Making a cap w/ pics

[Knight]

Work is slow and I needed a project, so I decided to build a cab.
I needed to keep the overall height under 81 inches to get into a garage.
I used an old squat rack someone gave me.
I made two loader brackets and painted them orange. Next I made a windshield frame. Then I made rear supports.
I made it so I can break it down and take it off quickly.
I used a sun shade top I bought for the top.
Check out the pics and ask questions.....Thanks for stopping by.........

 

[jimmer2880]

Looks nice.

Nice lift in the back also.

Off topic question - what are all the white squares covering your walls?

 

[kthompson]

The work looks clean and good. But what is the purpose? Will you be installing glass? Looks like it would be hard on the sides.

 

[WaxMan]

I like it , it looks good, it's nice and beefy looking and short like the M series cabs are. Even if you just painted it with that top would look great.
Keep posting pictures of your progress.
Lets see a side view.

 

[Knight]

I will be enclosing all 4 sides, door on each side.
Build a little, take a break and think. Sometimes you need to step back and solutions just come to you.

 

[Knight]

I took some different angle shots and the last pic was from a tractor cab I was looking at to copy.
My ROPS is up and can fold to fit into a 7 foot garage door and leave the cab in place.
*****Notice my home made grapple stays on the loader arms so I can use it for forks or bucket.*****

 

[JohnDeere4300]

Good looking job.

I like how you mounted it to the ROPS.

Good looking grapple too!

 

[scott_vt]

Good looking job.

I like how you mounted it to the ROPS.

Good looking grapple too!

Good Afternoon Bill,
Boy he did a beautiful job !!! I especially like how he fabricated the doors !

 

[WilliamBos]

I like. We will be building some similar for our 1523. It will also be built around the ROPS canopy, which we will be building also.

 

[WaxMan]

It really looks very good so far, very clean look, nice angles I like it much better then the one you copied from.
Paint the frame rops gray like the factory cabs are. Think about how you can do it with as much glass as possible. Any glass company can make up 1/4 in safety glass any size and can get you a rubber channel to hold the glass in place. My factory windshield is held in place by just four clamps brackets holding the rubber glass gasket to the frame . I see no reason why you couldn't do the same. It will look great rops gray and as much glass as you can.

 

[Treemonkey1000]

I think you need some more wires coming out of the breaker panel in the back ground!

 

[rtdiggr]

Looks nice.

Nice lift in the back also.

Off topic question - what are all the white squares covering your walls?

insulation

Shane

 

[BucketHoe]

Knight,

Yesterday while looking at another message board, for the hardtop mold, I noticed the exact same 6 foot high basketball hoop mounted on lattice work as you have in one of your photos.

BucketHoe

 

[DIRTROAD]

I made a cage to go on my tractor last year. I did it mainly to keep the tree limbs off of me while cutting the edges of the pasture. I can't figure out how to post a pic though. I guess I'm better with a welder than a computer.

 

[Knight]

Knight,

Yesterday while looking at another message board, for the hardtop mold, I noticed the exact same 6 foot high basketball hoop mounted on lattice work as you have in one of your photos.

BucketHoe

Yeah... small world....... Here is picture of my last project.
331 stroker, Kenne Bell supercharger; About as most fun as you could have with your clothes on!

 

[Knight]

I started the doors today. I am going to hinge the doors towards the front of the tractor for two reasons.
1. Better hinge support
2. When I pull forward into the garage, if the doors swung open suicide style, I would not be able to get out of the tractor.
I will make the doors easy to pop off once the are in the open position, so I won't need to drive with doors open.
Any who, I used 1/2" conduit bender to bend 1/2" square stock. Works good without kinking.
I think I will be using acrylic doors because it will not fade in the sun as plex, or lexan.

**** I don't want to make a mess of the fenders, with unnecessary drilling, rubbing doors, or ugly brackets.
Did I mention, I wax my tractor........ okay go easy now!

 

[WilliamBos]

Excellent. Keep the pics coming.

Where do you buy the acrylic?? Home Depot??

We are thinking along the same lines here. What did you use to fasten the metal frame to the fender??

 

[JohnDeere4300]

........ okay go easy now!

OK,

Good looking job and______________Great looking car


Great job!

 

[Knight]

Excellent. Keep the pics coming.

Where do you buy the acrylic?? Home Depot??

We are thinking along the same lines here. What did you use to fasten the metal frame to the fender??

I have a friend that owns a plastic shelf manufacturing company. He recommended acrylic.
I am not fastening to the fenders, The 1/2" square tube is the door frame. It will stop against the side of the fender.

Good looking job and______________Great looking car..thanx car is gone we have granite counter tops now

 

[Zephrant]

I do a lot of work with acrylic- easy to work with (with the right blades), but it scratches very easily. I've got sheets of it in the shop but when I get my cab built I'll use safety glass. I'm not going to put that much work in to it then have it scratched up every time I want to wipe the dust off of it.

BTW- don't get Home Depot acrylic- that is extruded, looks like crap and is weak. Get the real cast acrylic at least. It's stronger, easier to work with and does not have the obvious distortions that extruded does.