Anyone done this before, I need to take them off, anything I should know? Just unbolt right? They dont seve as any sort of structural support for any other components right?
Removing ROPS from Ferris
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Anyone done this before, I need to take them off, anything I should know? Just unbolt right? They dont seve as any sort of structural support for any other components right?
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"roll over protection system", its a big roll bar on a Z turn
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not sure if its the same, but all i did was unbolt mine on my Toro z master, mower still works fine.
Just took mine off this weekend. When you take the ROPS out you really need to put another piece of square tubing back in the slot that the roll bar came out of. I took a piece of square tubing and welded caps on the ends and painted it red to match my Ferris and it looked great. If you have any questions feel free to let me know. Good luck
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hmm, thanks. i wonder what Ill put back in there... not sure.
:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:Is it really worth getting caught under the mower? Put them at the 45 degree angle and go to work. (SAFELY)
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Dont you think you should keep them on there.
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whats the point if your not wearing the seatbelt? and it isnt going to do you any good at 45 degree angle!
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I'm guessing that the ROPS is required by OSHA. I'm guessing that the ROPS was invented because people have been severly injured and killed because of equipment rollovers. If you remove it, you can probably be fined. If someone is hurt while operating it, you could be sued. I know someone that rolled a JD tractor w/ a 6ft bellymower back in 1982. The blades turned him into mulch.
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I tried mine with them folded down. It was delivered with them folded down and I never put them up. Even then, I had to be very careful around low trees and I even "pruned" a low limb one time. I yanked the ROPS off as fast as I could after that. I've assembled a few Ferris mowers for the local dealer, so I knew there were two pieces of tubing where the ROPS mount for shipping. I asked my dealer for a couple of these and everything is great. I wouldn't be too worried about a rollover, especially on a Ferris. These mowers stick to hills like flat land. Look at Hustler and Bob-Cat--they don't even come with ROPS.
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Funny, there are 2 Hustlers sitting at the dealership with ROPS on them. One is a folding unit and the other is a fixed unit. And they have installed them on ones that customers have also. Hustler has been pushing them for about the last 6 months.
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So because the Hustler flipped over, thats the manafactures fault. Was this guy abusing it. Cause I love when people abuse their machines and then want to sue when they get hurt. Kinda like the lady that sued McDonalds for burning herself with the coffee. I forgot what she was doing, but she was in teh wrong but she won anyways, bunch of bull$hit.
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This is AMERICA. People surely can't be held responsible for their actions. You have seen 5 gal plastic buckets with the "be careful of drowning in the bucket" symbol attached. 50% stupid people/ 50% lawyers...looking for something to rape.
The world was actually designed for survival of the fittest. If you drown in a 5 gal. pail......you should drown. and hopefully not breed.. OK bad example.. the innocent child (in the bucket) pays for his parents stupidity.
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