Still Looking for a ROPS

[LSmith]

HI all,

I bought an old Kubota L-175 and have a problem/question. I have contacted three different Kubota dealers in my area about a ROPS for the tractor and I can't get an answer from any of them. I originally contacted my closest dealer and he did say that he didn't believe that a ROPS was available. A reply to my previous post led me to the Kubota site which shows that a ROPS was made for the tractor. I contacted the dealer again and told him about the info on the web site he said he would get back to me. Well he hasn't contacted me in a week, nor have the other two dealers in the area. An e-mail to Kubota hasn't been answered either. I feel that if I could just get a part number that I might be able to find out if this ROPS is still available. Any suggestions or advice would be helpful. This is a good little tractor and I want to feel confortable about using it. I know that the ROPS is cheap insurance against mistakes but still not a substitute for sensible operational safety. All the same I would still like one.

L. Smith

 

[Egon]

Perhaps a welder, some schedule 80 pipe and the proper weldelets would make a roll bar much faster and perhaps cheaper than the official version that may be out od date and not manufactured anymore.

Egon

 

[equipman]

LSmith
The ROPS number for the L175 should be an SFL-22 H K S. See if this helps your dealer find one for you. Hope this helps. Lewis

 

[BillG_in_TX]

Contact the people at TractorSmart.com (423-928-0261) and tell them what you're after.
If anyone can help, they can - and they're in Tennessee.

 

[MarkV]

Being that you are in the South and race car country you might look for local race car builder if you can't get a Kubota ROPS. I did this for an old Chevy Blazer in the Atlanta area.

I am glad you are searching for some kind of ROPS. You may never need it but then again you only have to need it one time.

MarkV