ROPS too tall

[GreensvilleJay]

re: You can’t do that on a cell phone.

Ask the website designer what the 'script' is you need to send though I do see an 'Undo' icon (CCW arrow and a floppy disc icon that should 'delete the draft'.
I seldom use a mouse to click on icons a I prefer 'keyboard shortcuts' that have been with Windows since W3.0. Sad thing is I have BNIB W3.11 pkgs with both CD and 3.5 floppies. Floppies are great as they have DOS6.22 on them.

 

[NCL4701]

A law suit over a ROPS would probably make a good comedy skit.

A few years back I was in a law suit over an eager volunteer getting injured while rolling a manure spreader off of a trailer. During deposition it became obvious the attorney was not familiar with a manure spreader. As I explained in detail what his client did and the circumstances he had to keep asking me questions so he could understand how it worked, why it was used, what the components of the implement did, etc. Quite amusing.

Reminds me of a deposition I was in several years ago where one of the important points was whether cows were currently on the property or sold off about a year earlier. It was a big wooded pasture with no cows in sight and some suspicion the cows might have been moved to one of the farmer’s other locations to make it look like they weren’t there recently.

I was asked why I had numerous pictures of cow pies in and around the barn. Told the attorney because fresh, undisturbed cow pies indicate recent presence of cows.

What makes me an expert on age of cow pies and how did I know they were bovine produced? Grew up on a dairy farm.

What training did I have in cow pie age? Well, when you grow up on a dairy farm you learn very early the older light gray cow pies are good for throwing like a frisbee at your brother’s head. Pick up a new dark brown one and you just get a handful of crap.

How long does it take from the time it leaves the cow to be ready to toss at your brother? In central N.C. in the summer, about a month and a half, but three months is better because it hurts more when it hits.

We went on like that for about 30 minutes before he gave up and went on to something else.

The court reporter told me in the elevator afterward she was glad when that part of the deposition was over because she was having trouble maintaining her composure and not rolling in the floor laughing.

 

[Pawnee]

I like the idea of building a shorter top part.

I have 3 tractors and only one has a ROPs, still use the other 2.

I don't think it's a warranty issue, it's for safety compliance. You can build a stronger top part, the factory ROPs is the minimum they can engineer to comply.

The dealer just can't sell one without an unmodified factory ROPs.

 

[leveraddict]

I hit my door header and just bent up the aluminum flashing! I swore after that I would never do that again! But I did. Thankfully there was only minor damage!

 

[ncbota70]

Messicks did a video on this issue awhile back. He strongly advised against any modification to the ROPS; even drilling holes to install lights or other items. Liability was the primary reason. I know when I traded my B2710 in to the dealer on a new B2601 they were happy that I included my original ROPS (which I had taken off soon after getting the tractor as I used it primarily for mowing and it hit all the low hanging limbs on my trees). Dealer told me they could not sell a tractor without the ROPS if it came with one from factory so if you didn't have it they would deduct cost from your trade value.

 

[ScottW714]

While I am not engineer, I think the height of the ROPS is more related to keeping a rollover to 90 degrees than the height of operator.

 

[D2Cat]

I guess I'm fortunate, I've never sold a tractor to a dealer!

 

[DustyRusty]

I wonder if the ROPS will protect my cab from being destroyed in a rollover. I highly doubt it will, and I would probably have more injury from the broken glass than anything other related to the rollover. I no longer put the tractor in the garage, since the ROPS can't be lowered with the cab on the tractor, so it resides in a canvas shed with a 12' door.