The prevalence of tractor rollovers among agricultural workers has made theretrofitting of tractors with rollover protective structures (ROPS) and seat belts a publichealth priority for agricultural health and safety specialists. To address this concern, the NewYork Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) developed a seven-questionsurvey, designed to assess perceptions of risk as well as potential motivators and barriers toretrofitting. Data from 465 phone surveys were gathered from New York State farmersrepresenting various commodities and farm sizes. Analysis of responses to three qualitativequestions contained in the survey indicated that most farmers in New York understand theimportance of ROPS but lack the proper motivation to consider retrofitting. It appears thatmore convenient safety strategies, cost, and age of the tractor compete with a farmer’sinitiative to retrofit. In addition, survey responses illustrate that although many farmersbelieve ROPS are important in a general sense, many believe that this safety measure is notnecessary for them in particular. Frequent motivators to retrofitting are concerns about safety,although the authors conclude that a more thorough analysis of these “general safetyconcerns” in qualitative interviews is important.