gashalot
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I recently was happy to have a new Kubota B2601 TLB delivered, and have begun a years-long journey to rebuild some areas of my heavily wooded property. One of the challenges is that in the early phases, I'm working parallel to a slope as I cut trails around the property. Most of the time it's nothing unusual, except for the nasty hidden rocks or stumps stump that can unsettle the machine.
We're in Washington, where there's a lot of logging, and some of the loggers will tether equipment to a tree or another heavier machine (bulldozer, etc) as a precaution on a grade, using a winch to ensure they don't tip.
It gave me the idea to do something similar by adding an electric winch mounted on the uphill ROPS hoop (the part below the joint, and which appears to be welded straight to the frame) so I can tether when I'm going across a slope. With a small battery, I could easily control slack as needed without constantly hooking up and unhooking.
I'm curious if anyone has considered something like this before? The ROPS structure below the joint seems extremely sturdy and if it's enough to stop the full force of a roll, should be more than enough to catch an almost-tip with a tether, plus it's above the center of gravity where the tip would occur.
Other than the obvious (hire someone to cut the trails, which would be prohibitively expensive) risks of working across a slope, any reason this would be a bad idea, or are there better choices (dedicated winches, etc)?
We're in Washington, where there's a lot of logging, and some of the loggers will tether equipment to a tree or another heavier machine (bulldozer, etc) as a precaution on a grade, using a winch to ensure they don't tip.
It gave me the idea to do something similar by adding an electric winch mounted on the uphill ROPS hoop (the part below the joint, and which appears to be welded straight to the frame) so I can tether when I'm going across a slope. With a small battery, I could easily control slack as needed without constantly hooking up and unhooking.
I'm curious if anyone has considered something like this before? The ROPS structure below the joint seems extremely sturdy and if it's enough to stop the full force of a roll, should be more than enough to catch an almost-tip with a tether, plus it's above the center of gravity where the tip would occur.
Other than the obvious (hire someone to cut the trails, which would be prohibitively expensive) risks of working across a slope, any reason this would be a bad idea, or are there better choices (dedicated winches, etc)?
