richn said:
I have the exactg same axle on my 202
Part Number RMF103 hurcules.com good pics, they raise the plate up about 1/2 from the square flange to clear the upward sloping angle
Good Luck
Hercules (an Aussie company) makes ROPS for the MF-135.
Hercules - Massey Ferguson
So does Bare-Co (another Aussie company).
Roll Over Protection Frames
Must be a lot of MF-135 rollovers Down Under.
The Hercules ROPS appear to be one-piece units (excluding the attachment hardware).
The Bare-Co ROPS comes in three major pieces (two uprights and a cross piece) that apparently bolt together. Weighs around 100 lb. Makes shipping easier (Fed Ex or UPS).
The West Coast Bare-co rep nearest me is
Draper Tractor
1951 Draper Road
Garfield WA 99130
Ph: 509 397 2666
Fax: 509 397 1001
Last summer Draper quoted me about $500 for the Bare-co ROPS including shipping cost to my location in Northern CA. I expect that the cost may be a little higher.
Don't know the cost of the Hercules ROPS. Any idea?
Check the "Safety" forum on TBN. There are a number of posts that are very negative on DIY ROPS. Apparently there have been rollovers in which homebrew ROPS have failed.
BTW: MF's OEM ROPS shown in the MF-135 Parts Manual looks a lot like the Bare-co design except MF welds the three main parts together and includes welded reinforcing gussets where the uprights meet the crosspiece.