Garrie Denny
Senior Member
Silicone on the back & Zip-Ties top bottom and middle =We don't need this thread.
I've been on both sides of this coin so I totally understand your consternation, but you wont win this one. ISZ
Yair . . .
td25c.If the manufacturer had needed a lug or fitment in that position it would have been welded on with out a second thought so no, I don't think the "modification" has made any difference at all . . . particularly on a static member such as the post of a ROPS.
My personal opinion is that no, the canopy will still do its job. That is my belief is that it would hold up thru one tramatic incident just as it is designed. Even if it cracked off I believe the canopy would do its job. But I also know that MSHA is absolutely by the book in their jurisdiction. Common sense never has and probably never will be part of any code enforcement. They will not risk the liability no matter how low it is. Around here there new enjoyment is busting the mom and pop gravel pits almost daily now. A friend who runs a one man operation uses an really old, small Manitowoc dragline that he uses to dig sand out of a wet pit got busted recently. His machine has every guard in place that it came with but they closed him down and came up with 6 more guards on gears back in the house away from the operator that they claim he needs before he can schedule then back for a reinspection so he can go back to work.
Yeah icestationzebra ,
My question is , for anyone ...... From a welding & fabricating standpoint ...... Do you really believe that can welded on the side of the ROPS on Pete's loader has any effect on the structural integrity ?
About 20 years ago, an electrical inspector in the NE signed off on a house not noticing the heat was wired 220 vs. 120 as it should have been. Homeowner got killed the inspector went to jail for 20 years.
When you see Do Not Weld stickers on a truck frame, do you weld anyway?
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Only if it need's welded or cut in half to be lengthened .