Parts for building a cab

retired57 · Oct 14, 2015

Acquiring parts for a cab I'm planning on building for my MX4700 Kubota and I could use some help finding parts like removable door hinges, door latches, wiper motor, switch panel etc. in Canada, very limited selection in my area of southern Nova Scotia. Most parts I'm finding are from US and with the exchange plus shipping, so any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I'm a fairly new member, first post, great site, love it ,found tons of info so far.

chim · Oct 14, 2015

Each hinge on my cab consists of a short piece of pipe welded to the cab frame with a captive piece of round stock sticking up. A piece of pipe welded to the door frame is the top half of each hinge. Two hinges per door. The one piece of round stock is a bit longer than the other so I only need to line up one at a time.

Here's the wiper kit. Not sure why it says something about suspicious activity:

Suspicious Activity Detected - Free Shipping on Orders Over $99 at Summit Racing

I reworked the arm to accept a real wiper blade.

Here's what I bought for latches:

Buyers Stainless Steel (Non-Locking) Flush Paddle Latch — Fits 3 3/8in. x 4 5/8in. Recess | Truck Box Accessories| Northern Tool + Equipment

On the back side, there's a tapped hole (1/4-20) that provides a spot for a knob so I can operate it from the inside.

Weather seals came from McMaster Carr. I couldn't get the exact page to post. If you search for "Edge Grip with Rubber Bulb Seals" it should pop up:

McMaster-Carr

Good luck with the build, and remember - We like pictures!

herringchoker · Oct 15, 2015

Retired57, welcome to TBN.
I built the cab on my B7800 eleven years ago. Like Chim, I built my own removable hinges, but using angle iron and 1/2" bolts. (Chim has a better idea with the pipes.) I used door latches same as in Chim's link, but I got them at Parts for Trucks (they have branches all over NB and NS). A lot of parts I stripped from a Mercury Topaz car that was being scrapped: front windshield wiper and switch which allows automatic park (I modified the wiper linkage and wiper arm), fuse panel, cab headliner and dome light, weather seals, etc. I had no space to put a scavenged wiper motor and linkage at the rear window, so it pained me greatly to buy a packaged compact unit for a Curtis cab. That was the most expensive single item in the whole build (about $180 IIRC). I got it at a local agricultural aftermarket supplier.
I recommend laminated safety glass all around. Tempered glass will shatter if hit, laminated will crack. I used laminated at the front and rear and plexiglass on the sides. The plexi scratches easily and gets foggy in time. I have since replaced two plexi side windows with laminated glass, and will eventually have laminated all around. I got the front and rear laminated safety glass eleven years ago for $40 through a friend who worked at a glass warehouse. (They cut them from damaged sheets.) Since he has moved to another job, I got the two replacement side windows from Apple Auto Glass, cost about $125.
Good luck with your build. Please keep us posted.

rswyan · Oct 15, 2015

herringchoker,

Have you posted any pics of your B7800 cab here on TBN ?

We have a B2910 is the reason I'm asking.

PILOON · Oct 15, 2015

HI, I also built my cab. I used windows from an old school bus which were free from a recycle yard.
For door hinges I used small pipe and bolts that fitted the ID.Made door lock using pipe length and suitable bolt to fit ID with welded blade to lock as well as a lever to activate the 'lock'.
Maybe my cab is not as pretty as could be but 10 years later bit still keeps me warm and out of the elements.
Over time I added front and rear wipers to clear away snow and rain. Heater was provided from an old school bus rear seat heater that I plumbed from the motor water cooling circuit. Keeps me cozy all winter. 12 volt computer fans moves hot air around to defrost windows and warm me as well.

retired57 · Oct 16, 2015

Thank you all for the info, so far I have thought about making hinges with stainless steel, because I can buy stainless steel door latches ($84) like Chim showed, from an ambulance making company in my area and can also get rubber seals of different types for weather tight connections. I plan on using safety glass all around and I have an aluminum canopy on my tractor that is my starting point for the build, got hinges for the rear window to open from a scrap yard, 12v heater from Princess Auto, still in the planning stages, using sheets of cardboard to make some kind of pattern, things are going very slowly, too many distractions, one of them being an occasional golf game, later.

herringchoker · Oct 16, 2015

rswyan said:
herringchoker,

Have you posted any pics of your B7800 cab here on TBN ?

We have a B2910 is the reason I'm asking.

Here are three pictures I have posted here before. I may have some better ones, but they are on another computer I don't have access to right now.

Years ago I had posted some pictures from the build on the picture gallery here on TBN, but when the site got upgraded some years ago they disappeared.