Re: ROPS

Posted by David Bate on April 20, 2006 at 13:20:48 from (86.133.109.223):

In Reply to: Re: ROPS posted by JDknut on April 20, 2006 at 03:58:34:

In England, ROPS or "safety frames" became compulsary in the late 1960's. They had to be built, tested and approved before they could be sold & fitted to tractors. The tests included rolling over a tractor, and swinging a large weight against the frame to see if it broke or distorted.
Today many of these frames have rotted and rusted and are "unsafe" and illegal. A couple of companies has started to re-manufacture the most common versions which will fit Ford Dexta, MF 35 & 135, Ferguson 20 etc. These are manufactured to original specifications.
Today in Great Britain is ILLEGAL to sell an older tractor without a good ROPS. If someone buys a tractor and has an accident, they can sue the seller !!!
A couple of years ago, good secondhand ROPS were available from dealers & breakers for $87. Today they are changing hands at $250. Some antique tractor shows and plowing competitions are insisting that all tractors that had ROPS available for them in the 1960's must be fitted with one now - again incase of accidents & being sued.
The Health & Safety Executive here who monitor all guarding of machinery & investigate accidents have drawn up a listing off tractors that should have ROPS, and the makes & models of antique tractors for which ROPS were never designed to be fitted to.
Its this crazy "I'll sue you if I can for anything that goes wrong to get your money" world we live in.

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