Mansker,
That turned out real nice.
On mine I used expaneded metal on the top of the frame, because I wanted to have a good view upwards, but it does let a lot of sun through. I tried putting some thin plywood on top to give me shade, but it reflected so much sound back down at me that I gave up on it and took it off.
Ended up using cloth, which seems to absorb sound and not reflect it back down. Did you use some kind of sound absorbing material on the bottom of the cover? What gage steel did you use for the cover? Did you notice increased reflected engine noise after you installed your FOPS?
I ended up supporting the top in a way that I could remove the front supports easily to facilitate removing the loader if I want...but really see no need to do that since I don't finish mow with the larger tractor...
My biggest motivation for making something like this was more fear of the tractor tipping beside a tree, and having my seatbelt hold me in tight as the tree slid down MY side of the ROPS and ... squash, maybe...
Here is a link to a thread I posted on the evolution of my "head protector" earlier in the year, in case any of the new guys might be interested...
Hood Guard…Head Guard
Perhaps there is a hood guard in your future, Mahsker! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
