I will soon start on a ROPS for a Kubota L175. Part of the project will be a roof. I was lucky to score a golf cart roof in excellent shape.
Looking at the L175, there will be no problem with the rear two struts. They will mount to plates bolted to the rear axle assembly. The issue will be front struts. In looking at this tractor, I don't see a convenient place to mount one or two front struts.
Can't do it on the dashboard shroud, that mounts to a flange on the fuel tank. Don't want to mount ANYTHING to the fuel tank.
Can't mount it on the hood. A lot of services need the hood up.
I COULD run a 2" x 1/4" bar from the front weight mount back a foot or so on each side. I'd need to make the starboard side strut removable for convenient access to filters and stuff.
Hmmm. What you do?
And I can't forget the whole purpose of a ROPS is to prevent rollover.
No. Kubota doesn't stock this. We've already beaten that one to death in another thread.
Rear struts will be 2 x 2 x 11ga. Front struts will be 1 x 2 x 14ga. On the front roof will be two LED work lights. On the rear struts will be 4 LED yellow lights. The welded steel roof frame will add the stiffness a ROPS needs.
Should I travel to a junk yard and pick up a seat belt?
Looking at the L175, there will be no problem with the rear two struts. They will mount to plates bolted to the rear axle assembly. The issue will be front struts. In looking at this tractor, I don't see a convenient place to mount one or two front struts.
Can't do it on the dashboard shroud, that mounts to a flange on the fuel tank. Don't want to mount ANYTHING to the fuel tank.
Can't mount it on the hood. A lot of services need the hood up.
I COULD run a 2" x 1/4" bar from the front weight mount back a foot or so on each side. I'd need to make the starboard side strut removable for convenient access to filters and stuff.
Hmmm. What you do?
And I can't forget the whole purpose of a ROPS is to prevent rollover.
No. Kubota doesn't stock this. We've already beaten that one to death in another thread.
Rear struts will be 2 x 2 x 11ga. Front struts will be 1 x 2 x 14ga. On the front roof will be two LED work lights. On the rear struts will be 4 LED yellow lights. The welded steel roof frame will add the stiffness a ROPS needs.
Should I travel to a junk yard and pick up a seat belt?
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