suppose i sell my rops

[SSdoxie]

Really. How could it be his fault if the new owner tipped it over? Sold as is, is just that. The new owner has responsibilities for his own actions. The price would be lower without some of the parts. If he sold it without a steering wheel would it be the sellers fault if the new owner drove into a tree because he couldn't steer?

I'd recommend keeping the parts for the tractor even if you don't use them.

The same argument of whose at fault for injury in a Roll-over accident has been argued many times by lawyers for both sides, operator/family and manufacturing company. Any guesses as which side won the most. All tractors have ROPS now.
Trade in value of the tractor would be reduced based on price on new ROPS and installation time by the dealer because he would have to put one on for resale.

 

[NY_Yankees_Fan]

The lawyer will look for pockets that have $$$$, the manufacture, the dealer, the owner of the tractor. At the end of the day you may not pay anything BUT you may spend a lot of $$$ defending yourself. Most lawyers do not work for nothing. BUT will be happy to represent you for nothing if they see a large $$$ and a nice %%% for them. Believe me it happens everyday you do not want to go down that road. Think about that if you let anyone borrow or use your tractor. Have you watched TV, passed by billboards, etc. and see adds "have you been injured call me at" welcome to our legal system.

 

[Thomas]

As other said..keep it.
If you trade w/no ROPS dealer will deduct...you might have scary moment and wish you had the ROPS.

 

[dieselbeef]

yeah i guess itll hang around..just was thinkin out loud

as for the trees...they are 100 yr old oaks that have 80 ft driplines. im not triming or cutting any of them...they got laong this long...cows keep the btm limbs clean but not trimmed up.
the ones in the front yard do get trimmed but i dont want lollipops and the rops still wont go under em.
i live on a cattle ranch so we look more for natural then subdivision towner style

 

[Blade Breaker]

I understand that the manufacturers have been forced to sell equipment that has safety features and I believe that is a good thing. But I do not believe that a private party selling a used machine of any type could be held responsible if selling the equipment "as is".
Just think of all the junk sold on Craigslist and at auctions. Could everyone be sued for every missing guard, missing shear pin, safety pin, or tail lights not working. If this was true nothing could be sold that was not dealer inspected.
Like I said the price should reflect missing parts but as is is just that.

 

[LD1]

I agree with the previous post. If you do decide to sell for a few bucks, and later sell the tractor, just have the owner sign a waiver that he understands the tractor came with a ROPS that is no longer there and you are not liable for anything that may happen as a result.

But I would just keep it also.

Trading in would be the issue. IF to a kubota dealer, they would ding you for the cost of a new one to be installed. But unlikely at any other dealers.

Heck, the local kubota dealer wont even take trades on N-series fords. OR any other tractor of the era. I cannot remember now if it was the trans driven PTO issue or the lack of a seat safety. But they dont want to deal with any issues if they sell it to someone who dont understand the dangers. But they will sell it for YOU on consignment that way they arent liable.

 

[DeereMann]

My foldable catches on some lower tree limbs while mowing, so I cut off the tree limbs!

I wouldn't feel safe without the ROPS on and up for loader work. Nor would I sell without it.

 

[milkman]

I was at a JD dealer who was showing a lady their new BX size tractor and he said the ROPS on the Kubota was too short and only good to crush your head in a roll over, so just leave the ROPS in the barn.

 

[300UGUY]

I understand that the manufacturers have been forced to sell equipment that has safety features and I believe that is a good thing. But I do not believe that a private party selling a used machine of any type could be held responsible if selling the equipment "as is".
Just think of all the junk sold on Craigslist and at auctions. Could everyone be sued for every missing guard, missing shear pin, safety pin, or tail lights not working. If this was true nothing could be sold that was not dealer inspected.
Like I said the price should reflect missing parts but as is is just that.

I respectfully disagree. If you remove safety equipment from a machine, and somebody gets hurt, you are going to be in the wind. No matter how goofy the injured party was / is.

 

[MossRoad]

Really. How could it be his fault if the new owner tipped it over? Sold as is, is just that. The new owner has responsibilities for his own actions. The price would be lower without some of the parts. If he sold it without a steering wheel would it be the sellers fault if the new owner drove into a tree because he couldn't steer?

I'd recommend keeping the parts for the tractor even if you don't use them.

Because if you remove safety items from something, then sell it, then the new owner gets hurt, you'll probably get a visit from a widow's lawyer. And you'll most likely lose in court.