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There really is an opportunity for someone to make & sell tractor "under armor". It doesn't take much on today's tractors to have a little stick cause expensive repairs. Come to think of it, with (basically) all things being equal between tractor brands, other than your favorite color, a factory option for a skid pan might give one "color" an advantage over another. It could be a simple dealer installed option or just a p/n available to the customer.
But then the "bean counters" prolly have it figured out that they are ahead selling parts and service/repair work for damage that they know is going to happen.
I was just looking at where under armor could be bolted on on mine. I think it looks like a good project for the warm weather, Some 1.5 inch angle iron bolted front to back in a couple areas would provide a lot of protection to the numerous lines and linkages. Good idea Rustyiron!