suppose i sell my rops

[MossRoad]

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

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Good decision! :thumbsup:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I'd be trimming those branches, or mowing further away from them before I remove the ROPS.

 

[Blade Breaker]

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.

Used as is is just that. What if you sold without a steering wheel? It's different than buying new. Have you ever bought anything used?
This is typical for this site, a extreme reaction to the safe side. Look on Craigslist at all the potential unsafe equipment being sold. Will they all loose everything in court as you think. No. ..

 

[MossRoad]

Used as is is just that. What if you sold without a steering wheel? It's different than buying new. Have you ever bought anything used?
This is typical for this site, a extreme reaction to the safe side. Look on Craigslist at all the potential unsafe equipment being sold. Will they all loose everything in court as you think. No. ..

It doesn't matter to me if someone removes safety equipment. Lord knows I have removed guards, lockouts, safety switches, etc.... on lots of things over the years. But just because you tell someone that it is "as-is" does not mean you will be legally protected in court.

 

[TCowner]

I agree with the advice given here to keep it. When the plaintiff is brought into the courtroom in a wheel chair the jury is already thinking about the damage award regardless of who was at fault. The fact the purchaser accepted the tractor without the ROPS probably will carry little weight with the jury. They see an injured person and think someone should be made accountable.

 

[Streetcar]

How big is the used ROP market. It would be sold for scrap value. Keep for use if you get rid of tractor

 

[bigtiller]

Judge Judy considers the term "as is", as a legal phrase to be used when buying or selling used cars. I think it would cross over to tractors easily.

 

[NY_Yankees_Fan]

Judge Judy considers the term "as is", as a legal phrase to be used when buying or selling used cars. I think it would cross over to tractors easily.

So if you removed the breaks from the car and said "sold as is" and the person died in a crash leaving your driveway, you would have no liability..... Really?

 

[LD1]

So if you removed the breaks from the car and said "sold as is" and the person died in a crash leaving your driveway, you would have no liability..... Really?

As long as it was made clear I wouldnt think there were an issue.

If someone said "yea it runs great, daily driver, drive it home today, etc etc" then I think there would be a case.

But I see several times vehicles being sold and clearly in the ad states NO BRAKES and to BRING TOW VEHICLE.

But something imperative to operation (brakes) is a whole lot different than a safety accessory that is clearly visible that it has been removed, unlike brakes that arent visible.

IF you want to use an analogy to autos, something like seatbelts or airbags would be a better comparison. People remove them all the time prepping a car for a demo derby or drag racer and never complete and sell AS_IS

 

[Loadstar]

How could anyone buy or sell anything? My goodness there is just too much liability/danger associated with buying/selling.