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Got a used Hercules ROPS for my 2N. PO uninstalled it to make his a show tractor.
My wife said I better get one if I wanted to use mine since a friend and neighbor, 50 year veteran of skidding logs, was reciently killed on his.
I told her I wanted to test it but she wasn't excited about the idea. :wink:
$400 didn't seem to bad. Installed with Hercules specified grade 8 bolts and nuts.

http://s1123.photobucket.com/albums/l555/woodchuck10/2N ROPS/
 
They are only good if you are belted in and if the tractor is
engineered to have one mounted on it.

JMHO

Vito
 
Bodo ask a great question. When the Army install ROPS in the pre hummer jeep we had a guy killed when he rolled one. Wasn't wearing the seatbelt and the rollbar squashed his head. For ROPS to work right you gotta have something to keep you inside the area of the ROPS frame work.

What I want to know is I see 2 metal straps going trowd the front of the tractor from the ROPS. What are they for and where do they attach?

Rick
 
someone correct me if I'm wrong.. but i recall hearing herc produced roll bars.. but not rops due to lack of certification here.

also as stated.. roll bar / rops are dangerous tot he user if no seat belt is equipped.
 
Looks good Woodchuck.
But I do wonder sometimes...
What happens if you hit a low hanging limb with it?
Most of my tractoring is done in and around trees with a lot of limbs and branches. I keep thinking if I had one of those I would catch it on a big limb and flip the tractor backwards.
Yeah it would prevent the tractor from going all the way over but what if you had a plow, disc, mower or other tool on the three point?
It would crush the top link and drive the implement right into your back. And if you are like some guys who wear a seat belt on their tractor you'd have no chance to get out of the seat and out of the way.
Considering all the options and all the hazards of driving a tractor I would rather Not have one of those on my tractor - at least at this point in life when I'm still spry enough to jump.
I suppose I could simply avoid areas where there are overhead obstructions but that would severely limit what I could do with my tractor.
I'm just musing here so please don't take offense.
 
(quoted from post at 10:32:02 08/23/12) Bodo ask a great question. When the Army install ROPS in the pre hummer jeep we had a guy killed when he rolled one. Wasn't wearing the seatbelt and the rollbar squashed his head. For ROPS to work right you gotta have something to keep you inside the area of the ROPS frame work.

What I want to know is I see 2 metal straps going trowd the front of the tractor from the ROPS. What are they for and where do they attach?

Rick
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UMMMM....Hey guys, if ya look at ALL the pic's, those bars mentioned, are actually the seatbelt straps laying across the seat. They look to me to be attached at each side of the rollbar!!!
That said....I personally think that roll bar is a little too high, and may just add a little bit of top-heavy effect for that tractor....JMO

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with the quality of those pics I can only guess that you are correct on them being seatbelts.. the screen on my lil mobile 'puter is small as it is.. :)
 
While I like the idea of a ROPS, there's no way I can get away from tractor should it come over. All I can do is hope I remember to duck and pray the jungle gym FEL holds. Since I do many things while standing, a seat belt is not an option. If one flips while using anything with a driveshaft..... I remember a farmer south of my hometown getting killed not long ago while skidding some logs.
 
looks pretty good

Like UD says, watch out for clearance.
My newer tractor which has a folding ROPs has been folded since
day 1 because of the catching on stuff issue
Especially since you are now used to using that tractor in the woods
without one.
For now, until you get used to it, you could mount one
of those flexible bike whips/flag on the front bumper at the
same height as the ROPs.
If the whip top touches anything........stop
 
I bought a Hercules new for my jube. Yup, you gotta wear the belt
and you gotta look out for low hanging limbs. Hope to never test
it.

The ROPS has a sticker on the side listing the ISO standards with
which it complies. The bolts that hold it to the trumpets aren't
standard; they have rounded shoulders where the head and the
shaft of the bolt meet.
 
The accident was about 20 miles south of Syracuse. I now reside in Fulton about 20 miles north of Syracuse. If you heard of Song Mountain the accident happened a couple miles from there and was about a month ago.
 
Ours was in Knox NY. About 20 mi S West of Albany. Fire Company member said he had the chain hooked to the top link. I can't beleive it.
 
Why is it the safety department always preaches
"There are not Shortcuts in Safety" but they always use
Acronyms?
To me a acronymn is is short cut!
Seeing how I have been educated well beyond my intelligence
level in Safety the main thing I have found is when you put on
all of your PPE personal protective equipment you can no
longer do your job efficiently and safety dose not recognized
the trained professional
By the way ROPS is Roll over protection for those who don't
know.
I also agree that the ROPS on the 9N are extremely high
 
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