toddwulf
Silver Member
/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gifVery nice. With over 16 days of plus 100 degree's out here in Northern CA., I think it's time to do the same to my baby blue 1920. Thanks for sharing.
Homemade Canopy
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reedfish1954
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I'm going to use your ideas and make me one out of steel to replace the plastic factory orange top on my Kubota which has broken chunks out of it from tree limbs. Nice job again.
Camo
Silver Member
Tig
Veteran Member
Neat idea Camo. Looks good. You should start a new thread and tell us the story behind the idea.
Mighty Dodge
Gold Member
Camo
That's exactly what I'm working on now. You beat me to it. Looks good.
M.D.
That's exactly what I'm working on now. You beat me to it. Looks good.
M.D.
Camo
Silver Member
Not much of a story really. A member on another site actually mentioned it, and had a full luggage carrier lid on his tractor. I looked at it and thought how much it would look like a purchased canopy with just a little trimming. So I located a used luggage carrier locally that someone was giving away, and bought 116" of 1" square tubular steel, 4 u-bolts to go around the ROPS, and some misc. plates from around my shop. About $80 in steel, and about 4 hours of my time to build a frame and trim the lid. The sizing was perfect!!!! it makes it to the end of my steering wheel. Will make my work alot more comfortable.Tig said:
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digicamnut
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Nice work!
Camo
Silver Member
Thanks!
mjncad
Super Member
Camo said:Well, my car luggage carrier conversion canopy is finally done.
That's a great use for the old roof top luggage carrier.
mjncad
Super Member
NH1520 and others:
The only thing I can suggest for any canopy is to add a set of front posts to it. No matter how sturdy the frame, and how tightly its bolted to the ROPS; there is a heck of a lot of cantilever in every canopy design whether factory or home made. Mine bounced around and made a lot of noise with every good sized bump I hit. Adding front posts got rid of the bounce, vibration and noise.
Though I doubt nh1520's canopy mounts will break, having an 80 pound roof hanging out there like that could be dangerous should there be a structural failure and the canopy decides to get up close and personal with your body.
In any case, having a roof over your head in the sun makes a canopy well worth having.
The only thing I can suggest for any canopy is to add a set of front posts to it. No matter how sturdy the frame, and how tightly its bolted to the ROPS; there is a heck of a lot of cantilever in every canopy design whether factory or home made. Mine bounced around and made a lot of noise with every good sized bump I hit. Adding front posts got rid of the bounce, vibration and noise.
Though I doubt nh1520's canopy mounts will break, having an 80 pound roof hanging out there like that could be dangerous should there be a structural failure and the canopy decides to get up close and personal with your body.
In any case, having a roof over your head in the sun makes a canopy well worth having.