Leveling a spot for a new pool

[KubotainNH]

Hauled in 3+ tons of sand today with my brother in law's dump trail. What a handy tool to be able to borrow. I let my 5 & 6 year old sons play in the pile of sand in the center of pool area while I setup the lower frame. They had the pile half spread from just playing

I miss kinda miss that age group. The Tonka toys get no use these days.

 

[orezok]

If you value that daughter, you need to show her how to fasten the seatbelt.

 

[missingstexas]

If you value that daughter, you need to show her how to fasten the seatbelt.

NO! The ROPS isn't up, Don't fasten the seat belt while the ROPS is lowered...

Now, the decision on whether you need the ROPS is yours to make.

Great job getting her outside!

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[Grand_Pooba]

NO! The ROPS isn't up, Don't fasten the seat belt while the ROPS is lowered...Now, the decision on whether you need the ROPS is yours to make.

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The tractor won't fit in the shed with the ROPS up all the way so I have to run it at "half mast". Raising and lowering it every time we take it out/put it away just isn't practicle. The danger of accidentally leaving it up and crashing into the shed which would either bring half the shed down on your head or bring the front end of the tractor up off the ground is way greater than rolling the tractor.
And before someone says make the door taller it's already open all the way to the header so the only way it's getting taller is jack the building up another foot (not going to happen). We all (my family) realize it's not a toy and respect the dangers that come with it. Now last summer when she was first learning to drive the tractor she did make the shed door opening a little wider while backing the tractor out.

Side note I'm taking her to get her learners permit tomorrow and I told her she can drive my truck home from the DMV.

 

[lilranch2001]

Hauled in 3+ tons of sand today with my brother in law's dump trail. What a handy tool to be able to borrow. I let my 5 & 6 year old sons play in the pile of sand in the center of pool area while I setup the lower frame. They had the pile half spread from just playing

Did you slap the kids around a little for taking away seat time?
:laughing:

 

[joshuabardwell]

I have a CT225, and what I did to make things easier was to back out the bolts that are supposed to keep the ROPS from vibrating until I could raise and lower it just by pulling the pins. I don't notice any additional vibration. Those bolts were so dang tight that you couldn't possibly turn them using the hand grips, and I was leaving my ROPS up or down when I really shouldn't because it was such a PITA. Now I can raise or lower the ROPS in just a few seconds.

As for driving into the shed, well, that's for you to figure out. It looks like you have relatively flat property, so there is probably minimal risk, but me, I feel naked without the ROPS most of the time.