Well, It finally happened. I got so tired of tightening up the ROPS tightening screws every 5 minutes during use that I started just leaving them and letting the ROPS rattle.
Well the effect this had over time was it bent the ends of the bolts down at a small angle and broke one of them off. I broke the plastic part off the other end trying to back them out. Now I have 2 bolts with the plastic handle broke off and no way to get them out. I think they are far too tight for easy outs to bring them out of the hole, especially considering a big pipe wrench couldnt get a good enough grip to get them out.
Currently I just have a wooden wedge driven down in each side to stop the rattling... and it is working better than the bolts ever did.
Well the effect this had over time was it bent the ends of the bolts down at a small angle and broke one of them off. I broke the plastic part off the other end trying to back them out. Now I have 2 bolts with the plastic handle broke off and no way to get them out. I think they are far too tight for easy outs to bring them out of the hole, especially considering a big pipe wrench couldnt get a good enough grip to get them out.
Currently I just have a wooden wedge driven down in each side to stop the rattling... and it is working better than the bolts ever did.