Winter Cab-Homemade

   / Winter Cab-Homemade #1  

msb1766

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Guilderland, New York
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SC2450 Cub Cadet/Yanmar
Here are some pictures of the winter cab I built this fall, Its made from 1X3 pine, 3/4" plywood roof all held together by pocket screws.
1/4" plexiglass for the windsheild, 1/8" plexiglass for the rest of the windows. Used 1/2" and 3/4" split pipe insulation to fill in any gaps.

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   / Winter Cab-Homemade #3  
Nice job! I can't tell from the pics, do the sides go straight back, or do you taper ?
 
   / Winter Cab-Homemade #5  
beautiful job. Got a heater/defroster to keep your breath from freezing on the plexiglass?
 
   / Winter Cab-Homemade #6  
Nice job on your cab. Fabricating one yourself is a huge money savings. I made one for my Kubota for about $300 and I was finally dry using the snowblower last winter.
 

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Fabrication looks OK, but your unit is lacking one essential feature - a windshield wiper. Without that you will have to keep jumping out of the rig to clear ice, snow and slush off the front glass. The will get to be tedious after a short while. Also you will need some sort defroster and heater to keep the inside from fogging up. Do you plan to, or do you have these units?
 
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Thanks for the compliments, I plan on getting a wiper and some type of heater, still trying to figure it out.
 
   / Winter Cab-Homemade #10  
Great job.
 
 
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