The contractor who constructed my tractor storage shed installed a rolling steel door that reduced my 8' door headroom by 3.5" even though I told him that there was no room to spare with ROPS clearance. Is there a way to safely shorten the ROPS by about 3" without sacrificing the integrity of the system??
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flINTLOCK said:
Nope :
FiX the building not the tractor.
RobertN
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I agree to fix the door, not the tractor.
Was there anything in the contract about the door opening? Was the contractor aware of this being for the tractor, and the height restriction? If it is not in the contract, you might have to pay for it either way...
If the contractor will not fix the door height issue, you may want to investigate if a folding ROPS is availbale for your tractor.
Was there anything in the contract about the door opening? Was the contractor aware of this being for the tractor, and the height restriction? If it is not in the contract, you might have to pay for it either way...
If the contractor will not fix the door height issue, you may want to investigate if a folding ROPS is availbale for your tractor.
flINTLOCK said:
I told them repeatedly that headroom could not be sacrificed. Nothing in writing however. I can fold down the ROPS every time I park it if I have to, but was hoping for permanent solution that wouldn't require that little bit of extra time.
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Have you paid the contractor the final installment already? Did you sign off on the storage building yet?
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flINTLOCK said:
Me and Lbrown don't always agree.. but on this one.. I'm with everybody else... don't modify the rops.. either fix the door, or just fold it down to enter/exit. What's it take? 1 minute to pull pins and flipover?
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Offy
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Flipover, thats puttin' the ROPS to work!!
Rara Avis
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Place a hanging sign in your shed as you enter that says...
HAVE YOU LOWERED YOUR ROP?
If you don't one day soon, you'll drive in and remove your door...
HAVE YOU LOWERED YOUR ROP?
If you don't one day soon, you'll drive in and remove your door...
riptides
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If you cannot do the doors, what about the floors?
In my barn, built circa 1900 I had to basically leave the entrance ways clear and build up the floors when I put stalls in. End results are slight ramps for ingress and egress. I have only a few inches of ROPS clearance. And I always take it slow. One never knows when the barn may settle.
-Mike Z.
In my barn, built circa 1900 I had to basically leave the entrance ways clear and build up the floors when I put stalls in. End results are slight ramps for ingress and egress. I have only a few inches of ROPS clearance. And I always take it slow. One never knows when the barn may settle.
-Mike Z.
The guy who installed it is supposedly checking to see how much adjustment there is. I haven't spoken to him personally, but have communicated through contractor who poured the slab and erected shed. From what I can see, there are 2 stops that limit upward travel to keep from rolling completely up into the can. They seem to have about 1.5" adjustment, max. Don't think that'll be enough, though. If I had known this was going to occur up front, could have probably shortened the metal panels above the header to gain the height before completely assembled. Would be much bigger undertaking at this point. We'll see.
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Keep us posted. While it is 'your problem'.. it sounds like your contractor is the responsible party..
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SnowRidge
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Don't want to rain on your parade, but just clearing isn't good enough. You need more. If you don't have it, one day you or someone else will bounce the machine somehow, or the door will not be fully up, and your ROPS will smack the door. There will be damage.
I like a full foot of spare headroom, myself.
I like a full foot of spare headroom, myself.
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SnowRidge said:
So would I...but an inch is all I'm going to have.
BTW, I don't know about you guys, but when I drive into the garage, I go extremely slow. Even if the door wasn't completely up...I doubt if I'd do any damage except cosmetic.
