TX Made Brown on Red Hobart
TX Made Brown on Red Hobart
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TX Made Hobart
Square-chopped and rebalanced so your hood works with you, not against you. Built for welders who work long shifts in tight spots
Why We Square-Chopped This Hood
Most stock Hobarts are nose-heavy and block your downward sightline when you're working tight joints or overhead. You end up fighting the hood instead of focusing on the weld.
We square-chopped the top to fix three things:
You can actually see what you're doing in pipe grooves and corners without tilting your whole body
Removing the front bulk redistributes the weight so you're not fighting gravity at hour 8
Get in and out of position without the hood catching on structural or hitting your chest
This isn't a cosmetic mod. It's a functional chop that makes the hood work the way it should have from the factory.
Done Right, Not Fast
We're not the first shop to chop a Hobart. But most chops are done for looks, not for 60-hour weeks in refineries.
Here's what we do different:
We use premium leather top material that doesn't crack or peel after six months of sun and spatter - because replacing a top mid-project is a pain in the ass.
We cut clean, square lines that don't leave sharp edges or stress points where cracks start.
We balance the hood after the chop instead of just cutting and shipping - so it doesn't pull your head forward by the end of the day.
Every hood gets inspected before it ships. If we wouldn't run it ourselves, we don't send it.
Why This Costs More Than a Stock Hobart
You can buy a stock Hobart for less. You can probably find someone on Facebook selling chopped hoods for $90.
We're not competing with either.
Stock Hobarts work fine if you don't mind the weight distribution and blocked sightlines. And cheap chops work fine until the leather splits or the balance is so far off you can't weld overhead without your neck screaming.
We charge more because:
Leather that survives UV and spatter, not the cheapest option we could source
Stock removal changes weight distribution. We account for that instead of ignoring it.
30-day money-back guarantee. If it doesn't work better than what you're running now, send it back.
This is for welders who'd rather pay once than replace gear every six months.
What Makes It Different
Square Chop, Not Rounded
We went with a square chop instead of rounded for two reasons:
- Sharper sightlines - Square gives you better downward visibility in tight joints than rounded
- Cleaner stress distribution - Square corners don't concentrate flex points where cracks start
Most Instagram hoods go rounded because it looks better in photos. We went square because it works better in the field.
Balanced After the Chop
Cutting material off the front changes where the weight sits. Most shops don't account for this - they chop and ship.
We rebalance every hood after modification so:
- No neck pull at hour 10 - Weight distributes naturally across your head, not all forward
- Works overhead without fighting you - Doesn't feel like it's sliding off when you're out of position
- Less fatigue on long shifts - Your neck isn't compensating for poor balance all day
If you've ever run a poorly balanced hood, you know why this matters.
Standard 2x4" Lens - No Proprietary BS
This uses standard 2x4" lenses, the same as stock Hobarts.
That means:
- You can use the lenses you already have - No forcing you into our ecosystem
- Easy replacement anywhere - Any welding supply shop carries them
- No markup on consumables - We're not making money on forcing you into expensive proprietary lenses
We could have gone with a custom lens size to lock you in. We didn't.
Built to Take Abuse, Not Just Look Good
This is the same high-impact Hobart shell you already trust - we just modified it intelligently.
What that means in the field:
- Survives drops on concrete - The shell doesn't crack from normal job site abuse
- Doesn't warp in truck heat - Holds its shape in Texas summers or North Dakota winters
- Stands up to spatter - The shell and leather handle what a real work day throws at it
We're modifying proven gear, not reinventing it with cheaper materials.
Who This Hood Is For (and Who It's Not For)
This Hood Is For You If:
- You weld long shifts and neck fatigue is real
- You work tight joints where sightlines matter
- You want a hood that's balanced and doesn't fight you
- You'd rather pay once for quality than replace cheap gear every season
This Hood Is NOT For You If:
- You only weld occasionally on weekends
- You want flashy graphics or custom paint jobs
- You're looking for the absolute cheapest option
- You don't care about ergonomics or weight distribution
We're not trying to be everything to everyone. If you need a workhorse hood that makes long days easier, this is it.