Don_Curley
Bronze Member
Rock \'n Rolling ROPS
After using my B2910 for planting a whole lot of poplars (relatively light duty), I have now switched to leveling a couple of acres in preparation for a large garage/shop building on my property. I have been using a box blade for this, and this clearly moved my tractor into the heavy duty arena. Because the land is fairly rutted and bumpy, even at relatively slow speeds, my ROPS (and it's the one-piece type with an attached canopy), is rocking back and forth (or I should say, fore and aft) rather violently. It is clearly moving at the point it bolts to the ROPS subframe that comes up from underneath the rear fender assemblies. At first I thought the nuts must be loose, but when I checked them I could hardly budge them to tighten them further. Although I did not remove the bolts, I am now wondering if the bolt diameters are substantially less than the respective holes (thereby allowing the two "parts" of the ROPS system to inordinately flex at that juncture, independent of the relative tightness of the bolts themselves).
Has anyone else had this problem? Is the connection between the ROPS structure and its subframe supposed to be this loose for some reason? If not, how can this be fixed (i.e., short of welding the parts together, which I don't think would be a good idea)? The way my situation is now, I keep wondering when something is going to break, go into orbit, or come crashing down on my head. Somehow, this condition does not seem right to me. Any thoughts, suggestions, or experiences in this regard would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Don
After using my B2910 for planting a whole lot of poplars (relatively light duty), I have now switched to leveling a couple of acres in preparation for a large garage/shop building on my property. I have been using a box blade for this, and this clearly moved my tractor into the heavy duty arena. Because the land is fairly rutted and bumpy, even at relatively slow speeds, my ROPS (and it's the one-piece type with an attached canopy), is rocking back and forth (or I should say, fore and aft) rather violently. It is clearly moving at the point it bolts to the ROPS subframe that comes up from underneath the rear fender assemblies. At first I thought the nuts must be loose, but when I checked them I could hardly budge them to tighten them further. Although I did not remove the bolts, I am now wondering if the bolt diameters are substantially less than the respective holes (thereby allowing the two "parts" of the ROPS system to inordinately flex at that juncture, independent of the relative tightness of the bolts themselves).
Has anyone else had this problem? Is the connection between the ROPS structure and its subframe supposed to be this loose for some reason? If not, how can this be fixed (i.e., short of welding the parts together, which I don't think would be a good idea)? The way my situation is now, I keep wondering when something is going to break, go into orbit, or come crashing down on my head. Somehow, this condition does not seem right to me. Any thoughts, suggestions, or experiences in this regard would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Don
