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A/C, im very interested in what your guys come out with.
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these trucks were designed to be able to fold the windshield down, remove the top, to be loaded in a C141/C5 or similar transport.
True, the C5 shouldn't be a problem with the top on...Im pretty sure a C5 can handle a deuce with the windshield up
but yes thats what it was designed for...
Right, make sure the bed stays attached and that you have the restraints for the driver and passenger.No, I would not support the windshield frame. My top bows are extra tall so that I can walk under them. The replacement cage will have the same profile. The line going from the cage to the engine block shows the projected area of protection for the cab.
What do you think?
Justin Wehring
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For anybody who might remember some 1980's commercials..THERE'S THE BEEF..... nice..most will probably want something less because of not needing it to be dual purpose but what you did looks like it would really help!I though about starting a thread like this but thought it was way too soon. To try and bring the tread "somewhat" back on track, I though I show off my pipeline rack. The main reason I put it on my truck was it would also work as a ROPS. After seeing what gimp did at haspin last year, and gitting into some highly sketchy spots at RC, I wanted more protection then just a soft top.
I still have to fish plate the frame where the rack mounts and add a few more gussets but it works.
That my friend is designed to prevent falling objects from crushing the the cab. Sorry if I seem a bit blunt or rude but that thing will just fold one direction or the other in a roll-over.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
Pic 2 in this post just confirms my belief that anything over cab height as in the tanks on that truck will protect the cab somewhat in a rollover this is the way I will go if I decide to retrofit my truck. I will put a four point into the bed and add to more bars crossed behind the cab for side to side rigidity. I dont think anything built by man could have helped in the event that took our follow SS members life in utah just by the violent impact the truck recieved at the rear starting the chain of events that ended in this tragedy. Most are better engineers and fabricators than I am this is just my view of things and as the old saying goes something is always better than nothing at all.First off I post this with respect to the recent loss....
I've always been concerned about rollovers in our fire deuces as sometimes we go through ditches, inclines, etc.
As the pictures show, even the "factory" hardtop is not that sturdy, these trucks were designed to be able to fold the windshield down, remove the top, to be loaded in a C141/C5 or similar transport.
First pic is the 2003 rollover incident in NM, it killed a young firefighter, 2nd pic was a rollover in Oklahoma courtesy of a fellow member here, all survived. 3rd pic is our M35A2, I know the exterior bars would not be asthetic to someone wishing to preserve the look of their Military M35, I post these pics for information only.
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