Maybe ROPS, Seatbelts, and Seat Safety Switches Not Such A Bad Thing
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tacticalturnip
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That, uh, got away from him. 
careyo63
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Done him a favor! hopefully stays off it....... looks as though he trying to get back on it. JS...........
Mtsoxfan
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Honestly, using a tractor has its learning curve. We all can't be experts right out of the gate.
I've had my share of butt clentching moments, but I learned, and those moments are very, very few and very, very far between now. Glad I learned on a HST.
I've had my share of butt clentching moments, but I learned, and those moments are very, very few and very, very far between now. Glad I learned on a HST.
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Roll over protective structures (ROPS) as well as seat belts I have no issue with however I do with OPS (operator presence sensors) and I defeat them on all my equipment, which is easy to do with a paper clip, but then I don't operate any of my equipment like an idiot either.
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That guy was lucky the tractor didn't come all the way over on him! However, without a ROPS, a seat belt isn't a good safety device!
David from jax
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Mtsoxfan
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Funny, I don't see any locals in my area using seatbelts, even the guys doing the excavation for my house way back when. After my first "oh ****" moment, and in retrospect, it wasn't all that, I started using the seatbelt.
I don't have a seat switch, or maybe previous owner disabled. I wouldn't want it anyway...
ROPS always up, unless I'm navigating around my apple trees.
I don't have a seat switch, or maybe previous owner disabled. I wouldn't want it anyway...
ROPS always up, unless I'm navigating around my apple trees.
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The OPS sensor worked like a champ! A camera!!! Off he went!!
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With a cab unit, you have NO choice as the ROPS is built into the cab structure.
Not overly fond of seatbelts either though I do use them. My open station Kubota M9 don't have a seat belt nor a seat OPS sensor either but I keep the foldable ROPS up all the time as my roof is attached to it. I actually removed the top section of the foldable ROPS on the F series diesel Kubota mower I have, simply because it limits me getting under tree limbs to mow. No OPS on it either. Considering removing the entire ROPS from it actually.
Not overly fond of seatbelts either though I do use them. My open station Kubota M9 don't have a seat belt nor a seat OPS sensor either but I keep the foldable ROPS up all the time as my roof is attached to it. I actually removed the top section of the foldable ROPS on the F series diesel Kubota mower I have, simply because it limits me getting under tree limbs to mow. No OPS on it either. Considering removing the entire ROPS from it actually.
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I raised my trees up high enough to drive under.
I used an 18 volt Makita chainsaw.
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