ROPS never can be told this enough
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radios1
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they must have used a foldable ROPS, and it folded:banghead:
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bunyip
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I ALWAYS have mine up except when putting it to bed as the door is too low, even on flat ground I have had a wheel in the air especially when using the FEL and I see local farmers tearing around with a full bucket way up in the air.
goeduck
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Always a good reminder. I do have a couple of older tractors that should be retrofitted.
Wagtail
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The three cases referenced in the video were about a pre-ROPS tractor or one that had the existing ROPS removed by the 'owner' (because it wouldn't fit in a former shed, it wasn't re-installed after a shed that it would fit in was built).
Nothing about a fully deployed folding ROPS failing/folding.
95XL883
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This reminds me. (Thank you to the OP for posting.). I need to get a longer seatbelt on my JD 990. It is long enough, just barely, for me, but not long enough for my wife. Any suggestions on where I can get a longer one? I値l call the dealer when they open and ask if they have any. Thanks for any suggestions.
You can buy seat belt extenders.
They come in fixed lengths, and some are adjustable.
Amazon has them.
95XL883
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Yikes! A JD belt is about $200. Northern Tool has some for $30. I値l stop there tonight and look at those.
the old grind
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CobyRupert
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As long as we're preaching about safety, also consider a more healthier option.
Tractor deaths , including rollovers, cause about 130 deaths annually. Any guesses on what the 2nd leading cause of death in the U.S. is, that kills 300,000(!) Americans annually? Relatively, I wouldn't be too worried about the seatbelts.
