ROPE too TALL

[Boeing]

I just bought 2000 Kubota L-3010 It has a rather high non-adjustable roll bar. It is about 2" too high to go into my garage. I have about 25PSI in the tires....maybe lower that? I'm thinking about CUTTING about 3" out of the roll bar and having it rewelded/painted. What ideas do you guys have?Thanks

 

[rekees4300]

Doubt you will get 2 inches with less tire pressure. Wouldn't be good for the tires anyway. Check with a Kubota dealer to see if he will take your ROPS in trade for a foldable one.

 

[bp fick]

At first glance, the fixed ROPS themselves on that model are not that tall, compared to many models today. The overall height mainly is coming from the tractor, not the ROPS themselves. I'd be a little concerned about cutting them any shorter, but a guy's gotta do what he's gotta do. You may not find a reasonable price on a set of folding ROPS for that tractor. Conundrum. To cut or not to cut, that is the question. The answer is going to come down to bucks, I fear.

 

[bp fick]

Is this what yours looks like?

 

[teg]

These types of threads get closed down...

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...-foldable.html?highlight=cutting+rops+welding

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...e-rollbar.html?highlight=cutting+rops+welding

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...e-rollbar.html?highlight=cutting+rops+welding

Let's see how long this one lasts... Plenty of reading search on cutting, rops, welding

 

[bp fick]

Boeing, I see you are rather new here, and that's OK. This subject, as has been pointed, has been brought up many, many times, always with the same or similar responses.

teg was kind enough to list some previous threads on this touchy subject.

Likely more than enough reading.

 

[KTurner]

I just bought 2000 Kubota L-3010 It has a rather high non-adjustable roll bar. It is about 2" too high to go into my garage. I have about 25PSI in the tires....maybe lower that? I'm thinking about CUTTING about 3" out of the roll bar and having it rewelded/painted. What ideas do you guys have?Thanks

Would it hit the garage door, or the garage door frame? If the door, then try adjusting the door. You may be able to get the two inches that way.

Keith

 

[Timber]

well it better to cut 2 inches out of the door frame

 

[RickB]

25PSI in the rears is too much by a lot, but lowering it to a more reasonable inflation probably won't get you out of the woods on the clearance issue.

 

[Duffster]

well it better to cut 2 inches out of the door frame

Ummmmm........NO.