Why keep roll over bars down?

[1965]

My Kioti has a couple settings, I keep it at a 45 degree angle so it fits in the garage and still offers some protection. My land is mostly flat but I don't drive horizontally on the slope, common sense goes a long way with safety. Do I sense sarcasm in LD48750's response? :laughing:

 

[ovrszd]

I agree.

My Ford has rops. I hate it in the timber. Am considering adding a simple removeable canopy to the rops for mowing. If I deviate from that plan the rops will be removed by next Summer.

 

[1965]

I have found when bush hogging around my pines after I duck a branch when it hits the ROPS it will swing back ahead sometimes and hit me in the back of the head, a bit of an attention getter.:laughing: I am building a canopy off mine and may put some type of screen up as some more added protection from the bush hog.

 

[ultrarunner]

My Kioti has a couple settings, I keep it at a 45 degree angle so it fits in the garage and still offers some protection. My land is mostly flat but I don't drive horizontally on the slope, common sense goes a long way with safety. Do I sense sarcasm in LD48750's response? :laughing:

Sounds like a great option instead of all or nothing.

My ROPS is 1.5" too tall to fit inside the shop where I keep it unless folded.

Already had one incident where it was dark and late driving into the shop and forgot to fold it.... the ROPS hit the framing and the tractor popped a wheelie never missing a beat... in the blink of an eye it was inside.

Concrete floor and concrete ceiling... my only alternative is to leave it outside... zoning prohibits new accessory buildings.

Keep a tennis ball dangling from a string which has kept me from making the same mistake again.