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ROP for a 550, need some design help!

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Matt

08-15-2003 13:07:28




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So i have taken my 550 to a guy who builds race cars yesterday to design a rop for it, but i need some help. First off he said that he could use some 1 3/4 inch 120 seamless steel tube and i was wondering if you all think that this is enough. he said that he could use some 2x2 or bigger square steel, but he wouldn't be able to bend it and would have to do some welding up at the top. The other thing that we found out was that the pto lever comes back and hits where the rop would go up from the axle. He said that he could take it around it a bit but it might be a knuckle buster..... so is there a way to reconfigure this lever so that its out of the way (maybe putting it up front?
So what is the best thing to do here? What have you all done? If anybody has a digital camera and could take a picture or two and shoot them out to me at [email protected] that would be spectacular. This guy does good work, but we just need some ideas.
thanks matt

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Don-WI

08-15-2003 18:39:26




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 Re: ROP for a 550, need some design help! in reply to Matt, 08-15-2003 13:07:28  
I would use bigger square stock. the tubing he uses is for the race cars right? there is more to a rollcage than just going up, over, and down, so it is ok for that. for a ROPS, I would use somthing about 2-3"x4-6", even bigger for a larger tractor. The older ROPS are welded at the top, and they do slant back as was previously mentioned, not straight up like the newer ones. Look around at any older tractors you see with a ROPS on it, just to get some overall ideas.
Good luck
Donovan from Wisconsin

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Larry from MD

08-15-2003 15:47:18




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 Re: ROP for a 550, need some design help! in reply to Matt, 08-15-2003 13:07:28  
I have added a number of rops.I think you should have no problem if you slant the bar to the rear like the older ones where.The lever is mounted in front of the axel and a little slant back would clear,if not just move out a little.There is lots of adjustment in the fender.



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sam

08-23-2003 20:32:30




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 Re: Re: ROP for a 550, need some design help! in reply to Larry from MD, 08-15-2003 15:47:18  
Go through the fender like I did to a plate bolted to the bottom of the axle. 7 hours in the shade today mowing pasture thanks to that addition.



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