Can a 4 post ROPS be removed for transportation?

[SixMilesSouth]

I will likely be picking up a B21 in the next week or two, and have access to an enclosed trailer. The height of the tractor probably won't clear the roof. Anyone know if I can remove the ROPS temporarily?

If so, anyone know how heavy it would be?

Thanks,

6Miles

 

[sw03]

I would think yes...unless the mtg flange is below the fenders.

 

[SixMilesSouth]

Thanks, I don't have the tractor in front of me (it a 5 hour trip to pick it up). Anyone here with a B21 able to take a quick look and snap a photo of where the rear posts mount?

Thanks,

6miles

 

[troutsqueezer]

It is night time and rainy here right now so I cannot take any pictures but I took the canopy off mine last summer and although I could manage it, it was quite heavy. If I remember correctly, the ROPs do not extend beneath the fenders. Removing the entire assembly in one piece would be a two man job. The front and rear ROPs plus the heavy duty cross bracing between the two along with the canopy itself will be quite heavy.

 

[SixMilesSouth]

Thanks Dennis, it's good to know what to expect. I'll definitely have a buddy with me to help -- I'm using up all my favors!

Anyone else have experience removing it? Or a photo?

Thanks,

 

[troutsqueezer]

I forgot I had this picture in Photobucket.

 

[SixMilesSouth]

Thanks! SO looking at this and a parts diagram, it looks like the two front posts have 2 bolts a piece, and the rears have two also. The post seems to extend just afew inches below the mounting plate. Could it be this simple?

Here's the parts diagram, there's a "magnify" feature in the top left corner of the diagram.

(Parts for Kubota B21)

 

[troutsqueezer]

Does this one have a backhoe on it? If it does, will that get in the way? Don't know, myself, since I don't have one.

 

[SixMilesSouth]

Does this one have a backhoe on it? If it does, will that get in the way? Don't know, myself, since I don't have one.

It has a backhoe, but removing that isn't that much of a chore.

 

[cannonfodder999]

It has a backhoe, but removing that isn't that much of a chore.

Mine fell off the B20 all by itself.