Finally Hit Garage with ROPS

[FlyingDutchman]

I have owned my BX24 for a few years now and I knew someday that I would forget to put down the (ROP) roll over protection bar when I went back into the garage.
Today was the day I drove into the garage with the bar up and smashed the bar into the brickmold and siding. No big deal, I was going pretty slow and only gouged the molding a little. It was prettty cool when the front wheels lifted off the ground and I wondered what the %#*@ was going on.

 

[bw_wis]

Feel your pain. Been there. Only once, but that is all it takes to learn a lesson. I didn't do a cool wheelie. But like you, gentle kiss and could not figure out why I stopped moving.
My salvation came this winter. My roommate (who owns the house) hit the same molding while plowing snow. Now we get to split the cost of repair.

 

[JoelD]

I've lost count of my own stuff I've either run into or over.

Garage door trim with just about every tractor or quad I've put in the garage.

Wheel barrow with excavator.

House corner trim with crawler / loader.

Station wagon with trailer

Ford Ranger door with Tree.

Excavator mirror with Tree.

Trailer ramp with backhoe.

Kinda funny when I think back.

Joel

 

[ejnichol]

Did that once backing into storage building to park for the day. Did the wheely, same wtf's going on experience. Dented molding and got paint on roll bar which interestingling was about impossible to remove. I obviously imparted a lot of energy on that one spot.

 

[firefighter jim]

Did the same thing and had the same reaction!

 

[magicheater]

Yup, it is inevitable, replaced a section in the garage door this past year.

 

[NuBota]

My first (and only so far!) time was quite comical. There was enough clearance so that I actually got stuck in the garage opening - couldn't continue forward and couldn't back out. The flat top of the ROPS was pressed squarely against the header - so even pulling the pins and trying to drive fwd didn't work - at least without risking more damage. Used small sledge to get it free with minimal damage - luckily. I was dreading the thought of deflating my filled tires.......

 

[Chugbug]

Welcome to this time honored tradition :thumbsup: I have not hit any of the cars yet but the brick molding around the garage looks like sh*t. I was at about 5 mph when I went into the garage, I didn't realize that the tractor could pop a wheelie like that, but I made it all the way in with the ROP up, lesson learned.

 

[sw03]

Been there too. Easy fix, removed top ROPS...

 

[RoyJackson]

Been there too. Easy fix, removed top ROPS...

Rather dumb fix...
That ROPS is there to (hopefully) save you from being crushed in a roll over (which can happen on fairly level ground).