ideas for a grill guard

hi i have a bolens stg125 and the mrs has a murray and we would like some pointers on building a brush guard as well a front and rear skid plate because on my bolens the whole hood lifts up to fill the fuel tank as well as general work

Do they have mounts out the front for a bumper/brush guard?

If you can find a way to weld some tabs that the bumper can mount to on the bottom, the whole thing could tilt forward. then find a way to triangular it so when you run a bolt through another loop it will hold it firm. I would not advise mounting it to the hood, or it wont serve a purpose.

I seen people use bicycle handle bars for a brush guard/bumper. Their the right shape and can probably drill some holes and bolt it in to the frame up front.