[AT] ROPS

[charliehill]

A drag racing buddy of mine told me race cars are supposed to use seamless 
chrome molly tubing for their roll cages and there is a minimum wall 
thickness but I can't tell you off hand what it is.  I don't know if NASCAR, 
NHRA and the others all use the same specs or not.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] ROPS


> charliehill wrote:
>> If you are going to build your own roll bar and plan to have any hired 
>> help
>> you better NOT call it a ROPS.  Put a canopy on it and call it a strong 
>> sun
>> shade or something but DON'T call it a ROPS if you want to still own your
>> land when the lawyers finish with you.  It might even be a good idea to 
>> put
>> a sign on it that says this IS NOT  A ROPS.  You can't legally build a 
>> ROPS
>> or even modify the one that came from the factory without submitting it 
>> to
>> the testing labs for approval.
>>
>> I'm not saying don't build one.  Just be careful what you call it.
>>
>>
>> Charlie
>
> True for tractor ROPS. Go visit your local dirt track if you want to see
> some interesting "homemade" roll cages. One of the neighbor kids is
> starting out this year and picked up a car that is supposed to be ready
> to go.
>
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> Steve W.
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