Need repair advise
 

My latest toy is a 2284 that is in pretty good condition with the exception of the headlight mounting. In the pic you can see the previous owner has tried to repair
Other than replacing the grill has anyone successfully repaired the light mounts?
If so please advise and I would really appreciate pics!

Thank you

If you still have the studs glue them on, if not use pieces of pipe screwed into the grill. BTDT.

eBay has a nos grill shell but $750 is way out of my tractor budget

He will probably have that for a while. That is way out of my budget too. I could kick myself for not buying a couple when they were 125-150 new. It has not been that long ago when they were still available new.

Power mower sales shows them in stock, 233.00 but who knows if they still have them.

https://www.google.com/search?client...1-d&q=759-3773

Last time I bought one with the lights and all they were $156

I am still too cheap to buy at that price, I paid just over double that for the whole dang tractor and had to add a battery. I do feel it was a great deal

see post #2

The picture shows where the previous owner tried gluing them on so I am thinking that he did not remove the grill and did it in place. I guess I am hoping that disassembling the grill and setting it flat will be the difference between them breaking again and staying on

Bought One New from Cub In 2021 and then Bought one from CCS with all the Headlight's & Grill together actually Put In LED Headlights Instead from I save Tractors so I think In total I have 3 Grills for Just In case This Grill is the One thing MTD should Have Made in steel for the cyclops tractors But at Least they are the same In Between Standard and Super GT's of the cyclops era

repair
 

I have one in similar shape. My plan is to cut out a big rectangle and install a LED light bar. Make it a true Cyclops ;)

If you absolutely want it back stock, here's what i would do:

• Clean all the old glue off.
• Square off the plastic stubs to give a flat surface parallel to the front lens.
• Make aluminum standoffs a little longer than needed. Thread them for long machine screws and attach to the square steel bracket.
• Fit the assembly by grinding each aluminum standoff until the mounting bracket is parallel and the correct distance from the plastic. Make it a little "close" so you can adjust the amount of clamp with the screws. You can also use weatherstrip to cushion the sealed beam.
  If possible use short lengths of aluminum tubing that will slip over the plastic stubs and your standoffs to reinforce the joint.
  Use JB Weld plastic bond to attach the stnadoffs. Install the tubes first, coat mating surfaces and inside of tubes liberally with the epoxy. Coat the standoffs also, then press into the tubes.
  Let it set up overnight, then assemble. You can finetune the standoff height with a dremel to shorten the standoffs if needed.

It's a bit finicky but should work.

Rex, thank you very much for the response

Last week I was talking with my gunsmith, and in the back of my mind pillar bedding, a wood stock came into mine, which is very similar to what you described. As soon as I get a few hours of meantime, I will take your advice.

Thanks again.