Canopy made from Jeep hardtop

[MIkeWard]

I made a canopy for my Bobcat tractor 2025 model out of a junk CJ7 Jeep hard top.
Removed broken glass and cut off sides. With a little sanding and painting was ready to go! Bolted it onto the ROPS with bolts from Ace hardware.

Looks pretty good and will protect from falling branches too.

I added some golf cart mirrors that were pretty inexpensive. Added strong magnets to hold them on. They seem pretty good and don't vibrate too much.

Mike

 

[Birdhunter1]

Looks good

 

[MoPops]

Looks great! Very nice work. I’ve been thinking about some kind of cover, but I’m in the woods so much, I think it’ll get torn up in no time.

 

[Tinhack]

That looks great! :thumbsup: I'd like to redo mine. The previous owner welded 2" angle iron to the ROPS and slapped plywood on it. I'd like to cut all that off and bolt a new one where the factory holes already exist. I just don't know where to shop for a top. My head is always finding those side angle supports.

 

[ovrszd]

Nice work. Us Rednecks call that "repurposing".

 

[MIkeWard]

Looks great! Very nice work. I’ve been thinking about some kind of cover, but I’m in the woods so much, I think it’ll get torn up in no time.

Hitting trees while driving would wreck any canopy for sure!

However the canopy is pretty thick and stout! When I had this same canopy on my ford 1920, a dead branch fell and landed on top. Good 2-3 inches thick.
Scared the heck out of me but no damage or injury. In the fall plenty of big oak acorns were also bouncing off

 

[MIkeWard]

That looks great! :thumbsup: I'd like to redo mine. The previous owner welded 2" angle iron to the ROPS and slapped plywood on it. I'd like to cut all that off and bolt a new one where the factory holes already exist. I just don't know where to shop for a top. My head is always finding those side angle supports.

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Yes those supports are sure close to a guys head getting on and off. I chuckled when I saw your mirror. I mounted almost the same one on the canopy when it was on my Ford 1920. Got it from my dads junk pile! Might put it back on too!

 

[MIkeWard]

Nice work. Us Rednecks call that "repurposing".

My dad grew up in the depression and was a saver of everything and I find myself becoming more like him as I age (69 now)
My kids kid me about it and I always say its raw materials. They laugh but always come poking around looking for raw materials.

 

[fried1765]

That looks great! :thumbsup: I'd like to redo mine. The previous owner welded 2" angle iron to the ROPS and slapped plywood on it. I'd like to cut all that off and bolt a new one where the factory holes already exist. I just don't know where to shop for a top. My head is always finding those side angle supports.

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I have a good condition Jeep top that I will give away.
Problem is that it is at zip 02651.....too far away from most