Body Repair Help Needed

[Soundguy]

imho.. plastic is a cheap way to make a non repairable part..

[buck12]

imho.. plastic is a cheap way to make a non repairable part..

But I bet the manufactures make a lot of money selling replacement parts.

[Soundguy]

i bet they do!

kinda like Kubota ps lines that are 'designed' to fail every 2 ys and be changed as part of regualr maintenance, at a huge ankle grabbing price tag..

[The kid]

I had a front loader "accident" while lifting a brush mower off a trailer with the loader. It seems at a crucial moment I pulled back on the stick instead of pushing forward and the mower slipped above the front grill guard and swung back to gently "kiss" the plastic nose cap on my JD790's hood. Needless to say the plastic couldn't take the pressure.

The nose cap is intact but has a nasty split in the plastic down the center. I don't have any experience repairing that type of material but have seen in the past where people have repaired cracks like that in the plastic fairings on crotch rocket motorcycles. I have the know how to use the glue, etc. with some light aluminum straps behind the cracks but don't know what type of adhesive or glue to use.

Any suggestions rather than the $100 the JD dealer wants for a new one? If I fix it and leave myself open for ridicule by my friends I will never have another accident like that. If I buy a new part..............

Any advice is appreciated.

Jeff

Try JB weld sand the area and clean before you apply it. Take duct tape to secure the piece tightly. I fixed a wiper cowl with it. You can keep building it up to strengthen it. Robert

[Soundguy]

any way to strenthen it from behind? IE.. jbweld a strip of metal flashing tot he back of it for stiffness?