Posted by zooeyhall on September 30, 2007 at 08:05:33 from (75.116.70.103):
There was a sad story in this morning's (Sunday edition) of the Omaha World-Herald about a 14 year old boy in Iowa killed when a tractor rolled over on him.
I think everyone who is an older tractor enthusiast needs to be aware of how these tractors are vulnerable to this kind of accident. I think many older tractor users think that "well, it won't happen to me because I don't use it for farming" but it can happen if you are just taking it out to pull some stumps or something.
The article mentions that half the tractors in Iowa don't have rollover protection. Incredibly, it mentions that on the newer tractors that have it some farmers REMOVE the protection ("it interferes with my vision" one farmer says in the article).
The article mentions that rollover retro-fits are available, but I have never seen any advertised. I have and H and an M that I use for farming 160 acres, and would like to get one of these kits. Can someone tell me who sells them? I haven't seen them in any catalogs or anything. The newspaper article says they cost from $650 to $900, and that is pricey. But if it can save a live it is worth it. It mentions that some dealers sell them for cost. Can someone tell me a dealer who sells these? I asked my local IH dealer parts dept. and they seemed clueless about these kits being available.
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