[AT] Who can apply for this?

[carl gogol]

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>
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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
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>> 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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