Noisy ROPS!

[fordmantpw]

I just cut grass for the first time with my new JD 2720 tonight. She cuts great! But I do have one somewhat nagging issue...the ROPS is noisy! It rattles when it is up, and rattles REALLY bad when it's folded! I'm thinking of using a bungie cord on it to hold it tight when it is down, but I'm not sure if that will even help since it will need to be really tight. Also, I didn't have the ear plugs in tonight (I wanted to hear all the sounds and noises of the new machine to get accustomed to it the first time around), so having those in will help the next time around.

Some of the noise is just the vibration of the pins, and I was wondering if some velcro wrapped tightly around them would help. The bars themselves rattle too, though, so something else will need to be done.

Does anyone have any ideas on ways to cut down the rattle of the ROPS, or am I just going to have to learn to live with it?

Thanks for the help!

 

[rekees4300]

Does anyone have any ideas on ways to cut down the rattle of the ROPS, or am I just going to have to learn to live with it?

The pins in my folding ROPS fit so tight that they don't rattle. Try installing larger pins.

 

[thecnwcaboose]

Added rubber O-rings to the pins and rubber innertube to the break point to reduce rattle. also the tractor I have has a bolt assembly to tighten up the rops from rattling.

 

[XSKIER]

The upper hoop on my 'R is about an inch wider than the uprights. I leave it off most the time, but when I wrestle it back on there the joint is under so much tension it will not rattle no matter what.

 

[bindian]

I took the pins out of mine and just bolted it upright.
hugs, Brandi

 

[fordmantpw]

Thanks for the ideas everyone! I will have to try some of these out and see what helps. Sadly, I can't bolt it upright as I do have quite a few trees to trim around, and trimming them up another 3 feet is not an option.