Bummer

[Deerlope]

I bent the ROPS on my tractor and Kubota won't sell the first piece that mounts to the axle. That is the part that is bent. Kubota feels that the whole structure has been compermised. While doing some grading/leveling I nudges a large branch on a white pine tree. I didn,t hit it at a high rate of speed but nudged into it. I guess that I am lucky that no housing (cast parts) on the tractor got broken. Looks like I am going to have to buy the whole thing.

 

[riptides]

Can you bend it back in the opposite direction? Not familiar with the mount.

-Mike Z.

 

[Bird]

I can understand the manufacturer, for liability reasons, wanting to replace the entire ROPS, and I guess I'd have to agree with them. However, if it were mine, I'd probably take it off and straighten it (might have to heat it to do so, repaint, etc.) or have someone with the right equipment straighten it if necessary. But I'm not recommending that you do that.

 

[N80]

You got pics of this thing?

 

[milkman]

I can see it coming now, there'll be references to bus loads of nuns and orphan kids before this thread is over.

 

[RobJ]

Can you bend it back in the opposite direction? Not familiar with the mount.

-Mike Z.

Wouldn't try this...there is another thread where the whole gear case broke.

For grins I checked my parts manual. Nope, all 1 set. the P/N is 32330-48010 but does not pull up a price or indicate a valid number on tractorsmart.com.

Good Luck,
Rob

 

[RonR]

I won't recommend this, but you could check with an aftermarket supplier of ROPS. (some advertise here).

It's whatever your pucker factor will support.

ron

 

[Bob_Young]

I'm with Bird. Take the thing off and do whatever you need to to straighten it. I wouldn't give Kubota or anyone else another danged nickel for something that CAUSES many more problems than it prevents. If you can take it off without removing anything critical, you'd be wise to leave it off. I know for a fact that it's possible to tractor safely for decades without any ROPS at all. Heck they didn't come along until the late '70s or '80s.

After 3 near disasters in the 1st hour of mowing, the ROPS came OFF my new B7610. It'd be off my L4300 now if it didn't provide the anchor points for the 3pt. stabilizers. Instead it's always folded and STILL gets into trouble occasionally. I have LOTS of White Pine and Lots of low limbs. You can't watch where the wheels are going and watch overhead at the same time.

What kind of men have we become? If we're going to let busloads of nuns, orphans and their lawyers tell us how to do everything maybe we deserve to be run over by a tractor. The Jihadis have figured this out about us and, on this count, they are right.
/rant
Bob

 

[RobJ]

If we're going to let busloads of nuns, orphans and their lawyers tell us how to do everything maybe we deserve to be run over by a tractor. Bob

I thought you were going to say you have to watch out for nuns and orphans while mowing in the pines. hehe.

 

[8226hamer]

I can see it coming now, there'll be references to bus loads of nuns and orphan kids before this thread is over.

I wouldn't recommend doing any type of welding or heating, there are nuns and orphans out there. Follow soundguys advise on ROPS repair, he does know what he's talking about.