ROPS

[Lockport]

My ROPS even at 45° hits my garage. In addition, it is always folded down and I typically hit my head when attaching or detaching any 3-point implement. It's a 2012, I think. Maybe '11, but I sat on a CK35 a few months back and would swear its ROPS was shorter.

Question: does anyone know if they have reduced the height to accommodate standard North American garage door heights? And if so, is the upper portion of a foldable ROPS interchangeable with the base of earlier branded tractors of same model?

Thanks all.

 

[boggen]

no help to ya on specific questions you have...

a solution for garage door, mount a pole above the door, and on end of it tie a string, and then place a tennis ball on the end. so when ya driving up to the garage door. the ball nails you in the head. *reminder* to suddenly stop and lower the ROPS

 

[ray66v]

The height of a ROPS in the US is determined by federal regulations.

Not by the height of garage door openings.

 

[HEC]

A hot topic on here awhile back . Someone had their's lowered and there was all kinds of flack about it . I have the same problem with my M5700 so I just took the upper section off so I have no protection from a roll over . My ground is flat so I see no problem in what I do with my tractor .It's my business ,and was my decision so I could keep the tractor under cover , period . If and when I sell the tractor I will put the upper section back on . I have been around tractors for a long time and I don't recommend someone else taking their's off for sure. If one was to have their's lowered and was later to sell the tractor there may be an issue of the legal kind .

 

[SSdoxie]

The overall height of a CT335 is lower (about 1 1/2") than the CT225-235. I don't know why, but there was not a change in ROPS design and the ROPS structures and mounting to axle frames are different. Not interchangeable.

 

[powerscol]

This may sound like a dumb question, but have you tried folding it to the 90 degree position - straight back?
I too have to do this to fit in the garage, and also hit my head numerous times. Also have you looked to see if you can adjust your garage door. On mine I found I could get clearance by adjusting the door position when fully up (moved it back on the track more), to get full head clearance.

 

[dieselbeef]

rops smopes///I took that pita thing off..don't fit under the trees either

anyone wanna buy one for a bx 2200

 

[MoKelly]

This may sound like a dumb question, but have you tried folding it to the 90 degree position - straight back?
I too have to do this to fit in the garage, and also hit my head numerous times. Also have you looked to see if you can adjust your garage door. On mine I found I could get clearance by adjusting the door position when fully up (moved it back on the track more), to get full head clearance.

I am in same situation. If I lower the ROPS to 90 degrees it fits in the garage perfectly. My garage door is a standard size --- nothing special.

MoKelly

 

[Lockport]

I think if I change the weatherproof flashing from around the garage door edging from tin metal to flexible rubber I might just get away with leaving it at 45°. now if I actually roll the thing over in my ditch will it stay locked at 45°? SSdoxie?

 

[SSdoxie]

It should stay locked in that position, IF the through pins and hair pin clips are in place AND the set screw knobs are tightended down. It will not provide the same protection as in full upright position because the highest point is farther behind the seat and the overall height is lower so it may allow a full 180 degree rollover where if it had been in full position it might have stopped the rollover with tractor on it's side. Each case/situation varies.

 

[powerscol]

I can move mine to the vertical positing in a matter of minutes, Take a moment and be safe. When done, just lower to fit in the garage. Sometimes we all just get in a hurry, but take a moment and THINK. Whats two minutes compared to your LIFE?????????

 

[buickanddeere]

I think if I change the weatherproof flashing from around the garage door edging from tin metal to flexible rubber I might just get away with leaving it at 45ｰ. now if I actually roll the thing over in my ditch will it stay locked at 45ｰ? SSdoxie?

What is the air pressure in the rear tires?

 

[buickanddeere]

I can move mine to the vertical positing in a matter of minutes, Take a moment and be safe. When done, just lower to fit in the garage. Sometimes we all just get in a hurry, but take a moment and THINK. Whats two minutes compared to your LIFE?????????

Sounds like around here. A couple of weeks ago a Kincardine local tried kicking corn stocks into the corn processor's header. She got a hold of him. I have no idea how but he did manage to call his Father and make a 911 call while still stuck in the header as it was still gnawing away on him. He was pronounced dead at the scene later.
It wasn't a week later when the incident was still fresh on everybody's mind. Some genius in the same county tried kicking debris out of an auger at Snobelen Farms's grain elevator. Tore the sole off his boot and cut his foot up but they stitched him back together.
Can't happen to me, I've always done it that way. I know what I'm doing not like those other amateurs. I'm in a hurry and can't take the time to shut her down. What, carry a poking stick, why do that?

 

[bcp]

Several OSHA ROP sites refer to ASEA standards, which seem to be in this PDF somewhere, buried in engineer-speak.

https://law.resource.org/pub/us/cfr/ibr/005/sae.j1194.1983.pdf

Bruce

 

[Lockport]

What is the air pressure in the rear tires?

Factory recommended for industrial tires...whatever that is. Why?

 

[Lockport]

Sounds like around here. A couple of weeks ago a Kincardine local tried kicking corn stocks into the corn processor's header. She got a hold of him. I have no idea how but he did manage to call his Father and make a 911 call while still stuck in the header as it was still gnawing away on him. He was pronounced dead at the scene later.
It wasn't a week later when the incident was still fresh on everybody's mind. Some genius in the same county tried kicking debris out of an auger at Snobelen Farms's grain elevator. Tore the sole off his boot and cut his foot up but they stitched him back together.
Can't happen to me, I've always done it that way. I know what I'm doing not like those other amateurs. I'm in a hurry and can't take the time to shut her down. What, carry a poking stick, why do that?

I met a farmer once who stripped off his overalls down to his bare innocence and threw himself into a square baler. Came out looking something like Square-Bob Spongepants. Posted it on YouTube. That musta hurt.

 

[buickanddeere]

I met a farmer once who stripped off his overalls down to his bare innocence and threw himself into a square baler. Came out looking something like Square-Bob Spongepants. Posted it on YouTube. That musta hurt.

I seen that fake video from Europe. There was no plunger in the bale chamber and the pto was not spinning.

 

[RalphVa]

Federal regs should specify the ROPS to be no taller than the standard garage door opening height. This was the case on the non folding ROPS on my 4010. It is not the case for my 1025R. Its ROPS stay folded, and I occasionally bump the thing when working in the 3ph area. Otherwise, un-folded, it is too high for most trees I go under and for my garage doors.

Mistake by the Feds, along with their diesel pollution regs. Should be the same a the European Union's.

Ralph

 

[MoPops]

I keep mine up. But I am accident prone, so I've got to plan for the worst. It does hit a lot of tree limbe when I'm mowing, but nothing too serious. If it's a great big limb, I go around. I've got two sliding doors on the front of the barn, they are tall enough to leave the ROPS up..

 

[Citydude]

My ROPS is hard to manhandle it seems so gave up getting into the garage. I would pull up to the garage door to the ROPS and call that good if I'm fiddling with anything on the tractor. A few months ago, I put a fiberglass canopy on it. A week or so later, pulled up to the garage door to fix a light problem, forgot about the canopy....you can guess the rest of the story.