My solution to the ROPS pin

[crazyal]

Stress on the pins during a roll over probably isn't that high. For a true sheering break you would have to roll upside down and then slide forward forcing the top half of the roll bar to try to fold down.

 

[Reb954]

Interesting that they would put a cat 2 on a tractor that couldn't fit it.
I'm going to assume that you must have the one piece wheels on yours.

No, it has the two piece wheels. I wasn't thinking about that when I mentioned the spacers.

The point is, I don't want the tractor any wider than it is, 6 feet. The blower is 78 inches wide so I want the tires inside of that and I don't need chains so no need to move them out.

 

[ctgoldwing]

Ok, UPS delivered the modified pins from my son.



I had to drill out the hole for my lynch pins. The hair pins that came with them were really small.

I installed them on the tractor. The pin does not insert completely (planned) as it is stopped when the 5/8" diameter reaches the threads of the welded on nut. The 9/16" portion continues through the nut and the lynch pin secures it. There is ~1/8" of play before the lynch pin hits the frame of the rops. The 5/8" diameter portion is still completely through the frame.



No more 'screwing around"!

Thanks Adam!

 

[Reb954]

Ya done good.

 

[crazyal]

If they vibrate you can always put an o-ring or two on the pin so they compress slightly when you put the pin in.

 

[sixdogs]

Could the ROPS vibrate enough to shift slightly when the pin is out and make re-insertion of the factory pin difficult or impossible?