What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

[MF RED in MT]

I've been clearing some land a bit lately, knocking down smaller trees with the ratchet rake, then plucking them out with the backhoe and thumb, dragging them away to cut them up.

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Wow, how come you have no ROPS on your MF?

Just maybe you could make up for it by wearing a lifejacket while mowing near your pond, ha.

Be safe...

KC

 

[MoMower]

Wow, how come you have no ROPS on your MF?

Just maybe you could make up for it by wearing a lifejacket while mowing near your pond, ha.

Be safe...

KC

Ha, I take my top half off for the summer, put it back on in the winter for snow blowing the hill, or as jobs require it.

 

[kenmbz]

It's kinda hard justifying NOT having a thumb, honestly. Fairly small investment for what it does for your backhoe.

Wife wants a couch for the pool house- I want a thumb- who do you think will win

 

[MF RED in MT]

Wife wants a couch for the pool house- I want a thumb- who do you think will win

That's easy, she'll tell you that you have 2 thumbs already...

KC

 

[GeneV]

Wow, how come you have no ROPS on your MF?

Just maybe you could make up for it by wearing a lifejacket while mowing near your pond, ha.

Be safe...

KC

I was experimenting but...worry not, they're back on, here's proof. Yesterday, knocked down this 4-trunk buckthorn. I tore at the roots around it, then knocked it over.

 

[GeneV]

Wife wants a couch for the pool house- I want a thumb- who do you think will win

 

[kenmbz]

Not gonna happen for me- That was a big buckthorn.
I did get a log splitter this year, so gotta watch what I push for :-0

 

[MF RED in MT]

I was experimenting but...worry not, they're back on, here's proof. Yesterday, knocked down this 4-trunk buckthorn. I tore at the roots around it, then knocked it over.

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I was only curious as to the purpose behind removing the ROPS ?

KC

 

[cdaigle430]

Not to pick on you but there really isnt any reason for removing safety equipment like the ROPS. I didnt catch that when I looked...thanks for pointing out. Going further I will not be acknowledging posts and threads where people posts things in an unsafe manner-like removing ROPS.

 

[GeneV]

Not to pick on you but there really isnt any reason for removing safety equipment like the ROPS.

Yeh I agree, man.

KC, answering you, you know I did that seat upgrade so that I could just flip the seatback down and sit facing the backhoe. I was wanting to see how much easier it would be without the rops in the way. I must say, it was really nice, just raised my legs and spun around as you see in the video I made. But it just felt unsafe to not have the rops up, and also seems kinda dumb to remove that for the sake of a couple seconds literally of climbing over the seat. So they're back on.

Speaking of rops anyways, I keep forgetting to wear my seatbelt with it. Which leads me to my next point...doesn't that seat belt suck? It ratchets up with every bump and then I have to release it and put it back on. I'm wanting a seatbelt that doesn't ratchet, anybody swap for one, or find some other solution?