2320 dimension

[Rob-D]

I'm not on flatland, and also never missed the ROPS on the tractors (8N, TO-30, Deere 420) before the 4300 (fixed ROPS). And I don't have the foldable ROPS now, and I don't wear the seat belt (in the car, yes).
I didn't trade up to a 3720 simply because the ROPS was foldable and wouldn't fit into my 8' garage door (the fixed ROPS just clears). I figure if I had the foldable, it would be removed and stay removed.
The death-risk is nil (albeit there), but more dangerous pulling out onto the highway than the seldom heard roll-over death from a tractor.
To me, ROPS is our stupid safety network at work and costing us money. Prolly just me.

Do you see commercial vehicles without ROPS? No. Do a search on "tractor rollovers". It's always your choice but those ROPS do and have saved lives. I think they are a good idea and I use mine with the seat belt.

Rob

ps: there's no such word as "prolly"

 

[lost in wisconsin]

While I am waiting for the 2320 to get here, I am in the process of building a home for it.

The JD website has the length, width, and ROPS-up height given. However, neither my dealer, nor a call to JD customer service could give me the height with the ROPS down. My dealer did say with the ROPS down, my head would be the highest point, but that still doesn't help me too much because I don't know how high the 2320 sits.

I don't feel I'll be using the ROPS all that much, and I think I would rather fold it down and keep it down than to make the tractor shed high enough to accomodate it in the up position.

Any dimensions you wanna throw at me, I'm all ears!

Thanks.

BGT,
Thank you for this opportunity to submit my first post. Our 2007 JD 2320 was delivered yesterday. Where as I will provide the actual height tonight when I get home, I have attached a picture of our unit in front of our garage. Our garage doors are 7 ft high by 9 ft wide.

Doug

 

[soulasphil]

I'm quite sure driving with the ROPS up is much better for the safety of the driver (even if we have no safety belts on tractors in this country) but pretty difficult to achieve in real life. I keep it down 95 % of the time on my JD 3520. The stone arch into my garage isn't high enough for it and could not be modified (I did dammage it once by driving into the garage with the ROPS up). My property is all trees and hedges and the ROPS when up keeps getting caught in bushes and branches (very bad for the lights) and is too high to drive under the trees in many places. So it generally stays folded.

 

[beenthere]

Do you see commercial vehicles without ROPS? No. Do a search on "tractor rollovers". It's always your choice but those ROPS do and have saved lives. I think they are a good idea and I use mine with the seat belt.

Rob

ps: there's no such word as "prolly"

Probably not.

 

[Rob-D]

"Two things are infinite. The universe and man's stupidity...I'm not sure about the universe."

Albert Einstein

 

[bxowner]

Since it doesn't seem that one of your concerns was answered yet, I will: folding the ROPS on a 2320 is as easy as can be. Unless you consider pulling two clips and two pins a pain. In fact, the nice thing about the design of the top bar of the ROPS leaning forward a bit is that the hinge-point doesn't have to be really tight (I now have a B2920 and it's pretty tight, perhaps so as to keep from making noise from vibrating).

It seems there are two camps on the ROPS issue on this forum. From what I've seen, those that run the ROPS in place far outnumber those that don't. Just look at the photos section. Same is true driving down the road - there are a lot of tractors around where I live. I can only think of two that have them down or removed.

 

[BGT]

Thanks for all the info. I made the opening to the new "tractor shed" 8'. ROPS should barely clear that I think.

It is hard to say right now whether I'll use the ROPS or not. The Cub actually feels stable so I've never been bothered by the fact it does not have a ROPS. Don't know how the 2320 will feel - never been on one.

I do think whether or not to use should be everyone's personal decision - same as with seat belts in cars, and helmets while riding motorcycles. I don't think things like this should be mandated. After all, I will hurt no one but myself if I don't wear these items.

 

[Barely Smokin']

I think you made the right choice. Even if folding the ROPS is easy, it would seem to be a pain just to have to stop, get off, etc.

My experience with safety equipment is that it seems silly and big-brotherish until you are either injured or come very close to being injured in a manner the safety device is intended to prevent.

After I wrecked a few road bikes, you'll never catch me on one without a helmet and a decent amount of gear. Just had two friends killed in separate car accidents this week, both of whom were not wearing their seat belts.

And the time I got my JD 790 stuck in the river and almost flipped it, or when I nearly lost control of a load while backing uphill, you'll never catch me on my JD without my seatbelt on (with ROPS) again, even when I'm mowing grass in the middle of a flat field.

And the time I nearly crushed myself with my dozer when I jumped off to hang up the chokers and accidentally knocked it into high gear---with me standing on the tracks---I'll never get off again without locking the tranny. And I sure do wish I had a ROPS on my BH the time I was loading it on the trailer and it lifted the rear of my dually; me, the BH, and the dually all went for a nice little ride down my driveway and into the neighbor's field---with me control-less and clueless on the seat of my BH.

So, some people use safety equipment not because their sheeple, but because their experience combined with a healthy sense of self-preservation lead them to it. Because you can never anticipate when you might need your ROPS until it's too late, I sincerely advise you to use it habitually and your seatbelt.

 

[bxowner]

Thanks for sharing those experiences, Smokin'. I know it can be embarrassing to admit some of those events, but they're real and remind the rest of us that those two safety guards are there for a reason.

As for, "after all, I will hurt noone but myself if I don't wear these items," I've never gotten into debates with people on this forum about stuff that borders on political, but the mandates for seatbelt use are fine by me. The logic that not using one only affects the person who chooses not to wear it baffles me. Just ask one of my clients that spent weeks in a coma and a life now limited by a severe brain injury... she was belted in the front seat, but the 200 lb. kid behind her wasn't - so when they hit a tree at high speed, his lump of skin flew forward into her seat, breaking it and sending her into the windshield frame... if he had been belted, she'd have been fine. That's the one that stands out to me, but there are others... Oh and since the driver had no insurance, guess who gets to pay for all of those injuries? You guessed it... you and me.

 

[BGT]

I agree about no debating - not my intention at all.

I just think big bro enters our lives a little too much at times. I know these things do save lives - no doubt about it. I do wear seat belts in the car, but honestly because my bank account got tired of paying the tickets for not wearing it (three times over a one year period).

Still got to get the roof on the shed - it's been slow going, mainly because I'm working by myself, plus not having a clue what I'm doing! :laughing:
There ain't a square corner or a level board in the whole thing, but it's a tractor shed - not the White House.

In either case, I am still excited over my new tractor. Unless something changes, delivery date only two weeks away now.

Thanks guys for all your help and advice.