[AT] Who can apply for this?

[charlie hill]

Carl,  if I ever do get around to building one I will not call it a ROPS 
because you can't legally do so without subjecting it to all sorts of 
testing but I would like to build perhaps a "canopy frame" or something. 
The D series AC tractors are inherently pretty stable.  The primary thing I 
would want the frame for is to give me some protection from tree branches 
and vines when bush hogging, etc.  I had the same thought about the axles 
not being strong enough, however, if they will support a front loader frame 
they should support a roll bar.

Charlie

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From: "carl gogol" <cgogol at twcny.rr.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 8:09 PM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] Who can apply for this?

> Charlie-
> I wondered that myself, but no one has gone to the trouble of trying to 
> get
> one certified.  Seems like there are a lot of D series and even into the
> early 3 digit numbered series ACs that would have made a retro rops a very
> attractive accessory for some small company to manufacture, if it was
> possible.  I even went to a meeting where the safety people got a group of
> us together (those who had tractors that didn't have available ROPS kits)
> where I was told by one of the ag safety engineers that some tractor 
> designs
> were flawed from the standpoint of the axles being likely to break off
> during a  turnover event.  He did not get specific as to makes and models,
> but was perhaps implying that was the problem with attaching a rops to the
> axles.  I would have retrofitted if available, but am not particularly
> worried about a rollover on my mostly bottom land farm.
> Carl Gogol - Manlius, NY
> Tasty grazing in the Oran valley of Central NY
> AC D14, 914H
> JD 5320 MFWD
> Kubota F-2400, B7300HST
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
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> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 7:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Who can apply for this?
>
>
>> Carl,  If I'm remembering right,  there is a "boss" (for lack of a better
>> term) under the axles of D-14's right about where the fender fits on.  It
>> has a couple of holes in it and I always figured they were for mounting a
>> loader or something.  I've often wondered if it would be possible to bolt
>> a
>> bracket of some sort to that spot and mount a roll bar to that.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "carl gogol" <cgogol at twcny.rr.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 7:40 PM
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Who can apply for this?
>>
>>> This program has been available in New York for about 5 years, the only
>>> problem is that there is no workable design for older AC tractors.
>>> Carl Gogol - Manlius, NY
>>> Tasty grazing in the Oran valley of Central NY
>>> AC D14, 914H
>>> JD 5320 MFWD
>>> Kubota F-2400, B7300HST
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "David Rotigel" <rotigel at me.com>
>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 5:44 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Who can apply for this?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Does anyone know if this is part of the OBAMA stimulus/hand out
>>>> package? Does anyone know how a roll over bar can help "to prevent
>>>> tractor rollovers?"
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 28, 2010, at 2:12 PM, Dave Ernst wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> CABOT, Vt. (AP) - A rebate program aimed at helping to prevent tractor
>>>>> rollovers is expanding to Vermont and two other Eastern states where
>>>>> hilly
>>>>> terrain can be deadly to farmers.
>>>>> The program, which is already under way in New York, reimburses
>>>>> farmers 70
>>>>> percent of the cost of buying a roll bar and seat belt kit, saving
>>>>> them up
>>>>> to $765.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tractor rollovers are the leading cause of death on farms and
>>>>> officials say
>>>>> the Northeast has the highest number of them. On Tuesday, agriculture
>>>>> officials gathered on a farm in Marshfield, Vt., to urge farmers to
>>>>> apply
>>>>> for the rebates.
>>>>>
>>>>> The program also will be expanded to Pennsylvania and New Hampshire.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave
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