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[@alainamyotte6127]

Allo Joe. That ROPS looks great. Nicely built. Your wife is certainly a keeper. Cutting the grass and bringing you something to drink.

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

Céline is also a great Chef Cook 😋 I do Miss her meals 🤣😊👍

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

Good day My Friend, that is a great that the Chef Céline is helping you my friend on cutting the grass field and she is a great tractor driver too 😉👍 Now that a great service ( Coffee with some additive 👌😉 ) Beautiful evening view 👌😉 You need safety belt my friend now, so that will complete the ROPS Systems for the driver and I can see a light canopy too in a near future ( bullet proof ) 👍😊 Great looking tractor mon ami 👍😊Can't wait to see it in action 😊👍 it is nice to see you Joe 👍😊👌 Cheers 🍻

[@FromSteelToWood]

Thanks Dave! I am blessed to have Céline in my life. Seat belt have arrived. That is going to be a project too! Tires not loaded + offset flail mower + ditches = higher risks! Thanks!

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

@@FromSteelToWood You are a really good driver mon ami, but having a rops and safety belt is nice to have ( just in case situation ) and a nice Cushing padded seat too 👍😊🍻

[@GoodMovesAU]

Thanks for filming this one Joe, I've just finished building a ROPS for my old backhoe, this was the only video on KZbin I could find that was even close to what I was planning to do! Let's just hope we never need them 😁

[@FromSteelToWood]

You are welcome! So very few people will build their own ROPS, just because it's not certified. But going without seems to be acceptable. Which makes no sense to me! Thanks!

[@petepaq-2831]

Good job, as Joe the fabricator gets it done.

[@FromSteelToWood]

Thanks! That was an easy one!

[@leol1682]

Hey Joe , you got good plane , Joe tu a de bonne Idée .

[@FromSteelToWood]

Merci Leo!

[@DIYMyWay]

Bravo Joe! You have a great design that you improved along the way. Good move adding those gussets! It looks like a very strong ROPS. Thanks for sharing!

[@FromSteelToWood]

Thanks Martin! That should resist a roll over, but I am a bit chicken to put it to the test... Lol!

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

The ROPS came out really good Joe! Nice work! It looks real good with the fenders up higher. Have a good week! See ya!

[@FromSteelToWood]

Thanks John!

[@gatorsworld]

Very nice job Joe and well-executed by yourself while your grass was being cut....good design...CHEERS

[@FromSteelToWood]

I take care of the garden tractor, she takes care of the lawn. The same applies to the laundry washer and the dishwasher....

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

@@FromSteelToWood 🤣👌👍

[@regsparkes6507]

I did laugh when you mentioned OSHA may not approve of how you put that ROPS in place! Talk about a 200 ft. lb. grunt! LOL! Nice job indeed Joe, well done.

[@FromSteelToWood]

Thanks! That was tricky putting that ROPS into position. Better not have that on video, the Police of the Web would have been after me! Lol!

[@regsparkes6507]

@@FromSteelToWood I wouldn't doubt you!

[@GardenTractorBoy]

The ROPS look great and the tractor is starting to look like the other Case. It sounds really good and appears to run well. I am looking forward to seeing the offset flail in action

[@FromSteelToWood]

Thanks! The flail mower in action in the 2nd next video. I'll have to assemble it first (in video...). Thanks!

[@SteveRobReviews]

Nice design Joe , lots of planing and nicely done 👍👍

[@FromSteelToWood]

Thanks! Not too complicated to make once you made one!

[@peewee.3138]

So- two guaranteed upcoming projects- #1- a new overhead crane for the workshop and #2- a Water heater canopy for the new ROPS! Can't wait!

[@FromSteelToWood]

That is right! More than that on the back burner... until I get the wife's list reduced a bit! Thanks!

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

@@FromSteelToWood 🤣👌😊🍻

[@GrampiesWorkshop]

Salut Joe!!! Well that ROPS sure looks good and strong. Some little changes being made during fabrication is nothing abnormal. And in the end the result is much better for it!!! Thanks for sharing and take care!!!

[@FromSteelToWood]

Thanks Mike! In fact, I had a plan of adding the gusset while it was still on the welding table and totally forgot about that. Well I think the odds reminded me to do so!

[@robertmanley7556]

Nice job Joe !! The Rops looks very nice ! Case makes a very strong and reliable tractor .....looks like great projects to come !! 👍👍

[@FromSteelToWood]

Great projects to come. But first, I have to take care of a few items on the wife's list!

[@reno4819]

Looks nice. Have you considered adding a seat belt. The seat belt keeps you inside the ROPS during a tip over and is very important to avoid injury from the ROPS its self. Cheers!

[@FromSteelToWood]

Absolutely! They have been received. I'll install them soon! Thanks!

[@Erated78]

Wow, job well done. Very enjoyable video, great editing too. Cheers

[@FromSteelToWood]

Thanks!

[@tractortalkwithgary1271]

I thought that you did a 1st class job on the ROPS Joe. I have come to expect nothing less from you. Having some sort of issues with our computer. I have been able to watch your video but not comment on it. I can click the "like" button, but still couldn't comment. I still can't with "TractorMan 44" I didn't get the notifications when Dave posted for 2 videos. I checked and the bell icon was "li", but I didn't get the notifications. Not sure what is up with all of this, but glad that I still get to see the videos, even if I don't get to comment. Enjoyed a full watch Joe. Great job.

[@FromSteelToWood]

KZbin does all sort of weird things... as hiding some comments. I have to go through the "manage video" and "Comments" section to watch if I have seen all comments... It seems I missed yours! Thanks Gary!

[@loggerjohn01]

Hey Joe, Sure is looking good, but Dave should have came back to help to paint it. Lol. Thanks for sharing

[@FromSteelToWood]

He still has to come back to get his tractor. I got a surprise for him (I hope he does not read this...). I've painted yellow stripes on the hood of his nice red Mahindra. Ok, Dave, I know you've read that. Before you have a heart attack, I have to say your tractor is monitored on a daily basis and is doing fine in the hangar. Still a plain red color on the hood. Not even a slight bird's dropping! Lol!

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

@@FromSteelToWoodHo no 😮 Joooooooooe !!! 😂🤣👍😉 Fiou !!! I know very well that tractor is very well taking care of with you 👍👌😉

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

I will paint so Joe's stuff I WILL PERSITE !!!🤣😉👌

[@jimwilloughby]

The ROPS looks good, Joe. I was hoping you would paint it CASE Orange though. As soon as you started it, I knew it was a CASE. Before I became a firefighter I had a job working for the water dept. of the town . I was an equipment operator, running a CASE loader/ backhoe. It sounded exactly like your machine.

[@FromSteelToWood]

Funny you mention about the sound of a Case! The sound of this machine has changed a bit since I've used it for many hours and now sounds similar to my other Case. It's initial sound was a bit different. I guess not running for a long period of time has some effect. Mostly the rings that were dry... only a guess there! In the video, you can hear it as it should sound. Thanks Jim!

[@GPOutdoors]

LOL Joe! Surely you have been married long enough that you can not win. :)) Whatever Celine wants to do, let her do .:)) The ROPs looks great my friend!

[@FromSteelToWood]

Thanks! Now this will be easier to turn the tractor upside-down to install whatever bolt underneath!

[@26tntljb30]

classic tractor!!!

[@FromSteelToWood]

Thanks!

[@wendelldawsjustagreatinfop1180]

great looks strong

[@FromSteelToWood]

Thanks!

[@OrangeismyNewGreen]

Maybe a future canopy project for the new ROPS Joe? 🤔😉. Great work as usual. I also got a special delivery from my wife today as I was working 🙂👍🏻 🍦, have a great week 🙋🏼‍♂️👍🏻🍻

[@FromSteelToWood]

Hum... I'll have to spare some time and watch what is the surprise you wife got for you! Thanks Luc!

[@OrangeismyNewGreen]

@@FromSteelToWood will be posted Friday 😉😂🍦

[@mikehickey7881]

Another fine job!! The tractor starts and runs just perfect. Good for another 20 years for sure??

[@FromSteelToWood]

20 years is a minimum in my opinion! Lol! Well maintained and not abused, they will last a lifetime... if only parts are still available. They were quite available at the local Case dealer until a few years ago. I guess they changed their software and now they are confused each time I ask for a part as simple as a rotor. I changed my plan and now get my parts from a specialized company based in the USA. Import and transportation fees are prohibitive, but the parts price is very cheap. I only need to plan ahead and this is still economical. Thanks Mike!

[@Dingbat217]

That's a long lever you have on that ROPS bar if you roll the tractor sideways or slide into a ditch so I would definitely recommend stronger supports / gussets from the mounting plates to the axle and the uprights. I was wondering why you didn't bolt straight through the thick tube on top of the axle instead of welding the plates to the side of it, that would get rid of some of the lever when you slide into that ditch if you get what I mean?

[@FromSteelToWood]

Hum! Those are good points! I can recognize a good designer by your comments. You are right about the height of the ROPS. My goal was to compensate for a wider machine. I think the first role of a ROPS is to limit the roll-over to 90° if ever possible. Then if a turnover (180° or greater) is to happen, it does not kill the operator. The rear wheels having a wide thread (78 in), the ROPS needs to be a bit higher to limit or stop its rolling to only 90°, if ever possible. That is why it was set higher. That is also why I had added the gussets, which reduce the "apparent" height of the ROPS. Then the wheel itself will limit the deformation of the ROPS to some extend... The machine is 3000lb, which is quite light... that end being half of the weight too! My initial design was to go through the tubes with the bolts, but that limited my possibilities for position over the axle. That is why I went for the offset plate. Thanks!

[@Dingbat217]

@@FromSteelToWood It looks like you have space for an additional support plate to be welded to the inside of the tube that gets clamped to the axle, that would make the ROPS uprights a lot stiffer sideways as they would now be supported in two places on each axle instead of just one. The forces will also turn from a twist of the welds to a tension / compression force where it should be a lot stronger/ The gussets will of-course help against some of that twist in a sideload situation. You're right it is a light-weight tractor so maybe less of a concern but I still think that the welds to the support plate is the weak spot so if you could make that stronger that would be great. You hopefully never needs the ROPS to do their thing but it can happen very quickly so it's better that they are there than you getting squashed if you go into a ditch sideways. It happened to my sisters ex-husband, they just got their new small-holding and it came with a tractor that had a ROPS bar on it, he, being un-experienced in driving tractors city-boy), wasn't expecting the slack in the steering so when he tested how fast it could drive along a gravel access-road next to a ditch he ended up in said ditch when the sloppy steering didn't react as he expected it to. No-one was hurt, even the tractor survived unscathed bar a rusty exhaust that broke off but that needed replacing anyway.

[@PurpleCollarLife]

Nice job, Joe! That's a great Case machine. Really good rear tires. Does the quick hitch work for you? A lot of our 3 point attachments won't work with the quick hitch system - so I've never purchased one. But they do look like a great time (and frustration) saver! #purplecollarlife

[@FromSteelToWood]

Thanks! I've put the quick hitch on it for my other implements, but never got the time to put any implement! This QH "should" work with my other implements, as they already work with my other Case QH. As for the offset flail mower, being so unbalanced, I prefer running it without the QH. I mean, once fully extended to the side, it exerts upward pressure on the opposite lower arm. I am not so sure, given a small tab locks the implement... This small tab would take a load that it was not mean to take (in my opinion!). Thanks!

[@VijayPatel-mn4mc]

Sir can you please let me know the square tubes dimensions...

[@FromSteelToWood]

In inches, 2x3, 1/4in wall. Roughly 50x75mm, 6mm thick wall. Thanks!

[@yvesjolicoeur747]

tu niaises pas avec la puck mon ami. Good job

[@FromSteelToWood]

Mon père disait toujours: Trop fort casse pas. J'aime bien cette philosophie!

[@paulyoder8714]

. Maybe you could help me with mine 830

[@FromSteelToWood]

Sure, what can I help you with? You can send me an email to: [e-mail] (make sure to copy the whole link)

[@markconley9279]

I’m glad Kevin Spacey found something else to do after his acting career floundered. Cheers!

[@FromSteelToWood]

Lol!

[@silverdragontaylir8252]

Wide base tractor(you 'll be O.K.)

[@FromSteelToWood]

You are right. Although it's not loaded with liquid in the rear, it's really stable anyway. Thanks!