I have been reluctant to install a ROPS on my Yanmar because of past problems with a Kubota equipped with ROPS. The overhead bar on the ROPS caused deer ticks to rain down on me (YUK!) from the trees when I mowed in my windbreak.
I now have a different perspective on rollover protection...
A couple of years ago I purchased a used Kubota B1550 with a bad clutch cheap thinking that I could easily fix it and have a small tractor to mow pastures around the hobby ranch. To make the story short, I replaced every component in the drive train between the crankshaft and the transmission...
Had a problem with the clutch on my B1550D. It wouldn't release completely and the pedal vibrated seriously. I split the tractor to get at the problem (not an easy job for a 75 year old guy with arthritis) and found serious problems. The ball joint at the transmission end of the propeller shaft...