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bolts to hold on the hood (bonnet?)
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:12 am
by terry274
My tractor does not have any bolts or screws to keep the hood in place, it just sits on the tractor with the air cleaner keeping it in place. I would like to get the proper fastener but I don't know how it should look. Should the head be rounded, like a carriage bolt?
Do you call this piece the bonnet?
Thanks, Terry
Re: bolts to hold on the hood (bonnet?)
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:33 am
by Bensdexta
terry274 wrote:My tractor does not have any bolts or screws to keep the hood in place, it just sits on the tractor with the air cleaner keeping it in place. I would like to get the proper fastener but I don't know how it should look. Should the head be rounded, like a carriage bolt? Do you call this piece the bonnet?
Yes Terry, we call the hood the bonnet. I have a note from Tubal that the original bonnet screws were plain round or mushroom heads no slots and that they are available from
http://www.dunloptractorspares.co.uk/Fordson_Dexta.html 'DEXTA Bonnet Screw 1/4Raised' (sorry I can't find a pic but the bolts have a straight screw driver track across a raised head).
Perhaps Tubal can confirm if he sees this
Strangely enough I've just been looking for them too.
All the best,
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 9:34 am
by Brian
Send me your addresses, I bought 50 when I fitted Dotty's bonnet.
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 8:18 pm
by Mervyn Spencer
Hello Brian
Please can you put a picture of the bolt and nut up on the forum. Was fifty the minimum amount you could buy?
Thank you.
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:27 pm
by Brian
I will do it tomorrow Mervyn. No, I could have bought 1 but it would not have been worth getting my wallet out. 50 cost me around £2.00.
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 6:23 pm
by Brian
Here you are Mervyn. 1'x3/16th Cheesehead, Posidrive, Zinc plated.
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:19 pm
by Tubal Cain
The original screws had plain mushroom heads!
Gerald
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 9:50 pm
by EddieJ
Brian wrote:Send me your addresses, I bought 50 when I fitted Dotty's bonnet.
Hi Brian, do you have any left and is the offer still open. We are getting ready to paint up the tin work on our SD and could do with a set of bonnet screws.
Thanks
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:36 pm
by Brian
Think I still have some.
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:11 am
by Lesfen
Just to weigh in:
Our '62 Super Dexta came with 1/4" fine thread, round headed screws, I think just under 1" long.
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:43 pm
by EddieJ
Brian wrote:Think I still have some.
Sent a PM - Thanks
Re: bolts to hold on the hood (bonnet?)
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 8:32 am
by Lesfen
The 4th photo on this Dexta Special shows the plain mushroom heads as Gerald has noted.
http://zakelijk.marktplaats.nl/agrarisc ... w-adv.html
We replaced ours with the slotted heads as that was what we had available when the hood was off.I remember holding the visegrips on the head as Dad turned the nut and we wondered why they would not have a slot or hex head!!!
But.. it did look more polished!
Les