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So the idea is in a hard crash the cage could be ripped from the truck as long as it stayed intact. Thus adding the possible benefit of removing the 13,000 lb hammer.
It's not a ROPS it is a light bar, gun ring, seatbelt rack. In no way is the device certified as a ROPS. ;)
Actually it could also be sold as a kit with the buyer welding up the pieces.
Did a quick search and found this. Prefer to see A/C Cages solution, but it does show that it can be done without getting too extreme of a structure.
I do not work or support this company, just an example of what is out there. ROPS & FOPS Canopies for Trucks
FMJ: Sorry, didn't mean to divert again.
Tex Andy or any other, happy to discuss via PM if interested. I will not respond in this thread except to discuss ROPS ideas or input from this point forward. Sorry.
Not sure, I'm not a lawyer. I guess they could raise legal issues with GL for allowing these vehicles to be sold, and require mutilation and scrapping. I believe they did that with used ammo brass claiming it was a public safety issue. It took public outrage to get that over turned.
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I like the idea of hiding some of the structure to mimic a m66 mount. Part of my attraction to the Deuce is keeping it looking like a military truck.
You are going to need some triangulation to get the strength you need, but as long as it looks like something the military would have made as...
I would love to go buy a Jerry Can for my Deuce.... oh wait some freaking lawyer decided that people are not capable of operating a normal fuel can and now the entire country via CARB laws are not allowed to buy a freaking normal fuel can.
THAT is the issue. If someone wants to put a ROPS...
I assumed that was part of the reasoning for the storage location of the hoops in the M35A2C. It doesn't offer much more but may stop something light from coming into the cab.
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