ROPS for B7200

[scram1995]

Thanks, Bill. That's great info.

I'm pretty sure now that I can install it myself, and I don't have any attachments yet, so I'll wait until I get the ROPS and measure before I buy any.

Incidentally: I'm in the Eastern Panhandle too - Shepherdstown. Havn't bought the tractor yet (I'm specing this particular one out and trying to decide if its the right one for me), but I'm on the lookout for others. Let me know if you see any others locally that I might have missed. I'm looking for one in the $5k range because I can't bring myself to part with my John Deere lawn mower (LX176), so I only need 4WD with a loader (no belly or finish mower needed). Email me at: ejlewis51@citlink.net.

thanks!

-Eric

 

[Kelvin]

The installation of the ROPS on my older B7100 wasn't that difficult. There is a PTO shield that is mounted with 6 bolts around the rear PTO shaft. Basically, you remove the PTO shield and install the ROPS/new PTO shield structure in its place with 6 new stronger bolts (provided).

By the way, according to my ROPS installation manual, the instructions are "For mounting B1060 2-Post ROPS on B5200E/D, B6100E/D/HSE/HSD, B6200E/D/HSE/HSD, B7100D/HSE/HSD and B7200E/D/HSE/HSD Kubota Tractors without Backhoe". So it looks like the model B1060 is what you'll need for the B7200 if you get it. I'm surprised that the B7100E (2wd B7100) was left out of the listing.

The hardest tasks associated with the installation is (1) removing the horizontal shaft that runs through the PTO shield (and holds the 3-point lift arms in place), and (2) having one person (preferably two people) hold the ROPS structure in place while the 3rd person bolts it in place.

Hope this helps. Adding ROPS to a non-ROPS tractor is probably the most valuable improvement that you can make.

Kelvin

 

[BillG_in_TX]

Re: Kubota ROPS pricing

Bill,

I found out (accidently) today that the $148 promotional pricing for retro-fitting older Kubotas with ROPS is supposed to include freight and installation! The dealer actually gets $170 back from Kubota if they turn in the coupon (where the customer gets $50 off the regular price).

I wonder why every dealer (4) I talked to wanted to charge me for installation? Do you think they don't understand the program .... or is it something else (like greed), since the customer isn't supposed to know about the extra $120?

 

[Wiz]

Re: Kubota ROPS pricing

I have a B7200 that I purchased new, and already had the ROPS installed. Last year at an auction there was a beat, trashed,dented,out in the sun B7200 with a loader. I thought I might be able to pick it up cheap for the turf tires. WRONG. It went for $6500.00. I'd like to think I could get that for mine, although it doesn't have a loader, but I only have 520 actual hours on mine. Price seems to depend on the local market for them. Good luck. I do know there are not a lot of them listed for sale, here in Ohio.

 

[BillG_in_TX]

Re: ROPS for L345 installed

Bill,

I installed the ROPS on my L345 this past weekend, with help from my father-in-law. Only hard part was holding the arms up while I lined up the holes. A hoist would have been handy!

One interesting problem. The ROPS fits between the transmission case and the top link bracket, and the draft control arm has to be removed, lengthened, and replaced. The instructions say to measure the length prior to removal, add 76 mm and replace. Of course, it can't be extended anywhere near that much, and Kubota (or anyone else, for that matter) doesn't have a replacement part that is any longer.

I asked a Kubota mechanic today what he would do if he were installing the ROPS, and he said he'd cut the arm and weld an extension in the breach. I guess that's what Kubota had in mind? I guess that's what I'll do - as soon as I find a welder who will do it for me.

Of course, adding the ROPS has created yet another problem. See the attached picture./w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif