Anyone have a "Original Tractor Cab" for their tractor?

[aczlan]

Looking at getting one for a Deere 345 or a similarly sized Cub Cadet and they seem to be decently priced ($750ish on ebay).

Can anyone comment of the fit and finish?

Thanks

Aaron Z

 

[George2615]

I have one. Just bought it a few months ago for my Mahindra 2615 HST. I got the glass front window option and a 500 W ceramic heater from another company. It fit exactly. Bolted it on in a few hours. Sure made a big difference plowing snow. I no longer need to wear gloves in the cab. Cab with glass front window and heater was under 1K. I posted pics on my post Jan 28, 2011 but I can't link to it. I bought mine from RJPartsco.com and it fits Mahindra 2816,2615, and 3015 tractors. They have others available.

 

[aczlan]

Thanks, I ran across that company on ebay and like their prices.

I may be ordering from them in the not too distant future. Have to see if I can get away with the glass windshield and pickup a wiper from a junkyard

Aaron Z

 

[jmainel1]

I bought Sears Craftsman softcover for my Massey Ferguson GC2310TLB and it was only $120...works great...

 

[etcallhome]

I've had 2 different ones from Original Tractor ,first one was 2 yrs old when I sold the tractor and cab..
This one is going on 6 yrs old maybe 7 have windshield, el wiper and I put in my own heater ..For the first few years, I took the cab off tractor for the summer.. since I added the heater and some lights on front of cab roof been leaving the roof on all summer. removing the doors, window and all side curtains.. . This past winter one of the window support post broke.. My fault not the companies ..well made for the price.. would buy another one in a heart beat.

 

[aczlan]

I've had 2 different ones from Original Tractor ,first one was 2 yrs old when I sold the tractor and cab..
This one is going on 6 yrs old maybe 7 have windshield, el wiper and I put in my own heater ..For the first few years, I took the cab off tractor for the summer.. since I added the heater and some lights on front of cab roof been leaving the roof on all summer. removing the doors, window and all side curtains.. . This past winter one of the window support post broke.. My fault not the companies ..well made for the price.. would buy another one in a heart beat.

Sounds like what I want to do. Some shade for the summer would be nice and I am planning on mounting work lights (LED) and a strobe to the roof, so it will stay on year round.
Have you had the plastic front window? Is it worth the premium to get a glass one with a wiper, or could I have the local glass place make me a glass window to replace the plastic one?

Thanks

Aaron Z

 

[JD Greg]

I too have the Original Tractor Cab on my 2305.
Not a bad soft cab, especially, for the money.
I have the glass windshield and wiper. In my
opinion, the glass cab and wiper are worth it.

 

[George2615]

Sounds like what I want to do. Some shade for the summer would be nice and I am planning on mounting work lights (LED) and a strobe to the roof, so it will stay on year round.
Have you had the plastic front window? Is it worth the premium to get a glass one with a wiper, or could I have the local glass place make me a glass window to replace the plastic one?

Thanks

Aaron Z

The cab comes standard with the plastic window. It just a clear plastic sewn onto the rest of the black soft cab material. It does not have a hard frame to install a glass window. When you order the glass window option it comes mounted in a hard plastic frame (same hard plastic as roof) that bolts to the cab frame and tucks under the roof canopy taking the place of the plastic one. The wiper option will require drilling a hole to install and of course wiring. I didn't get the wiper since I don't really need it. I keep a long handle squeegee in the cab which has a sponge on one side and squeegee on the other. If the window gets dirty I dip the sponge side in fresh snow (white not yellow) or water, wipe the window and squeegee it off.

 

[aczlan]

The cab comes standard with the plastic window. It just a clear plastic sewn onto the rest of the black soft cab material. It does not have a hard frame to install a glass window. When you order the glass window option it comes mounted in a hard plastic frame (same hard plastic as roof) that bolts to the cab frame and tucks under the roof canopy taking the place of the plastic one. The wiper option will require drilling a hole to install and of course wiring. I didn't get the wiper since I don't really need it.

Thanks. My thought is to get the glass windshield and if I need a wiper, adapt one from something else (station wagon rear hatch?) as I can get one for under $50 with the wirng and relays from a JY.

Thanks

Aaron Z

 

[Don87]

The cab comes standard with the plastic window. It just a clear plastic sewn onto the rest of the black soft cab material. It does not have a hard frame to install a glass window. When you order the glass window option it comes mounted in a hard plastic frame (same hard plastic as roof) that bolts to the cab frame and tucks under the roof canopy taking the place of the plastic one. The wiper option will require drilling a hole to install and of course wiring. I didn't get the wiper since I don't really need it. I keep a long handle squeegee in the cab which has a sponge on one side and squeegee on the other. If the window gets dirty I dip the sponge side in fresh snow (white not yellow) or water, wipe the window and squeegee it off.

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