Canopy for 3015?

cpita · Nov 8, 2017

Who makes a good canopy for my 3015H with the ROPS?

DavesTractor · Nov 9, 2017

Branson has a pretty good canopy, you might check with your dealer.

Hombre · Nov 9, 2017

cpita said:
Who makes a good canopy for my 3015H with the ROPS?

The canopy that Branson sells is a good fit for the 15 series, I have one on a 20 series and the fit is not so good. It has to do with the angle on the ROP where the brackets mount between the two models. It is (from what my dealer told me) actually meant for the 15 series tractors. Should sell for around 400 bucks. By the way it's a metal canopy not "plastic", and painted to match the Branson red. Has some type of "deadening" materiel on the underneath side. Very nice top.

Ron50 · Nov 9, 2017

I bought the same metal one from Branson. Fits ok, but slants forward a bit. It is all steel with a steel frame. I thought that it would give some falling object protection from limbs.
Perhaps a question for Dave would be, "can you trailer the tractor at highway speeds with it on and tractor facing forward"?

DavesTractor · Nov 9, 2017

Ron50 said:
I bought the same metal one from Branson. Fits ok, but slants forward a bit. It is all steel with a steel frame. I thought that it would give some falling object protection from limbs.
Perhaps a question for Dave would be, "can you trailer the tractor at highway speeds with it on and tractor facing forward"?

We are limited in California to 55 mph when pulling any trailer. Having said that, we haul Bransons all the time, forward or backward, with the canopies installed without issues. Now at 75mph like is legal to tow in many states, with a headwind...who knows how much they will take?

Ron50 · Nov 9, 2017

Thanks Dave. You're probably are my closest dealer now since I moved from Oregon. You and Texas are about the same distance for me now.

cpita · Nov 9, 2017

Thanks for the replies, I live about 2-1/2 hours from the assembly/distribution warehouse in Plainview, Tx where I bought it. I'll call them tomorrow

Ron50 · Nov 10, 2017

That's where I got mine. Drove over from Arizona and picked up a backhoe attachment and the canopy.

Aquamoose · Dec 30, 2017

Any pics? I have a 3520h.

RPott · Jan 1, 2018

Factory canopy on my 15. Bought through the Arizona dealer. Someone mentioned being concerned about the downward angle but they are adjustable. Mine is tilted forward to block the sun. Not the best picture of the canopy. It is very well made. Fiberglass with a metal frame. Color matches perfect.

Aquamoose · Jan 1, 2018

Doesn’t look very appealing. :-/

RPott · Jan 1, 2018

Aquamoose said:
Doesnç¨š look very appealing. :-/

Don’t look at it

Aquamoose · Jan 1, 2018

Sorry if I have ruffled your feathers if I didn’t sing praises about the canopy RPott. What do you expect me to say?

I may just make my own with side braces so it can support some lights on top.

RPott · Jan 1, 2018

No worries. Mere words don’t offend me. But if trolling is your thing, we’d apreciate you plying your game on some other website. This is a respectable forumn. Thanks

Aquamoose · Jan 1, 2018

I’ve been here for a while on this site, sharing and getting valuable info over the years. I say one tiny bit of opinion and you think I’m trolling. Last time I checked, this isn’t a safe space zone. Man up and take what little criticism you can get.

Cougsfan · Jan 8, 2018

I have had tractors with canopies very similar to RPotts. Initially I too thought they looked a little corny too. It didn't take long to come to appreciate how much a canopy like that makes using the tractor so much easier to live with. They help immensely in either the Eastern Washington sun or Western Washington rain. There gets to be a point in a hurry where how well things "work" makes how well things "look" seem utterly pointless. The opposite is the way some of the kids lower their cars to point they can't enter a driveway without scraping bottom. Myself, I'll take function over beauty any day.

Aquamoose · Jan 8, 2018

Good point. I’ve cringe quite a few times seeing modified contraptions that just make no sense. Granted, it’s the function that matters but part of me likes a clean look.

You must be close by. I’m in Deer Park, 30 mins north of Spokane, but as a Trojan fan ;-).

esz · Sep 23, 2022

Sorry to revive such an old thread, but does anyone know if the canopy for the 15 series (I have a 2515H) is still available? Part number? My dealer was not aware of one.