What is that thing ?

miketrock

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I don't have a tractor … yet …. Who knows without going out to your tractor and looking? …. ok, go ahead n look … What is the Hood Ornament on BX tractors (and B,s and others if they're the same) ? not the circle with a "K" in the middle that's between the headlights … that I can see n tell, but I cant tell what the hood ornament is ….?...? just curious , I've been looking n lurking on these sites for months and it just dawned on me that I don't know what it is. they might have changed over the years, too.
 

dlsmith

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Well, the parts manual calls it a "mark".

I suppose it's just a styling addition. You have to admit, it looks better with it than without it.
 

GeoHorn

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The manuals I have call it a “mascot”, which is an English word translated from the Japanese representing good fortune or good luck. I suppose it might have been intended to indicate that owners will have “good luck” with what’s under the hood.
 

shootem604

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I always wondered why it was only some of the old B series that had the "bull" ornament.
 

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I don't have a hood ornament on my tractor, just the circle K on the grill.
 

kubotus maximus

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Something the dealer uses in the shop putting the tractors together is my best guess. This was a pic they sent me after they built it from a crate.
 

troverman

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On a B series, that hood ornament twists slightly and allows the hood to be opened.
 

SidecarFlip

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The manuals I have call it a “mascot”, which is an English word translated from the Japanese representing good fortune or good luck. I suppose it might have been intended to indicate that owners will have “good luck” with what’s under the hood.
What I have, in Chrome and my 'Mascot' sits on top of my 'Bonnet' and my 'Bonnet' covers my engine that I hope, lasts a long time as it was very expensive.

So far, so good.....