Hd6g rops

Biggest issue is where it will mount, most cab covers added to these were or are mounted to the fenders where as such will do little good if a 16-20,000 lb machine rolls over. Most are operator guards for protection of weather or tree limbs/debris falls not for roll over.

The HD7G-B had engineered and Qualified ROPS, was mounted to the rear of the finals housing and to the loader support frame. May want to look at that design as to how heavy it would need to be.

Edited by DMiller - 04 Dec 2018 at 6:09am

Were none factory built for 6Gs.

Know of a few that will sign off as Canopy, not many will accept liability as ROPS especially for a forty plus year old machine.

If i have one built i will have it built by a friend that designs roll cages for off road race trucks. Certified welder. And given his lack of experience im sure way overbuilt and triangulated to the point of being annoyingly togh to get in and out of.

Thats why i would much rather deal with someone who has experiance with such things. Get what i need, and not more than i need. But be 100% sure that what i get is going to work.

P.s. Am i being paranoid here? Can consciousness of operation and half a brain keep these things oil pan down with some certainty? I worry more about shifting mud, not seeing a drop off, ect that just being plane stupid. That said, im not immune to the "oh just an inch more, ill be fine" mistake now and then either.

Thanks DMiller. Sobering story about the rollover. I suppose they call them accidents for a reason. No operator sets out to perish, and i have succumbed to the "it will just take a second" falicy myself more times than i care to admit.

Do operators also wear hand restraints to keep hands and arms under the canopy? Or is a wire mesh door "windshield" and side curtains the better option for keeping hands attached to the body in the event of a roll over?

lol wow I am a really slow typer or I am blind and missed the whole other 4-5 post about having a friend build the roll cage. Never hurts to have more than you need.

That is a true statement, no matter what is put on this machine it can not be considered as ROPS, just a canopy as is Not a factory build.

Just having a ROPS don't make you bullet-proof.  If the dozer is 40+ years old, that says something good about it.  I would just drive it, remembering that if you do something dumb, it can have severe consequences... This coming from one who bush hogs a slope that goes to about 35º, with a kubota 2wd rice paddy tractor. (by the way, you know the slope is at 30º, when your tucas starts to take a bite out of the seat cushion...)

I had no false premise for building my canopy myself, I built it of 1/4" wall square pipe with a 1/8" steel cover but my intent was for tree limbs protection as I use the machine in the woods. I purchased a second machine that had a custom cage on it where at some point it will go on my machine, but as such it too was attached to the fenders and hard nose where it is just a Limb and brush cage.

Thanks everyone. We had a string of storms out here that have had me cooked up inside, so not much to post.

I do have some pictures finally since 100% of my questions have multiple request for them. Just warning you, she ain't pretty. Now i just need to find a place to host them.

I found two interesting things out about this topic.

1) the HD6 was offered from Allis Chalmers with a roll over protection device - aka rops. Yes, they did refer to it as an actual roll overdevice, not a brush guard or any of that. I suppose that the lawyers and "victims" of those days had not yet gained the power to dictate what the enginners could and could not build or what the marking department could and could not call it, or be truthful about that features true capability to save a life.

If anyone knows of one out there that is, or that somone might be persuaded to sell please let me know. My wife and 6 year old son would be grateful to you forever. As for me I would be two, though i wonder if going out that way may not be better than dealing with the lawyers at work who can tell me with unquestioned authority what i can and cannot build and what i can and cannot say it does or does not do 《eye roll》.

2) the second thing i learned is that a national goverment group is working with states to provide free rops devices to owners of tractors in order to reduce the number of farmers killed in rollover accidents.

If the factory says its a rops then they will puchase it and pay to have it installed. Even a used factory authorized rops qualifies so the Allic Chalmers rops i mention above would qualify for the program. It would be nice to have a certified welder install it.

They also have a generic rops that they will pay for and install at no cost to owners of smaller tractors. You dont have to be a farmer, hobbie tractors, ranchers, construction all qualify.

The bad news is that not all states are participating in the program, and Cailfornia is one of them.

Our arrogant state politicians would rather give the cash to illegal aliens, or challenge federal law and harass our president.

The fanatical environmentalists dont't help the cause because they hate farmers despite the fact that $47.1 billion was generated by California agriculture, which is 2 percent of the state's economy, was the largest amount for any state and made up 12.5 percent of the total agricultural production for all 50 states.

Okay enough ranting.

For those of you in states that do support the program here is the Web site where you can apply for the program.


https://www.ropsr4u.com

I usually dont approve of hand outs, but lets face it, we paid for it in taxes, all the government is doing is actualy using our money to help the people who gave it to them. How shocking!

Cheers,

Leo

Probably true David.

But it would sure be nice to see some of my tax money actually help me after all that cash they keep taking.

Then again, as Regan said the 9 most horrifying words you can ever hear are "Im from the government and I'm hear to help."