ROPS

Does anyone have any pictures of the actual results of a rollover with a ROPS-equipped Ferguson (or Ford N series) to show whether or not the ROPS held together enough to protect the operator?

I'm a careful, conservative, cautious operator, but my TO20 will also be used by my son on some areas that have quite a bit of slope and would also involve loading and unloading the tractor on a trailer. I would just feel better with a ROPS on there when he loads it and uses it.

• Here is the discussion I remembered.

As you are in the US, I suspect the BareCo ROPS sold in the US will be from a different manufacturer?

The smaller tractors had a long history of climbing the ring gear, especially the Fordson going back to WW1 times. Lots of times with ordinary loads the small tractor needs more front end weight, but that makes it steer harder, so front end weight with or without power steering is avoided.

For ordinary implements AC's snap coupler that put the pulling load connection under the tractor forward of the rear axle helped keep AC fronts on the ground when the plow hit a stump.

Harry Ferguson's three point that lifts the pulling point when the plow pulls hard encourages front end lift. When plowing the large tractors often have a ton or more of weights on the front to maintain steerage.

Gerald J.

I do agree that the looks of them don't seem strong enough to support the tractor, but have you noticed how small the pipe structure is that was used on the Ferguson Jack (which holds up ALL of the tractor, not just a portion of the weight. In any event, I know thin air won't hold the tractor up if it rolls so it would be better than nothing. In my 63+ years, I have seen the numbers of people that have been hurt on the Ford 9n, 2n, 8n series and those tractors are every bit as stable as a Ferguson.

I do see some merit in your first point - the second one, Evel Kneivel, doesn't apply because I am allergic to pain!

Please explain? I do not under stand the point of the reference.