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The Bottom Line...

 

Regardless of what anyone says to you about not needing a ROPS for your tractor...

Regardless of any Standard, stating that your tractor is below the
minimum weight that makes a ROPS a legal requirement, remember that:

 

Small Tractor Crush Simulation

"...even with the smallest tractor sitting on your chest, your first breath will almost certainly be your last".

- F.A. Ford - ROPS authority

 




Thumbs Up for ROPS Rebate Program in NY! January, 2008 - The Courier Standard - "Rebate program equips hundreds of tractors with rollover protection".

Deadly Vintage Tractors Aug. 31, 2007 - An investigation has begun into the death of a man who was crushed by a
tractor ...more

Safety Solution Still Goes Unused June 7, 2007 - Ag safety specialists are starting to see injury and fatality cases where the foldable ROPS are retracted and not providing protection... more

Hercules to attend NIFS Conference May 31, 2007 - Hercules ROPS will meet with Farm Safety experts from the USA & Canada, for this year's annual conference of
the National Institute for Farm Safety (NIFS)...

Colorado Uni Heads Up Overturn Research 4/5/06 - Colorado University's High Plains Intermountain Center for
Agricultural Health and Safety (HICAHS) has received a $504,000 grant,
to lead a group of 10 university-based...