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Re: Tapered box steel for ROPS
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Posted by buickanddeere on August 15, 2006 at 19:37:48 from (216.183.138.78):
In Reply to: Re: Tapered box steel for ROPS posted by nballen on August 15, 2006 at 08:44:36:
The taper on the posts of a rops is designed in to allow it to spring gradual and flex some to absorb the crash energy. Otherwise the welds at the rops base, the clamps, the tractor axle housing of belhousing may snap.
Very similar to how leaf springs are staggered in length. Initially a little pressure causes some deflection but as the weight/pressure on the springs increases, the spring rate increases.
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