Could be.Just note that some dealers will deduct the price of a new ROPS on trade in if it's been modified in anyway.
I would simply go to another dealer or sell it myself.
Could be.Just note that some dealers will deduct the price of a new ROPS on trade in if it's been modified in anyway.
My 2001 BX2200 was in Pristine condition and the dealer offered me $1,100 trade in. Sold it on FB market place for 6k and the buyer drove 240 miles to pick it up.Could be.
I would simply go to another dealer or sell it myself.
LOL…. it’d be great call-sign or username!I haven't heard the term "Riv-nuts" since I was an A&P many moons ago.
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And I’m sure the dealer wanted you to think he was doing you a favor and probably would only be able to sell it for scrap. Good on you for getting it a new home that actually wanted it.My 2001 BX2200 was in Pristine condition and the dealer offered me $1,100 trade in. Sold it on FB market place for 6k and the buyer drove 240 miles to pick it up.
I also went this route, but then had to source extra-long riv-nuts because the standard ones wouldn't hold - the ROPS material was just a bit too thick for the riv-nut to get proper expansion.1/4-20 rivnuts ftw!
You don't say a word, a lot, I'm finding. You never said anything about my cutting/shortening my ROP bar either.Nope I aint sayin a word, no sir I aint
So, the other day - I DECIDED to drill 4 holes in my ROPS - o dear lord forgive me !!!!!!!! I think there were about 3/16 or there about.Now that, is hilarious. I'm right there with you!
But Great Stuff expands to insane levels, might even bend steel. Make your square ROPS round! LOL
WhoopsieSo, the other day - I DECIDED to drill 4 holes in my ROPS - o dear lord forgive me !!!!!!!! I think there were about 3/16 or there about.
Then the fun came - Took can of great stuff - shook it up good and stuck in hole and pulled the trigger.
Did I mention I had 4 holes?? HOLY sht batman, that stuff moved through that ROPS faster than Taco bell moves through the intestinal track!
Did it come out of other holes? YESSSSSSS - did it make a mess ? Yes!!!!!! Did I end up getting on fingers? YES!!!
Did it budge the metal at all - NO!
I was smart enough to have some tape handy thinking it would ease out but stupid is as stupid does, I still made a good mess.
As we know - cleaning up behind that stuff is worse than getting it on your hands etc. Nothing cuts it - gas does not help, the goo-be-gone does not help, anyway DID it reduce the tuning fork sound of the HST whine? Yes it did - a good bit.
IF I were to do again on another ROPS - I would have 4 small self tapping screws ready to tap into the holes - whether you leave them or remove later. Anything to allow the air to bleed out as the foam sets in.
Good news is the sun will cure the stuff to a point where it will come off the metal somewhat.
The whine is much better however - YMMV !
Would you listen to my cautionary tail? I doubt it, none the less you did. Just saying from 40 years in the industry. And if,,, God forbid ,,, things go sideways and the ROPS fails, odds are your lovely bride and family will never see a dime of your life insurance. Reason, because you modified a safety system, that was designed to do one thing. And since this item was never tested after your mod, you have in fact voided its certification. SO yeah I aint sayin nuttin, cause you guys all know better, than the PE's that designed it, and tested it.You don't say a word, a lot, I'm finding. You never said anything about my cutting/shortening my ROP bar either.
It's OK, really. I trust it with my life. People gonna do as they please. I'm one of them heathens I suppose.Would you listen to my cautionary tail? I doubt it, none the less you did. Just saying from 40 years in the industry. And if,,, God forbid ,,, things go sideways and the ROPS fails, odds are your lovely bride and family will never see a dime of your life insurance. Reason, because you modified a safety system, that was designed to do one thing. And since this item was never tested after your mod, you have in fact voided its certification. SO yeah I aint sayin nuttin, cause you guys all know better, than the PE's that designed it, and tested it.
Well, that is different in a couple of ways. First, it involves a highly regulated industry. Second, it is insurance through his employer for a death on the job. However even with those issues, there must be more to the story or the family failed to get good legal representation.Elliott, I agree with you, how ever I was not talking about auto ins. I was talking life ins, many years ago, new regs came out requiring ROPs on all equipment working mine sites. A young man doing his do diligence could not find a ROPs for an old dozer that he used daily. So he had one built, all tubing was hydro formed and welds inspected and would have seemed to fit the bill, but it was not certified by a PE. He went in to an old working that was not shown on any mining maps of the area, and was killed. Reason , the dozer flipped end for end and the ROPs collapse. Now would a factory ROPs have saved him I doubt it. I assisted on this investigation and the unit he had built was as good looking as any I had seen. However when his family filed the claim for his insurance, it was investigated by the ins company, and denied because there was no certification by a PE. Yes I know a loop hole by a scum sucking ins industry , his family lost everything , a husband, and father, all because there was no tag stating it had been checked by a PE. I know thats not the same a drilling holes in your ROPs, but the premise remains the same, if they want to screw over you they will