why not hose clamps

[ninefinger]

I understand not wanting to drill the ROPS but when adding something like a light that does not have a lot of weight to it why not just use a couple of hose clamps to secure the light bracket, or am I missing something? I am in awe of the skill you guys have, some of the welding is just beautiful, make that most, and the fabrication of some of these things is just incredible. Maybe with that much talent is why you do not use hose clamps.

 

[BobRip]

I understand not wanting to drill the ROPS but when adding something like a light that does not have a lot of weight to it why not just use a couple of hose clamps to secure the light bracket, or am I missing something? I am in awe of the skill you guys have, some of the welding is just beautiful, make that most, and the fabrication of some of these things is just incredible. Maybe with that much talent is why you do not use hose clamps.

I have used tye wraps and hose clamps. I don't know the legal implications. I wonder if even leaning on a ROPS could damage it enough to creat legal issues. Who knows?

 

[LBrown59]

I understand not wanting to drill the ROPS but when adding something like a light that does not have a lot of weight to it why not just use a couple of hose clamps to secure the light bracket, or am I missing something? I am in awe of the skill you guys have, some of the welding is just beautiful, make that most, and the fabrication of some of these things is just incredible. Maybe with that much talent is why you do not use hose clamps.

There are many threads on here about adding ROPS lites and several post on doing it with hose clamps.

 

[RonMar]

I have seen hose clamps and tie wraps also. I have also seen bolt plates used(2 plates that sandwitch the ROPS tube between the plates) as no drill mountings. Strange things happen in vehicle crashes, and even belted in bodies can move about quite a bit. Whatever you use, sharp projections must always be avoided. Hose clamps and tie wraps if placed with the fastening mechanism outside the bar, away from the occupant are excellent at doing this.

 

[Lasgambler]

I have used tie wraps also. For my canapy I used, I think they were 2x4 inch square trailer leaf spring bolts. Fits good on my ROPS for a strong connection without welding or drilling.

 

[ninefinger]

LBrown59, I guess I did not search well enough. Just most of the mods I have looked at were all or most 4 bolt brackets. Will search a bit better or smarter.

 

[flusher]

I understand not wanting to drill the ROPS but when adding something like a light that does not have a lot of weight to it why not just use a couple of hose clamps to secure the light bracket, or am I missing something? I am in awe of the skill you guys have, some of the welding is just beautiful, make that most, and the fabrication of some of these things is just incredible. Maybe with that much talent is why you do not use hose clamps.

Hose clamps are a good way to attach stuff to the ROPS. I use them to fasten an expanded metal safety screen to the ROPS on my Mahindra 5525 to protect my backside when using my 6ft Hawkline brush hog.

 

[bigdad]

We tried using tie wraps to tie up bundles of cables outside and after a year or so they got brittle and broke. Those dudes can get sharp too!

 

[Danno1]

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You need to buy UV stabilized ty-wraps. Usually they're black.

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[Soundguy]

I have seen hose clamps and tie wraps also. I have also seen bolt plates used(2 plates that sandwitch the ROPS tube between the plates) as no drill mountings. Strange things happen in vehicle crashes, and even belted in bodies can move about quite a bit. Whatever you use, sharp projections must always be avoided. Hose clamps and tie wraps if placed with the fastening mechanism outside the bar, away from the occupant are excellent at doing this.

Ditto that.. I've seen the sandwhich plates and clamps as well.

soundguy