Citydude
Elite Member
If you operate in conditions like Rick(rigustafson) does - you will surely need something to stop all that dust. I would think that in those conditions an open station and the world's best dust mask would soon become intolerable. I have an open station tractor so this time of year when I do any dirt work on the property I'm very aware of the direction the wind is blowing. I don't mind the dust as long as I can stay up wind - and that is my limitations. Also, if I were going to use a rear cutter, which I don't, I would have most definitely purchased a cab unit when I bought this new tractor.
The quandary is that I only use the tractor for contract mowing a couple of months out of the year in the summer. The rest if the year, it's parked. Upfront costs for a cab were hard to justify during the purchasing process. Now that severe allergies have come into play, the cab could be the only way I can keep my little side business going. As of now, I wear a mask. It does OK however I still have to take large amounts of over the counter medications that I hate. Decisions......