Hi TbarD
The air springs are a good idea to keep your truck level. Unfortunately they use a lot of salt on the roads in my part of the world so I have resisted the urge to install them on my trucks. I have had good luck with a product called Timbren. They are essentially a rubber spring that replaces your current bump stops. Once your factory springs deflect to a certain point, the Timbrens make contact and provide cushioning while keeping your rear end from sagging. I have used them on my last three trucks and they are simple, inexpensive, trouble free and do the job for me. They might be a good backup for you if you ever have a problem with the air suspension.
Hi Natem
The Laurin cab is very expensive - $11,500 for the L45 in my case including the optional backhoe control enclosure ($1,500) and heat only. The only reason I purchased it now is because I was able to roll it into the 2% financing Kubota has at this time in Canada so I went ahead rather than wait until fall.
I plan to add A/C later but rather then get it from Laurin who are a considerable distance from me and speak a different language, I am going to have Hammond who are only about 80 miles from me do the installtion. They specialize in A/C for constuction equipment and were recommended by a Laurin cab owner who purchased his cab before Laurin offered A/C. He is much further south then me and is very pleased with the Hammond system and I like having the supplier just an hour and a half away.
There is a 6 - 8 week delivery time for the cab so depending on how the work for the L45 comes in, I will either spend the ~$4,000 for the A/C this summer or wait until next spring and let my bank account recover. I really don't like the heat though being a Northern Ontario boy so I will probably get the A/C installed so I can enjoy July and August in air conditioned comfort. Most of the work I do is at least 50% on the hoe and after a couple of hours sitting there on a warm day with all that hot oil flowing under you and through the manifold at your knees, it can get quite warm.
Hi Anthony
If you are going to be travelling down to the Niagara area in the near future, the used M59 with the cab on it is at a Kubota dealer called Ben Berg. I forget the name of the town, but they are about 45 minutes south of the QEW between Hamilton and Saint Catherines.
Alternatively I usually wind up towing my machine up to the inlaws in North Bay to do work for them a couple of times a year so I could drag the L45 in to Doe Lake to let you drool for awhile if your are interested.
Maybe I could sepnd the night at scenic Doe Lake - do you have cabins or do we need to bring our own accomodations?
The Laurin cab is too expensive in my opinion but I simply can't take the cold like I used to. I had a bunch of work to do around the house this past weekend and the temperature dropped dramatically Friday night and then the wind picked up. By 10:00am Saturday I called my dealer and told him to add the Laurin cab to the deal as I was not going through another winter of snow clearing in the cold. After a few hours of seat time on Saturday and Sunday I was chilled to the bone and had to take long, hot showers to recover. Maybe I can offset part of the cab purchase cost with reduced water and gas to heat it costs - what do you think?
You must get a lot more snow than me Anthony and with your property I would imagine you must have to clear quite a bit of it. Hopefully over time you can convince your wife that you need to get out of the cold too!
Regards,
Lauren
The air springs are a good idea to keep your truck level. Unfortunately they use a lot of salt on the roads in my part of the world so I have resisted the urge to install them on my trucks. I have had good luck with a product called Timbren. They are essentially a rubber spring that replaces your current bump stops. Once your factory springs deflect to a certain point, the Timbrens make contact and provide cushioning while keeping your rear end from sagging. I have used them on my last three trucks and they are simple, inexpensive, trouble free and do the job for me. They might be a good backup for you if you ever have a problem with the air suspension.
Hi Natem
The Laurin cab is very expensive - $11,500 for the L45 in my case including the optional backhoe control enclosure ($1,500) and heat only. The only reason I purchased it now is because I was able to roll it into the 2% financing Kubota has at this time in Canada so I went ahead rather than wait until fall.
I plan to add A/C later but rather then get it from Laurin who are a considerable distance from me and speak a different language, I am going to have Hammond who are only about 80 miles from me do the installtion. They specialize in A/C for constuction equipment and were recommended by a Laurin cab owner who purchased his cab before Laurin offered A/C. He is much further south then me and is very pleased with the Hammond system and I like having the supplier just an hour and a half away.
There is a 6 - 8 week delivery time for the cab so depending on how the work for the L45 comes in, I will either spend the ~$4,000 for the A/C this summer or wait until next spring and let my bank account recover. I really don't like the heat though being a Northern Ontario boy so I will probably get the A/C installed so I can enjoy July and August in air conditioned comfort. Most of the work I do is at least 50% on the hoe and after a couple of hours sitting there on a warm day with all that hot oil flowing under you and through the manifold at your knees, it can get quite warm.
Hi Anthony
If you are going to be travelling down to the Niagara area in the near future, the used M59 with the cab on it is at a Kubota dealer called Ben Berg. I forget the name of the town, but they are about 45 minutes south of the QEW between Hamilton and Saint Catherines.
Alternatively I usually wind up towing my machine up to the inlaws in North Bay to do work for them a couple of times a year so I could drag the L45 in to Doe Lake to let you drool for awhile if your are interested.
Maybe I could sepnd the night at scenic Doe Lake - do you have cabins or do we need to bring our own accomodations?The Laurin cab is too expensive in my opinion but I simply can't take the cold like I used to. I had a bunch of work to do around the house this past weekend and the temperature dropped dramatically Friday night and then the wind picked up. By 10:00am Saturday I called my dealer and told him to add the Laurin cab to the deal as I was not going through another winter of snow clearing in the cold. After a few hours of seat time on Saturday and Sunday I was chilled to the bone and had to take long, hot showers to recover. Maybe I can offset part of the cab purchase cost with reduced water and gas to heat it costs - what do you think?
You must get a lot more snow than me Anthony and with your property I would imagine you must have to clear quite a bit of it. Hopefully over time you can convince your wife that you need to get out of the cold too!
Regards,
Lauren
