OK What Do I NEED To Know

[Surewhynot]

OK Here are a couple of pictures if I am doing this right anyway. If not feel free to tell me how to attach pictures.

 

[davitk]

nice!

 

[davitk]

Who dropped the tree on your house?

 

[Surewhynot]

I dropped the tree to put a garage up. It was dead and posed a risk to the new building so I am cutting it down.

 

[john_bud]

You do know that the metal dealie thing is supposed to be UP so you don't squash your noggin, right? (ROPS) Or are you the type that wears a helmet instead?

jb

 

[patrick_g]

Lets not gloss over breaks so fast. Sometimes setting the brakes enough to prevent rolling but not enough to prevent the tractor from powering forward or back is a good thing. Then if you need to "jog" the tractor forward or back just a bit while hitching you can reach inside and depress the hydrostat pedal forward or back with your hand to move just an inch or so. This can make hitching an implement go much faster.

Pat

 

[Surewhynot]

Funny thing, the tractor does not fit through the door with the metal thingy up. Now if I plan on doing any work that might cause the tractor to operate in a position other than on four wheels or if I plan on dropping something on top of it..metal thingy up..definately!

 

[patrick_g]

Funny thing, the tractor does not fit through the door with the metal thingy up. Now if I plan on doing any work that might cause the tractor to operate in a position other than on four wheels or if I plan on dropping something on top of it..metal thingy up..definately!

The metal thingy, AKA ROPS (Roll Over Protective Structure) is part of a long term selective breeding project. They are designed to NOT FIT under most garage doors and into most folks convenient inside storage. Here is where the strange tale digresses along two divergent paths which you can choose from between depending on which conspiracy theory you wish to believe.

#1, it forces you to store your machine outside where it will deteriorate quicker and or be subject to theft and make for a repeat sale or restorative expenditures, either of which boosts the economy.

#2, Operators that soon tire of raising and lowering the ROPS will eventually (due to their short attention span, especially where related to safety) just leave it down, vastly increasing their odds of being removed from the gene pool and selectively increasing the safety quotient of the American populace which boosts the economy over time do to fewer non productive injured workers. This is especially effective since the weight of the tractor usually effectively crushes the life out of the operator if the ROPS is down in a rollover event.

Pat

 

[Surewhynot]

Yes those two theories do have merit, I will give you that. Although it is a royal pain to take down and put up the ROPS, I figure it into the operating time for the task at hand. I would imagine the saying "better safe than sorry" originated with someone who took the time to engage the safety equipment present. Or maybe someone who learned the hard way?

 

[davitk]

what metal thingy?