I Hate ROPS...

[tbzep]

Just need to vent. The 3550's ROPS is tied into the tractor in such a way that it looks like I can't remove it without a sawzall. I've always run vintage open tractors with no ROPS and have easily ducked under limbs while bush hogging around the edges of my pastures. I keep the ROPS folded down, but it's still several inches higher than my head. Yesterday I easily pushed one above my head and when I dropped it back down, it caught the ROPS. The limb came forward and drilled me in the back of the head. Later, I ducked under one that was about eye level and it busted off the turn signal box mounted on the ROPS. Looked online and it's an $85 part. $@#$^!!! Time to get out the epoxy and fiberglass and see if I can salvage it.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

I think maybe that tree was just giving you a dope-slap!

Just kidding... mostly. :laughing: Best of luck.

 

[RickB]

Talk about a first world problem.

Get slapped upside the head enough, you'll figure something out.

 

[Thomas]

I hear you understand,the day may come when your glad there best safety device on the tractor.

 

[riptides]

Roll over once and your hate goes away.

 

[Rustyiron]

Talk about a first world problem.

Get slapped upside the head enough, you'll figure something out.

Like grabbing the chainsaw?:laughing:

 

[Oldoak]

Like grabbing the chainsaw?:laughing:

That was my first thought and most logical.

Try running close to tree lines with a farm tractor with a vertical exhaust pipe up front while watching the implement behind you. You don't do that more than a couple of times before grabbing a chainsaw for sure. :confused2:

 

[tbzep]

That's shade for my cattle. I'm doing it for the childre....I mean cows!

 

[dieselcrawler]

My solution was built a full cage ROPS/FOPS complete with limb risers up from the grill guard and brush screen behind the ROPS. I love it.

 

[RickB]

That's shade for my cattle. I'm doing it for the childre....I mean cows!

That doesn't mean you can't limb the trees to ROPS height. That would promote air circulation under the trees and make it more comfy for the cows.