Ford 600 ROP

[martyh]

Does anyone have any pictures of or can enlighten me on how the Yesterdays Tractors ROP for the 600 series is attached?

 

[souNdguy]

Ya know.. I'm going to go out on a limb here and ASSUME it has to bolt to the AXLE TRUMPETS just the same as ALL the rest of them do! Since that's the ONLY place it could mount! Right where the fender mounts.

It lists as a cross bar type, meaning it probably is shipped as 2 uprights and a top bar and is then assembled with needed fastener and backing hardware.

 

[martyh]

I've been wanting to pursue ROP for my 640 primarily because some of my mowing is on hills. I generally can avoid a severe odd angle but I'd feel better with ROP. Here's a picture of the hoop style and it does look like it mounts to the fender pad on the trumpets. Is it the 8N that's known for busting the trumpets in a roll over? Wouldn't be much point mounting to the trumpets on my 640 if they're going to fail in a roll over.

 

[martyh]

dang it. Can't edit my post. Here is the picture.

 

[Dean]

I've never heard of a 9/2/8N breaking an axle trumpet in a roll over. Of course anything is possible if the gulley, canyon, cliff, etc., is deep enough.

Dean

 

[souNdguy]

I've never heard of any endemic problem of axle trumpets cracking in half in general.

remember, this location was used for factor rops when they came out.. that basic axle design for the smaller than 4000 tractors existed into the 80's

 

[martyh]

(quoted from post at 10:46:44 05/24/16) I've never heard of any endemic problem of axle trumpets cracking in half in general.

remember, this location was used for factor rops when they came out.. that basic axle design for the smaller than 4000 tractors existed into the 80's

I know I read about it somewhere. It's been a while since I was focused on the Ford tractors again so I don't remember what model I was reading about at the time. I guess it must not be much of an issue which is great to hear.

 

[souNdguy]

Remember.. You CAN break anything if you try hard enough, and .. Just because you read it on the internet doesn't mean it's factual. Hearing what somebodies cousins uncles brothers half sister overheard someone else say at the hair dresser nigh not mean that ford axle trumpets explode and fail all the time . Lastly.. Just because it happened once. Doesn't mean it happens to every one.

As dean said.. You run one off a cliff and the axle trumpets break and you complain about weak axle trumpets and you ate missing a bigger picture.

 

[martyh]

(quoted from post at 11:45:41 05/24/16) Remember.. You CAN break anything if you try hard enough, and .. Just because you read it on the internet doesn't mean it's factual. Hearing what somebodies cousins uncles brothers half sister overheard someone else say at the hair dresser nigh not mean that ford axle trumpets explode and fail all the time . Lastly.. Just because it happened once. Doesn't mean it happens to every one.

As dean said.. You run one off a cliff and the axle trumpets break and you complain about weak axle trumpets and you ate missing a bigger picture.

Give me a little credit. I don't mean like I read some off handed comment from someone in the general public. I mean I read it somewhere like a company that builds ROP for various makes and models but not for a particular Ford because of the likelihood of a trumpet failure. I'll find it again eventually.

Secondly, I'm not planning to toss myself or my 640 off a cliff. In fact my Indiana "hills" that I mow are likely a joke compared to the environment some people are faced with. Lol.

 

[xring 223]

where can I purchase one of these for my 4000 64' model year it would be the same as a 801 series

 

[martyh]

(quoted from post at 16:01:57 05/24/16) where can I purchase one of these for my 4000 64' model year it would be the same as a 801 series

Right here on Yesterday's Tractors. The part number is MF1.

 

[Jack L]

This is a photo of the ROPS I purchased from this site a few years back. I believe it was made in Australia and shipped to me from the west coast.
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