You could possibly fabricate a 4 post style riser that would stll allow the mx ROPS to fold independently of 2 new posts supporting the limb risers?
That's an interesting idea. If the ROPS folds backwards, it might be possible. I'd also need to look at headroom, but I think that would be OK: if the cab version has the headroom, the ROPS version with a lowered ceiling should as well.
Another possibility would be to just remove the upper, folding part of the ROPS and build the FOPS/Limbrisers up from the fixed base. I could save the upper piece so it could be returned to stock if I ever sold it.
What manner of shed do you have? ie if the floor is dirt could you lower the floor level to fit a taller tractor?
The current storage area is a 3 bay garage: two car bays open in the front, the tractor bay is in the rear and opens out the side. Floor is cement. I had thought about tearing up the floor and repouring it, but it's just not something I'm prepared to do. I think it would mess up the garage too much, and I'd end up with a weird step in the floor right near where the stairs come down.
I have a lean-to off the back of the garage for firewood and lawnmower storage. It's significantly shorter than the garage door (my TC33D will not fit under it with the ROPS up.) Raising the roof on that is tough, since it there is a door right above it. That door is only used for ventilation (there is no balcony or platform above the lean-to roof), so I suppose I could change that to a window and raise the lean-to roof.
The garage does have electricity, which is great for the lighting, running a smart charger, air compressor and various tools. The ground floor is not insulated, but there is a gas line to run the heater in the 2/3 of the upper floor that is insulated/finished. I had a tap installed in the line so I can plug in a propane torpedo heater on the ground floor if I need to work on something in the winter.
Well I think we all know the solution. Buy the MX and build a tractor shelter for it. Maybe a steel carport. You will love the robustness of the MX and it’s far more maneuverable when working in tight places than it appears to be.
I'm trying to figure out possibilities for something like that. The main issue is finding a place for another building that is acceptable to my wife. Getting electricity to it could also be an issue. I would likely have to feed it from the garage panel. That panel is fed as a sub-panel from the house. The garage panel also has a feed going out to a subpanel in the workshop. I'm probably close to maxing out the various panels, but I suppose running some lights and a battery charger in a new building is possible.
MIGHT be possible to put another lean-to off the side of the garage with a dropped floor. Keeping the water from running off the driveway and into the sunken floor would be an issue. I also might have to have the door open out he back, rather than onto the driveway. It would have to attach well up the side of the roof in order to get the height needed for a decent roof slope. Even then, the slope would be shallow enough that I would likely have to shovel/rake the snow off regularly in the winter. I need to talk to my neighbor who is a semi-retired builder (and one of those guys who can build anything) and see what his thoughts are on the options.
