Canopy. Are they good to have or not?

[NHSleddog]

The cart roof I went with is for a EZGO.

I got it from a local golf cart guy.

I mounted it handles forward.

The install was a design/build. There is a channel that runs right across the back that I set on the ROPS and then propped up the front with a 2x4 down to the hood to get the height/angle right. From there I measured/made the frame for it to bolt to. It handles highway speeds without issue.

 

[Lil Foot]

That is the route I will go if I ever get the time.

 

[mikester]

I'd prefer a rigid OEM ROPS canopy that could handle the occasional tree branch and strong enough to mount folding mirrors and lights to. I wouldn't want an umbrella or flimsy golf cart canopy.

 

[D2Cat]

Mikester, the golf cart canopy that is from E-Z-Go are far from flimsy. I'd venture to say they are much more durable then any product sold as a tractor canopy. I have 4 other canopys and one from E-Z-Go. The E-Z-Go is a good size, strong, easy to mount and inexpensive. I paid $25 for the one I got and the man had a dumpster full of them. Said take any you want, and even gave me a couple tire gauges with the company name on them!

 

[old and tired]

...or flimsy golf cart canopy.

I can assure you they are not flimsy and will add that I'm very happy with how branches now glide over the top without any help - where I used to have to hand guide them over the ROPS... YMMV.

If by chance it does break... what, I'll have to spend another $20.

 

[NHSleddog]

I'd prefer a rigid OEM ROPS canopy that could handle the occasional tree branch and strong enough to mount folding mirrors and lights to. I wouldn't want an umbrella or flimsy golf cart canopy.

I had the beautiful OEM fiberglass canopy on my last tractor. It was cracked in a dozen places.

So far the plastic EZGO golf cart canopy just bounces back.

So in my experience the plastic one with a little give is much better if you will be dealing with trees and such. And it doesn't cost 900.00

I also have lights and a mirror mounted.

 

[armylifer]

I just bought a canopy from a Yamaha Golf Cart dealer yesterday. It is hard flexible rubber and I am sure that it will handle tree branches much better than my Kubota fiberglass canopy did. I was able to use the Kubota canopy hardware to mount the Yamaha one. This Yamaha cart top is even a little bigger than the Kubota one was, so that is a plus for me. For the $20.00 I spent on it I will take it any day. As old and tired said, if this one happens to get broken, I would spend just get another one.

 

[Henro]

I'd prefer a rigid OEM ROPS canopy that could handle the occasional tree branch and strong enough to mount folding mirrors and lights to. I wouldn't want an umbrella or flimsy golf cart canopy.

Hey! Do not bad mouth flimsy sun shades! I had great results using a golf umbrella attached to the rops of my BX2200 for a while...do not remember why I stopped using it, but it was not because of the shade it provided...

 

[Joemonstermaker]

I ordered my L3901 with the top from the dealer. I consider it mandatory!
it gives you a place to put lights too.
I put eight LED floods on, two on each corner.
I have mine more because if rain than sun.
It’s very durable. I tow my tractor on the freeway with no issues.

 

[mikester]

I know some golf cart canopies are nice, some are flimsy and about as sturdy as an umbrella.

 

[PapaJ]

I bought mine with the "OEM" canopy, which is a BS angle iron frame with a fiberglass canopy painted orange. I sold if after my first time mowing, when it caught a low tree branch and nearly flipped me backwards.

Totally the equipments fault, and not fault of mine for not paying attention while mowing. Yeah, that's it.

 

[OrangeKrush]

another golf cart top !

$40 For the top

Very nice!

 

[Steppenwolfe]

I wouldn't mind the shade, and protection from rain. I also plow my property with my MX5800, and I get tired of the roll bar knocking the snow off branches, which then goes right down my neck.

That said, it's $525 and I want to make sure it's worth it. Do they work pretty well? Does it reflect engine noise back down and make things more noisy? I've noticed when I wear a cowboy hat on the tractor, it's much more loud than no hat or a baseball hat.

Any other opinions on a canopy?

I'm ordering one of these come spring for my mx 5400. The fan is an added bonus.

ROPS-Mount Canopy Fan

Add the cooling breeze of a 3-speed fan to the Universal ROPS-mount canopy. ROPS-Mount Canopy Fan mounts under the canopy and installs in minutes.

www.artillian.com

 

[OrangeKrush]

I'm ordering one of these come spring for my mx 5400. The fan is an added bonus.

ROPS-Mount Canopy Fan

Add the cooling breeze of a 3-speed fan to the Universal ROPS-mount canopy. ROPS-Mount Canopy Fan mounts under the canopy and installs in minutes.

www.artillian.com

I like the way they mount, especially since I mounted my lights down where most of these tops brackets mount to. Easy on and off also! I just wonder how sturdy they are while running the machine with no other supports other than what’s mounted in those two uppers.

 

[mcfarmall]

I'm ordering one of these come spring for my mx 5400. The fan is an added bonus.

ROPS-Mount Canopy Fan

Add the cooling breeze of a 3-speed fan to the Universal ROPS-mount canopy. ROPS-Mount Canopy Fan mounts under the canopy and installs in minutes.

www.artillian.com

The fan costs nearly as much as the canopy itself. I'm opting for a salvaged radiator fan from a car for my cooling needs.

 

[old and tired]

Maybe the guy should take off his jacket instead of turning the fan on

OR is this also a heater???

 

[armylifer]

That looks like a heater to me.

 

[UpNorthMI]

You mention hitting branches with your rops, I run my tractors mainly in a woodland setting most of the year and I had a canopy on one tractor, it’s great for field work in the summer, which for me is maybe 6 weeks, then I have to remove the canopy as I’m mainly in the woods and a canopy is a total liability. I will not add canopies to my other tractors, I will just keep wearing my wide brim hat!

 

[Magicman]

Since I am regularly in the woods, I made my canopy installation a 4 post: LINK

 

[nbryan]

I'm in the woods so much with my B2650, and on and off the tractor many times a session, that having a canopy would be a problem for me, not a solution.
I'm a year-round outdoor kind of guy, have good outerwear for all Manitoba weather conditions any time of year.
And I can just imagine fogging up the cab in -25C conditions, heated or not.
Keep your cab, it's rops for me!