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Re: Questions about Roll Over Accidents and ROPS
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Posted by MrGadget on November 04, 1999 at 15:02:21 from (216.170.12.242):
In Reply to: Questions about Roll Over Accidents and ROPS posted by Kim Hartshorn on November 04, 1999 at 09:03:11:
I remember back in the 60's both the 4-H and FFA tractor safety programs included films of tractor rollovers (mostly staged...obviously). This was also about the time that ROPS were becoming standard equipment on tractors that did not have cabs. The demonstrations almost always showed the tractor going full over as opposed to just a layover. A particularly memorable "wreck" showed an older Farmall (H or M?) in with a tricycle front end in road gear, full throttle making an abrupt turn. That tractor rolled several times. (Guess they had to use a Farmall for that trick, a JD60 just won't go that FAST!) You will probably not beable to get specifications for building a ROPS from ANY dealer or mfg due to product liability implications. But I can imagine that a retrofit of a factory unit may be available. The lady that lives just a half mile up the road from me with her three boys was widowed about 6 years ago when her late husband attempted to pull a stump with his newly purchased WD. He had the chain hooked too high (supposedly thinking he'd get a better angle of pull on the stump) and managed to flip the tractor over backwards onto himself. Yes, ROPS can and do save lives, but so does good common sense and safety....Like get off and walk the ground before you drive it (preaching to myself there, pulled a dummy stunt of my own just last month. Luckily it only cost me a broken spindle, not a broken NECK!) Gadget.
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