Homemade Roof X-1120D

Being the cheapo that I am, I certainly wasn't gonna fork over $400 for a roof. Instead, I bought a 4x8 sheet of Diamond Plate for $135 and made my own. Now to get a strip of 1/4" coated polycarbonate cut to make a quick detach windshield.

Looking Good .I am in a conserving mode my self and every dollar saved is important . Be sure to look at the DJ clamps when you do the windshield . Zoom put me on them years and years ago and I've never regretted using them. In fact, they bolt onto the roll bar and then an additional wing nut is used to quickly install or remove what ever it is you need to attach and the clamp can stay in place. This is an example of the ones I ordered but may not be the same exact ones as far as fit but gotta go to work so grabbed this link as example. There are probably some other sellers there offering better price or combined shipping. bordercollie http://www.ebay.com/itm/O-CLAMP-DJ-...941520?hash=item2353a16550:g:DZoAAOSwEjFXdAOB

That looks bad-ass! Nicely done.

As bordercollie said, look at those DJ O-clamps. They're awesome for applications like this. Buy a couple extras as you'll find a ton of needs for them after you get them in your hands and at your RTV ROPS. I probably have 10 of them on my RTV for everything from the windshield mounts, speakers, coat hook...

Gunz, looks great! How did you bend the diamond plate? That looks pretty stiff.

Also, what does that bottom plate do for you?

Thanks

Great idea and looks nice. It might be worth while to add a piece of foam pipe insulation where your head might hit it.

Looking good. Thanks for posting pics and starting this thread. Following.

Ohio, I cut the diamond plate on a C&C Plas-arch, then bent with a large industrial sized hydraulic bender. used ever so slight bends every inch over the span of a foot or so to get more of a roll effect. Im very fortunate to have a good friend that owns a RR Tank Car business and have access to this stuff. The bottom was more of an after thought with extra material, but will make it to where I will only have to buy a smaller piece of Lexan and not have to put a bend in it for my quick release windshield. May mount a set of LED's on it as well.

Also, on bottom piece, the top and both side edges ware bent at a 45 inward to give it rigidity. I did apply rubber weather stripping to ROPS anywhere diamond plate would touch to eliminate vibration.

Here's a few pics of what I did which is similar. I went with 2 pieces of lexan where you put the lower diamond plate.

http://www.nettractortalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15767

Nice job on the roof. Betcha won't be poking a tree branch down through that!

Keifer

Easy to mount whatever you want inside or out. Weld, drill, or machine the fabs and you are ready to go. Seems the way to go and then use your money to flaunt someplace that counts........GOOD STUFF