Why keep roll over bars down?

theg · Oct 30, 2016

I keep watching videos and lots of people keep the roll bars down. Is there a reason this is done? Maybe simple question, just trying to learn if I am missing some performance gain. Mine are up and have never thought about lowering them.

rekees4300 · Oct 30, 2016

In my case it is kept down because it will not fit under the shed door when up. I only put it up when working on hills.

2ndhalf · Oct 30, 2016

Tree limbs! If everyone kept their ROPs on and up there would be more roll overs by tree than what is saved by ROPs ask any commercial mower.... first thing they do is take off their ROPs.

arrow · Oct 30, 2016

theg said:
I keep watching videos and lots of people keep the roll bars down. Is there a reason this is done? Maybe simple question, just trying to learn if I am missing some performance gain. Mine are up and have never thought about lowering them.

Same as Rekees. I put it up during skidding through the woods then hope to high heaven I remember to put it down before entering shed. Haven't remembered yet.

oldpilgrim · Oct 30, 2016

Trees are a problem here, but I don't put it down anyway. It's not up for the safety aspect but because it holds my canopy up ! It fits in my barn and garage with it up.

ovrszd · Oct 30, 2016

I removed it on my little JD.

It's rigid on the Ford.

Used to be foldable on the Kubota but is rigid now that I have a four post with canopy.

theg · Oct 30, 2016

Thanks. Knew there had to be some legit reasons.

BlackOps · Oct 30, 2016

i keep mine up -- hassle with the trees and some areas i just cannot get in. from what i have seen i takes wrenches to loosen the buts/bolts to rasie and lower is just a pain.

BlackOps · Oct 30, 2016

if there was some sort of a pin that would make it easier i would at certain times but i find that keeping it up just seems to make it safer generally.

ovrszd · Oct 30, 2016

BlackOps said:
if there was some sort of a pin that would make it easier i would at certain times but i find that keeping it up just seems to make it safer generally.

Even foldable ROPS normally use bolt/nut fasteners. I think this is more to increase the crush force required to collapse the ROPS than user friendliness.