A22-Lmcnter Fanning, Saturday, August 20,1994
(Continued from Pago A 1) according to Murphy, is thatROPS
in conjunction with a seatbelt
A special ROPS Learning Cen- works to save lives and prevent
ter. which detailed the type of injury.
ROPS different tractors need, also “There have been no fatalities,
provided the costs of different that we know of, with ROPS and a
types of ROPS, including an seatbelt,** he said. “In fact, in the
enclosed cab, a fold-down ROPS, event of an overturn, (underneath
and a fixed two-bar ROPS. tractor with ROPS and safety belt
What the study is finding, on) is the safest place to be.”
This two-bar ROPS can be used on different types of
tractors.
A visitor Inspects the Rollover Protection Learning Cen
ter at Ag Progress Days.
Series Of Tractor Safet
Without ROPS , Tractor Overturns Kill
Demos Held This Week At
Tractor rollovers were a big hit at Ag Progress. Thousands viewed a rollover protec
tion structure at work. In picture, left foreground to back right, Dennis Murphy, ag
engineer: Kevin Vandervort, research assistant; and Tim Pierson, research associate.
A fold-down ROPS can be fitted to
many types of tractors.
Dr. Tim Pierson, right, with Tuff Kelly.
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