Man that hood vibrates!

[garnold]

Ok that makes sense to me. I'll go do some shopping tomorrow

[OldCubby]

Originally Posted by drglinski

You got a single cylinder Kohler. Those things make any cub shake rattle and roll. Hope you can get it tightened down.

what he said

[nikster]

Originally Posted by garnold

Any chance you can post a pick of how you placed that edge stuff? I was thinking of getting that edge stuff from Kirk's Engines. Amazon also sells it and it looks like it might help but I'm interested in what you did because even that edge stuff can only help so much. This thing moves!

Yup, kirk engine has the right edge. Bought it for my # 109 & # 127, one order is enough for 2 hoods.
Fits REAL snug when tapped in with a mallet.

NIK,

[johncub7172]

Yup, it's a real basic profile, and simple extrusion. Perhaps when I make some of it,........ . Might get lucky and have the right size rubber hose, like windshield washer hose from a truck. Just slice down the middle with a razor blade, and press on to the metal of the tractor.

I have tool box padding just sitting between the two surfaces, and works well too.

[DoubleO7]

Also check the hood pivot holes.
They might be getting enlarged due to vibration and wallowed out some.
Which will exasperate the excessive vibration.

[garnold]

Originally Posted by DoubleO7

Also check the hood pivot holes.
They might be getting enlarged due to vibration and wallowed out some.
Which will exasperate the excessive vibration.

Should be ok. Brand new hinge and everything tight. I just have not had much seat time with these older cubs and didn't realize how much the vibrate.

[sawdustdad]

Like others, I just add a resilient material along the edge of the dash--rubber tubing, hose, weatherstrip, etc. Vibrates anyway, though. The QLs are worse in that there is no latch, per se, only the spring tab and detent to hold the hood closed.

[Mr.Goffena]

The spring clips that hold the hood shut on my 149 were not touching at all when I got it. After a closer inspection they looked like they were bent so they were no longer holding down on the hood. So I took a pair of pliers and bent them a little bit at a time and got them where they put some down pressure on the hood. Be careful if you go to far the hood will catch them on the way down and wedge them up under the dash. I did this 3 years ago and the hood hasn't rattled since.

[garnold]

Originally Posted by Mr.Goffena

The spring clips that hold the hood shut on my 149 were not touching at all when I got it. After a closer inspection they looked like they were bent so they were no longer holding down on the hood. So I took a pair of pliers and bent them a little bit at a time and got them where they put some down pressure on the hood. Be careful if you go to far the hood will catch them on the way down and wedge them up under the dash. I did this 3 years ago and the hood hasn't rattled since.

I'll check that out :-)

[IACubCadet]

It's probably been said, but I used to use a chunk of the sticky-back foam used to weather strip doors on the underside of my hood. It worked really well. I used it on my 70 when I repainted it.