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Roll-over Protective Structures (ROPS) for Wheeled Agricultural Tractors

Published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org

Citation:  Roll-over Protective Structures (ROPS) for Wheeled Agricultural Tractors. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 18, pp. 1-11. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 15 December 1993, Chicago, Illinois  913C1493.(doi:)
Authors:   W. J. Teaford
Keywords:   Tractors, ROPS, Design, Development, Testing

Insights on design, development, manufacture, and approval testing of roll-over protective structures (ROPS) are offered. Aspects of material selection, weld design, threaded fastener usage, design analysis development test options, government agency approval testing, and standards development are examined.

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