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Company policy gone mad!

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Jim in NC

11-23-2003 06:43:21




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I have a 1967 IH424 diesel and need a ROPS. I learned on this site that my tractor was the basis for the Mahindra E350 series. I emailed Mahindra USA and a nice lady gave me the part# and said it would fit fine. She said I could order it from my local dealer. When my dealer was placing the order he happened to mention it was going on an IH. The rep went ballistic! Mahindra USA said if I killed myself with their parts on my tractor THEY were liable. I said an appropriate ROPS would be much safer than NO ROPS and they said maybe but they wouldn't sell me a ROPS. I tried to order it again saying it was for my "E350" but they now require a serial# to take the order. I guess lawyers affect the way we live even if WE don't use them. Still..... if someone out there emailed an E350 serial#..... I guess that would violate company policy.

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Guy Fay

11-23-2003 16:14:35




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 Re: Company policy gone mad! in reply to Jim in NC, 11-23-2003 06:43:21  
Have you checked Case IH for this? They used to make ROPS for older tractors.

THe IH produced stuff became a big target for liability lawyers in the 1970s- one year the phone book in my mom's town had a full page color ad from a liability lawyer. It had a family around what I believe was a 424 with the identification airbrushed out!



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big fred

11-23-2003 15:45:30




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 Re: Company policy gone mad! in reply to Jim in NC, 11-23-2003 06:43:21  
Make sure that your family knows of your efforts to buy this ROPS. In the unlikely event of injury, you might try suing Mahindra for NOT selling you safety equipment that could have prevented the injury.



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Bus Driver

11-23-2003 11:41:04




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 Re: Company policy gone mad! in reply to Jim in NC, 11-23-2003 06:43:21  
If there is one accessible that you could measure and have welding shop duplicate, that would give you a ROPS and also be a form of revenge.



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Fawteen

11-23-2003 09:01:28




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 Re: Company policy gone mad! in reply to Jim in NC, 11-23-2003 06:43:21  
It isn't "company policy" that's the problem, it's the $*#@ing lawyers and liability lawsuits. Nobody is responsible for their own stupidity any more. Poke yer eye out with a screwdriver and then sue Craftsman for making a dangerous weapon...



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TDK

11-23-2003 23:52:02




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 Re: Re: Company policy gone mad! in reply to Fawteen, 11-23-2003 09:01:28  
AMEN to Fawteen!!!!! !!!!! !!!!



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Dick

11-23-2003 07:08:01




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 Re: Company policy gone mad! in reply to Jim in NC, 11-23-2003 06:43:21  
Does it have to be brand new ? Seems like a salvage yard could come up with one for you.Some times if you are lucky, you might find one at an Auction. My 2 cents....



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