Zero turn rollover

[aczlan]

I won't mow with my ZTR on the water side of the pond any more. Been stuck in the edge of the water twice. It never had a ROPS. Neighbor took the ROPS off his. He has flat ground and said he almost flipped it over first day when it hung on a low limb.

I do not understand that mentality. That's why we have chainsaws and other things which can cut such low-hanging branches and make the yard easier to mow.
Also, if it will catch the roll bar it'll also catch your head if you don't pay enough attention.

Aaron Z

 

[4570Man]

I do not understand that mentality. That's why we have chainsaws and other things which can cut such low-hanging branches and make the yard easier to mow.
Also, if it will catch the roll bar it'll also catch your head if you don't pay enough attention.

Aaron Z

Maybe if you only mow one yard. It’s a bit hard to butcher everyone’s trees.

 

[Coyote machine]

Maybe if you only mow one yard. It’s a bit hard to butcher everyone’s trees.

Cutting a low hanging branch is called pruning; hardly 'butchering everyone's trees'. No reason to leave one branch and remove a rollbar....

 

[RoyJackson]

I do not understand that mentality. That's why we have chainsaws and other things which can cut such low-hanging branches and make the yard easier to mow.
Also, if it will catch the roll bar it'll also catch your head if you don't pay enough attention.

Aaron Z

I use my ROPS, but fold it when I'm mowing around some of the trees. Most trees are trimmed so I don't have to lower the ROPS, but a couple just wouldn't look right if I trimmed.
Of course, that invokes Murphy's Law. During the summer of 2015, I forgot to lower the ROPS and hit a branch at a fairly good clip. Knocked one tooth out and loosened another enough where it fell out a few months later. When the ROPS hit the branch, the mower flipped up and my hand (on the right steering lever) hit me with some force. Lesson learned...

 

[9973720wb19]

I have a few hills to mow - two are along a road. this is why I now use a "stand on" zero turn mower. they are just as fast and just as wide mowing deck but if I get into trouble...I can just jump off and let it go. I have a Toro Grandstand 27HP 52", front weight kit, wheel weight kit, and snow tires - I built it up for hills (I only use it for my hills and trimming) it hugs hills like nothing else.

 

[4570Man]

I’d have to remove dozens of limbs to cut some yard. Not just one.

 

[RoyJackson]

I’d have to remove dozens of limbs to cut some yard. Not just one.

Yeah, so did I.
One member wrote, this is just pruning...no, it's not. But even pruning is to just clean up and reshape a tree or bush. Removing limbs can make a tree or bush look misshapen. Now, if the tree' appearance isn't important...no worries and prune or trim to your heart's content. Since my trees are on the lawn, I do want a decent looking appearance.
Anyway, how much bother is it to lower and raise a ZTR ROPS...a minute or two?

 

[ovrszd]

I’d have to remove dozens of limbs to cut some yard. Not just one.

Friend of mine does lawn care service. Plenty of trees he'd like to "prune". Ain't happening.

 

[4570Man]

I’d like to prune several trees right at the top of the ground. Yea, ain’t happening.

 

[DK35vince]

I do not understand that mentality. That's why we have chainsaws and other things which can cut such low-hanging branches and make the yard easier to mow.
Also, if it will catch the roll bar it'll also catch your head if you don't pay enough attention.

That's fine if you have big trees.
There were no trees here when we built the house. We have been planting a lot of trees.
The roll bar is pretty high on my zero turn in the UP position. I would have trim up a good portion of our trees to fit the roll bar under.