After plowing my way through 16 North Dakota winters with various pickup and plow combinations, a walk-behind snowblower, and a snowblower on a zero-turn mower, I decided a tractor was in order. Thanks to Craigslist, a 1998 Kubota L4850DT eventually followed me home and later a McKee 720 rear blower did too. Now all that was missing was a CAB! I had spent enough time in a floppy cab on the zero-turn to understand the benefits of even a wind-break. I knew how comfy a pickup cab can be. I also thought building a cab would be a good challenge.
I read everything I could find on the web, I saved pictures, I took measurements, I scoured junk yards, I looked at craigslist, ebay, etc. I am greatly indebted to those who have documented their cab builds, so I wanted to pay that back in some small way. This is my attempt at paying it back. As with all projects, I wish I had taken more pictures. I do have before and after pictures:
My criteria going into this project:
The cab needs to keep me warm and dry.
The finished needs to look like it belongs on the tractor.
The factory ROPS needs to remain intact.
Over the next several days (or weeks) I will go thru all the details on how I did it, what it cost, how long it took, what I have left to do and what I wish I had done differently.
I read everything I could find on the web, I saved pictures, I took measurements, I scoured junk yards, I looked at craigslist, ebay, etc. I am greatly indebted to those who have documented their cab builds, so I wanted to pay that back in some small way. This is my attempt at paying it back. As with all projects, I wish I had taken more pictures. I do have before and after pictures:
My criteria going into this project:
The cab needs to keep me warm and dry.
The finished needs to look like it belongs on the tractor.
The factory ROPS needs to remain intact.
Over the next several days (or weeks) I will go thru all the details on how I did it, what it cost, how long it took, what I have left to do and what I wish I had done differently.
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