RobJ
Elite Member
JMHO....
I always here the doom and gloom of the ROPS issue. I think it's more worry than fact. there is nothing special about the rops...at least my rops. 1/4" steel, easy to drill and tap. Somewhere some guy or machine welded it in the first place. Certified welders weld high pressure vessels, pipes, etc all day long. If I sell my kubota to someone and the seatbelt fails is he gonna sue me becuase I didn't use the seatbelt therefor it rusted and wouldn't stay snapped. I guess he can try.
If you buy an old JD with no rops and roll it will you sue JD becuase it should have had a rops all along...or fitted all the old with new rops? How come a riding mower doesn't have a rops.
A recent thread about wiring...if you DIY and don't wire to code and something happend you are not covered. But if I put the newspaper in the oven and broil it and burn the house down I am? Or if I just overload an extension cord and burn it down. Just an average joe doesn't keep up with the current rating of a 50' cord. If you are driving to fast, smack something, get a ticket, insurance still pays for the car if you have the coverage.
I don't have a problem welding on a rops, if you look at mine I'd worry more about a bolt failing or twisting off the axle housing in a real bad turnover.
I don't know, people do sue. Cessna was out of business for years(the planes fault for a guy with 50 hours flying in a thunderstorm!!), the ATV almost might not be here these days. I guess if I cut my hand with my pocket knife I should send the bills to Buck!!
OK sorry I've done my 1st quarter legal rant for the year, I'll go back to lunch. Until April......
I always here the doom and gloom of the ROPS issue. I think it's more worry than fact. there is nothing special about the rops...at least my rops. 1/4" steel, easy to drill and tap. Somewhere some guy or machine welded it in the first place. Certified welders weld high pressure vessels, pipes, etc all day long. If I sell my kubota to someone and the seatbelt fails is he gonna sue me becuase I didn't use the seatbelt therefor it rusted and wouldn't stay snapped. I guess he can try.
If you buy an old JD with no rops and roll it will you sue JD becuase it should have had a rops all along...or fitted all the old with new rops? How come a riding mower doesn't have a rops.
A recent thread about wiring...if you DIY and don't wire to code and something happend you are not covered. But if I put the newspaper in the oven and broil it and burn the house down I am? Or if I just overload an extension cord and burn it down. Just an average joe doesn't keep up with the current rating of a 50' cord. If you are driving to fast, smack something, get a ticket, insurance still pays for the car if you have the coverage.
I don't have a problem welding on a rops, if you look at mine I'd worry more about a bolt failing or twisting off the axle housing in a real bad turnover.
I don't know, people do sue. Cessna was out of business for years(the planes fault for a guy with 50 hours flying in a thunderstorm!!), the ATV almost might not be here these days. I guess if I cut my hand with my pocket knife I should send the bills to Buck!!
OK sorry I've done my 1st quarter legal rant for the year, I'll go back to lunch. Until April......