As long as the bucket is level to the ground you can probably rule out the cross arm being bent, so I'd look at where it bolts to the tractor. Might be able to adjust something there
A good balance of protection of the rifle and easy access I would think is the goal. Has anyone used the rops with a window type gun rack? Or maybe a ATV style?
I actually had a hydraulic failure while in the bucket of a John Deere 310. Fully extended when a metal hydraulic pipe burst. It slowly descended. I looked back and saw hydraulic fluid blowing out from behind the rear tire. My wife calmly lowered it down and I stepped out of the bucket.
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I work out of my bucket a lol . I don't worry about the hydraulics but rather my wife at the controls [emoji23]. Actually she's a great operator. I feel the chances of a hydraulic failure is less likely than a ladder fall.