I think you will find the ROPS standard requires protection for the operator when moving the tractor to a different location, not when operating the hoe. What do the operating instructions say? I wouldn't be surprised if the operating instructions for your hoe say the tractor is to be moved only with the operator in the tractor seat, not on the hoe seat, or something to that affect. Also you would need to see if Kubota designed and tested it so the cab still provides protection for the hoe attachment. Not all ROPS (bars) structures are directly over the seat, many are behind the seat. Does your hoe seat have a seatbelt? Can you reach all the controls of the tractor required to properly set it up and move it from the hoe seat?
So you set up and put the loader bucket on the ground, climb on the hoe set up and dig. To move forward you fold the hoe up, get down, get in the tractor seat to pick the bucket up and move the tractor. No ROPS required for the hoe seat as the tractor is not moving from place to place (even a few feet) with you in the hoe operator seat. If the manufacturer's instructions say move only from the tractor seat and you move it from the hoe seat; OSHA would say you are at fault for not following instructions.
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