1965 Bolens 444 seat upholstery and hood latch

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Vintage1
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1965 Bolens 444 seat upholstery and hood latch

Post by Vintage1 » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:31 pm

Hello, I'm a proud new owner of a 1965 Bolens Huski 444. Looking for some advice on reupholstering the seat. I have the original material and padding. Haven't decided to take this on myself or have it professionally done. Also looking for a hood latch. Any suggestions where to find one. Thanks for your time.

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Re: 1965 Bolens 444 seat upholstery and hood latch

Post by fap67 » Sat Nov 28, 2015 6:15 pm

For a hood latch, I used one for a 1930-31 Ford Model A. These were as close as I could find. The 1928-29 Model A latches are a little different as they have 3 bolt holes instead of 2. Here is a link. http://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/hood-handle-990 Otherwise Google them and you can find many. The only problem that I found with these is that the "hook" part of it that goes through the hole in the hood, seems to be a little shorter. The first one that I used would pop open once in a while. I fixed it by welding a little more metal on the end of the hook and then sanding it down. I have 2 in use now with the modification and they work good. If you don't plan on driving your machine much, it probably won't be a problem.

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Re: 1965 Bolens 444 seat upholstery and hood latch

Post by Barrie2777 » Sun Nov 29, 2015 6:41 pm

I always have the two hole model in stock. I buy them from the same company which used to supply HUS-SKI. $10

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Re: 1965 Bolens 444 seat upholstery and hood latch

Post by fap67 » Sun Nov 29, 2015 7:54 pm

Barrie2777 wrote:I always have the two hole model in stock. I buy them from the same company which used to supply HUS-SKI. $10
If I would have known this, I would have gotten them from you.

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Re: 1965 Bolens 444 seat upholstery and hood latch

Post by Vintage1 » Thu Dec 03, 2015 3:21 pm

Thanks for the info. and time guys. I'm ordering the hood latch up from Barrie and took the seat in to be professionally redone. Thanks again.

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