Hood Guard…Head Guard

   / Hood Guard…Head Guard
  • Thread Starter
#41  
Well it's finished!

Always seems to take longer than it should!

I think I am pretty satisfied with the result. The height of the folding ROPS was a factor I had to live with. The head guard only adds about an inch and a half to the height. Plenty of head room, but if I try to stand up…not enough. That is no problem for me.

It is actually quite strong. The front supports remove easily and the top could be used as a canopy if I wanted to, but actually there is no reason to remove those front supports, because you hardly notice them there when you are in the driver’s seat.

The front dropping down and being narrower than the back keeps things out of the way. I don’t think this thing will get in the way at all, where I will use it. I can still see me sneaking between trees and so on, just like before, because the ROPS was always there anyway.

It was a great day for photos! I got about ten to post. Hope I don’t tire you guys out!
 

Attachments

  • 403707-HG1.JPG
    403707-HG1.JPG
    78 KB · Views: 730
   / Hood Guard…Head Guard
  • Thread Starter
#42  
/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
 

Attachments

  • 403709-HG2.JPG
    403709-HG2.JPG
    80.9 KB · Views: 856
   / Hood Guard…Head Guard
  • Thread Starter
#43  
I did not drill my ROPS (yet). I did however drill 2 half-inch holes in the ears of the hinge assembly. Had I thought more carefully, I could have used one existing hole (or both if I could find the right bolt). I am thinking I may drill two holes in the top crosspiece to prevent the guard from slipping sideways in an event, if one should happen. I will decide later on that.
 

Attachments

  • 403710-HG3.JPG
    403710-HG3.JPG
    85.5 KB · Views: 617
   / Hood Guard…Head Guard
  • Thread Starter
#44  
/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 

Attachments

  • 403711-HG4.JPG
    403711-HG4.JPG
    80.6 KB · Views: 585
   / Hood Guard…Head Guard
  • Thread Starter
#45  
View from the driver’s seat
 

Attachments

  • 403712-HG5.JPG
    403712-HG5.JPG
    81.1 KB · Views: 545
   / Hood Guard…Head Guard
  • Thread Starter
#46  
Easy to see through this 9 gauge diamond expanded metal. Works just as I had hoped.
 

Attachments

  • 403714-HG6.JPG
    403714-HG6.JPG
    83 KB · Views: 532
   / Hood Guard…Head Guard
  • Thread Starter
#47  
Another angle
 

Attachments

  • 403715-HG7.JPG
    403715-HG7.JPG
    70.6 KB · Views: 458
   / Hood Guard…Head Guard
  • Thread Starter
#48  
a different angle
 

Attachments

  • 403717-HG8.JPG
    403717-HG8.JPG
    84.2 KB · Views: 454
   / Hood Guard…Head Guard
  • Thread Starter
#49  
Side view
 

Attachments

  • 403719-HG9.JPG
    403719-HG9.JPG
    83.9 KB · Views: 470
   / Hood Guard…Head Guard
  • Thread Starter
#50  
Ready to work
 

Attachments

  • 403720-HG10.JPG
    403720-HG10.JPG
    76 KB · Views: 823

Tractor & Equipment Auctions

4-Compartment Metal Storage Box (A49346)
4-Compartment...
Concrete Hopper (A49251)
Concrete Hopper...
Case Cable Plow (A49251)
Case Cable Plow...
2014 FORD XL F-150 (A48992)
2014 FORD XL F-150...
TOFT CAT314S 45" Skeleton Excavator Bucket (A49251)
TOFT CAT314S 45"...
2006 DOONAN 48X102 STEP DECK (A48992)
2006 DOONAN 48X102...
 
Top