ROPS for Iseki TL2800 (or White 2-32)

[HurdleMills]

I'm getting more cautious now that I'm a dad. Anyone know of good places to look for suppliers for a ROPS for the Iseki TL2800F?...how 'bout for the White 2-32 (understand it's basically same tractor)?

If I can't source one, has anyone had experience with having a ROPS fabricated by a local shop? Realize that it wouldn't have all the certificates and everything, but it would have to be better than nothing, wouldn't it?

 

[DennisArrow]

After reading your post............and in the past having read other's with your needs, I thought of my TL2300 that has a factory ROPS and canopy and using it as a pattern to fabricate some for folks............then it dawned on me as it probably has anyone else that could fabricate one for you............LIABILITY...............survivors and the decendent's family tend to want to blame someone and get money.................NO THANKS.........

 

[HurdleMills]

Fair enough...but my interest is in being around long enough to even HAVE decendents. Can anyone provide useful info?

 

[jimstractors]

Common sense and caution beats any ROPS hands down.

 

[HurdleMills]

You are absolutely right, "Common Sense R Us" around here. Gotta tell you though that, compared to my JD 1020, I feel a little "edgy" on slight inclines that I negotiated with confidence and absolutely no problems for over 5 years (I live on 10+ acres beside a small river and there's a gradual slope down for about 100 yds, so there's no getting around it). Felt the same way when I was using my friend's JD 950. Guess it could be a "time in the saddle" thing, that I'll get over.

Question: Is there any downside to swapping sides with the wheels on a 4WD tractor to increase the ride width (they're in the "full in" position now)? Seems to be OK in the operators manual and it seems like it would give me an extra margin of safety/ comfort.

Thanks,

Steve in NC

 

[pudding]

go for it......lol......i can say that can i?.....cause i am not in the us.......get ya friend who has one, to leave it out on the lawn one day, when he not looking measure it up,........get it made professionally....don't tell the engineer what you are using it for......that way he is void of responsibility, or tell him and get him to sign a piece of paper vioding him of liability....slap it on......also a seatbelt is kind handy apparently.....just a thought.....just remeber to take the safety frame off before you sell the tractor.....a safety frame then mean you can put a roof on it, that really makes those hot summer days better

putting the wheels out helps also......not a hard job to put out on a tractor that small.......

best of luck.......you also need to mount a cupholder, for those liquid refreshment on big mowning jobs, i have a friend with 30acres and a tractor with a big platform, he just takes the box of 'liquid refreshment' with him.....throws the empty cans over his shoulder onto the grass sitting on the mower deck, for collection later

 

[kenmac]

you could add weight to the rear wheels by adding water ,etc; that should make it a little more stable .

 

[svcguy]

ROPS are not difficult to fabricate and really not rocket science. The most important step is to ensure you (or your fabricator) are a decent welder. While a bar or cage is usually located at the rear of the tractor, there is nothing wrong with fabricating a ROPS off the main frame of a loader. The object with a front bar is to ensure that when a tractor flops, that it stops from rolling. In fact, a number of small loaders benefit from the additional rigidity. If your terrain is steep and rugged, a rear ROPS makes more sense, as stopping a roll might not be possible. Either way, you need to be belted in, and the bar needs to be substantial enough to either stop a roll or withstand a roll. Running an import without ROP is a serious mistake. It's like running a loader without a counter balance. It can easily catch up to you. I live in the mountains, and while I have never rolled a tractor, I have rolled about everything else.

 

[kenmac]

If you decide to build a rops be sure it can withstand the weight of the tractor in all conditions. there is alot of info out there where people built their own rops and the rops didn't hold up resulting in death. HERE is some info. on rops.

 

[loaderbob]

Great article!!! I will have to hold onto this one.
Thanks!
Bob /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif