_Pros]

First check all the linkages and make sure they are properly lubricated, next run the front of your tractor up on some ramps. Look up through the hole you will see in the bottom of the transmission case housing. You will see a fork that a bearing rides up and down the side of. The bottom of the V is neutral, you will notice a bearing, if this bearing is not free the transmission will not go back to neutral. This bearing and the pedal linkage of the two biggest causes of pedal trouble.

[@NilsKall]

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

[@The_Home_Pros]

The Who-ska-var-na rider 👩‍🦼would loose against the Jon-🦌 Driver muwahaha 🤣😂🤪😜😝

[@NilsKall]

@@The_Home_Pros ohhh! I see a challenge coming up!

[@The_Home_Pros]

@@NilsKall the husky don’t want none hahah

[@jbailey3983]

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.

[@The_Home_Pros]

thank u very much!! I had some big holes on mine and I just used fiberglass matting to fill the holes which worked out fine, you will prob have to do it in layers but should work fine, good luck with the repairs!! let me know if u have anymore questions 🙂

[@jbailey3983]

@@The_Home_Pros Thank you, I appreciate it.

[@125sm3]

Looking forward to this series.

[@The_Home_Pros]

I love this mower it makes cutting grass fun 😊

[@davidfist7801]

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

[@The_Home_Pros]

I actually changed the fluid in the rear and the noise went almost all the way away🙂🙂 like night and day difference!

[@brucemou1]

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

[@The_Home_Pros]

😊

[@TheJohnRowley]

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.

[@The_Home_Pros]

it’s sad but a lot of companies nowadays are the same😔

[@TheJohnRowley]

@@The_Home_Pros Very true - it's become the rule rather than the exception for manufacturers to use parts made with weak materials and to discourage repair. Thanks for replying, I enjoy learning from you and seeing you bring machines back from the dead.

[@carlhader1625]

Just a thought sticky drywall fiberglass works great

[@The_Home_Pros]

I’ve actually used that before lol🙂

[@ChapinROSS]

Well done

[@Tibetan1962]

Just bought my neighbor's X324 for $500 cuz he's moving and the mower has a cracked hood. Why do we let JD get away with making obviously flawed plastic hoods for 20 years? Dang...

[@steveww07]

yeah mine used to whine like that.

[@The_Home_Pros]

I changed the axle fluid and the whine went almost completely away🙂

[@steveww07]

@@The_Home_Pros I will keep that in mind for the next time I run across it. It uses regular motor oil right? I think I read that somewhere.

[@The_Home_Pros]

@@steveww07 yes just 10w-30

[@karlmorgan2551]

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

[@The_Home_Pros]

Very common to have them crack

[@NilsKall]

Ah, its this one!

[@The_Home_Pros]

yep

[@davidfist7801]

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

[@The_Home_Pros]

Got that rite

[@HorseMalone]

This is what happens when things are made from recycled plastic.

[@fs22gamer-pr4xt]

That wine is supposed to happen all my mowers do it

[@tommycoffey3322]

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

[@The_Home_Pros]

lol clothes dryer😂🤣 hahah I’m in my shed down by the water what would possibly make you think I’m drying clothes down there??? I had a fan running cause it was 100 degrees outside…. good gosh some people just don’t use their brains