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pclausen
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I took some additional pics since getting the tractor all cleaned for the dealer coming to see it this morning. I wanted to make sure he knew this was "my baby" and that I wanted everything even a little damaged replaced. 
Here's a closeup of one of the two sections of the ROPS that absorbed most of the impact. If you look closely, you can see that there is a crack right in the corner.
And this is a little further down along the pillar, which is the 2nd major impact zone:
The hydraulic line that got pushed in a little:
The hole that was punched in the fender:
A shot showing the entire area. It's hard to tell from the picture, but that lower bar got a twist to it, putting a lot of pressure on that bottom glass pane.
Once you step back a few feet, the damage becomes hard to notice:
And here's what I salvaged from the glass pane. I think just about all of these pieces can be transferred to the new panel except for the weatherstrip piece. It would be a pain to clean all the glass shards out of it.
Just for grins, here are some closeups of the GN that caused the damage. Top of post that shattered the window:
Bottom of GN post that got wedged into the 3pt hitch lift cylinder:
And finally the section responsible for slicing the hole in the fender:
A little black paint will fix up the GN trailer no problem. Turns out the drop-leg did not get bent at all after all and their appears to be no structural damage to the trailer at all.
Here's a closeup of one of the two sections of the ROPS that absorbed most of the impact. If you look closely, you can see that there is a crack right in the corner.
And this is a little further down along the pillar, which is the 2nd major impact zone:
The hydraulic line that got pushed in a little:
The hole that was punched in the fender:
A shot showing the entire area. It's hard to tell from the picture, but that lower bar got a twist to it, putting a lot of pressure on that bottom glass pane.
Once you step back a few feet, the damage becomes hard to notice:
And here's what I salvaged from the glass pane. I think just about all of these pieces can be transferred to the new panel except for the weatherstrip piece. It would be a pain to clean all the glass shards out of it.
Just for grins, here are some closeups of the GN that caused the damage. Top of post that shattered the window:
Bottom of GN post that got wedged into the 3pt hitch lift cylinder:
And finally the section responsible for slicing the hole in the fender:
A little black paint will fix up the GN trailer no problem. Turns out the drop-leg did not get bent at all after all and their appears to be no structural damage to the trailer at all.
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