Re: [MBZ] My newest diesel

2005-07-29 Thread OK Don
My ignorance is showing - what is ROPS? Roll Over Power Steering? On 7/28/05, brian toscano [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The areas where I have and will have land are very hilly! It does have a ROPS but no seat belt. Brian -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '87 300SDL '81 240D '78 450SLC

Re: [MBZ] My newest diesel

2005-07-29 Thread Mitch Haley
OK Don wrote: My ignorance is showing - what is ROPS? Roll Over Power Steering? Two out of four ain't bad... Try Protection System. (aka rollbar seatbelt)

Re: [MBZ] My newest diesel

2005-07-29 Thread Don
Sort of like the new SL has? On 7/28/05, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK Don wrote: My ignorance is showing - what is ROPS? Roll Over Power Steering? Two out of four ain't bad... Try Protection System. (aka rollbar seatbelt) ___ For

Re: [MBZ] My newest diesel

2005-07-29 Thread redghost
If I had a yard, this is what I could use http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/87457262.html On Thursday, July 28, 2005, at 08:04 PM, Don wrote: Sort of like the new SL has? On 7/28/05, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK Don wrote: My ignorance is showing - what is ROPS? Roll Over

[MBZ] My newest diesel

2005-07-28 Thread brian toscano
Early 1980's Kubota L305DT - 30HP, 4WD, FEL. :) Not a Mercedes, but it sure is neat! It has fresh paint, new ag tires, hydraulics look good, and a ROPS. It holds 8.8 gallons of diesel, 6.1 quarts of coolant, 6.6 quarts of oil, and 31.7 quarts of transmission/hydraulic fluid. -brian

Re: [MBZ] My newest diesel

2005-07-28 Thread Zeitgeist
Not sure what your terrain is like there, but ROPS is critical on anything but pool table flat landscape. I used to mow my 20 acres with an old Ford 2N w/out ROPS and it was pucker factor +10 every time the rear wheels dipped down a few degrees--very scary! I still need to weld up a rollbar for

Re: [MBZ] My newest diesel

2005-07-28 Thread brian toscano
The areas where I have and will have land are very hilly! It does have a ROPS but no seat belt. Brian On 7/28/05, Zeitgeist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not sure what your terrain is like there, but ROPS is critical on anything but pool table flat landscape. I used to mow my 20 acres with an