Tractor Cab - retrofit from Oliver to New Holland

[joes_427_vette]

I think your making a huge mistake. That cab is great beginnings. All the engineering work is complete except for the mounts. Glass, doors, enclosure, roof, all the time consuming stuff. If it is only for winter use I would like the extra weight working to my advantage. You might find after removing the doors and revamping the rear window to open it would be a permanent fixture. Honestly... how could a cab adversly affect the resale value ?
Buy it, make the mounts which shouldn't be that hard, remove blast and paint. It will look as factory as any other cab. What can you lose for $200. bucks ???????????

PVC for a frame on a tractor cab.... now there is a thought process. It would be like selling a $500,000 ranch house and moving into a camping trailer. The plastic cab will end up costing more than the real cab and it won't last.

 

[Spudland_Dave]

I'm siding with Joes_427_vette on this one...

Who's tractor is it? Yours or some future dude? If your thinking of trading in right now, etc.. then yeah, I probably wouldnt do it, just expedite the trade in from your current machine to a Factory cabbed one.

Take a look at how Laurin mounts their cabs, should do the trick on how to get this one modified & done up to fit.

 

[radioman]

Hmm too many negatives here. Has anyone actually put a old cab on a new tractor and modified to fit? I say go for it. I am sure once you get it to fit right and make the right kind of mounting tabs, you can take the glass out and sandblast it. prime it, paint to match, it will look like new and be the envy of all those who dont have the cabs in the wintertime. I betcha with the right mounting tabs that can bolted off tractor won't hurt the resale value.

 

[Spudland_Dave]

Hmm too many negatives here. Has anyone actually put a old cab on a new tractor and modified to fit? I say go for it. I am sure once you get it to fit right and make the right kind of mounting tabs, you can take the glass out and sandblast it. prime it, paint to match, it will look like new and be the envy of all those who dont have the cabs in the wintertime. I betcha with the right mounting tabs that can bolted off tractor won't hurt the resale value.

Exactly right Radioman....IMO the devil's in the details... This project can be done half "rear end" or you can go full bore with it. If you go the half route, then year the finished product wont be too sharp, but done correctly with TONS of time and such, you'll have a VERY nice setup.