Soft Cab Too

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jfh28

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Poconos, PA
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Power Trac 2425
thanks to barry's inspiration I added a soft cab to my pt.......wish I had done this years ago......since I have a tall boy my size parameters were a little different as well as the engine would be sitting inside the cab so I needed the flexibility to adjust the sides to make sure I would get enough air flow for the engine cooling........after looking at what was out there I settled on the golf cart cover from classic accessories.....got it from walmart online for $75.......add in some spring clips and total is about $85.......all the golf cart covers are much bigger in size then what is needed for a pt.......they go by roof size and my roof is about half as wide and the length much shorter too.....so it was important to get one where the side panels could be adjusted in height and this one has zippers at all the corners as well as on the door panels.......rolling them up and cinching the corners allowed me to fit it to the pt.......it does get very warm inside with the heat from the engine but by zipping the door panels up or down I am able to control the heat much like a damper does.......vinyl window is not window glass clear but plenty clear enough for plowing.......rear view is a bit restricted and I will deal with that next winter........granted the look is NOT going to change anybodies mind about the design aesthetics of the pt.....lol.......but over all I am pleased..........Jack

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thanks to barry's inspiration I added a soft cab to my pt.......wish I had done this years ago......since I have a tall boy my size parameters were a little different as well as the engine would be sitting inside the cab so I needed the flexibility to adjust the sides to make sure I would get enough air flow for the engine cooling........after looking at what was out there I settled on the golf cart cover from classic accessories.....got it from walmart online for $75.......add in some spring clips and total is about $85.......all the golf cart covers are much bigger in size then what is needed for a pt.......they go by roof size and my roof is about half as wide and the length much shorter too.....so it was important to get one where the side panels could be adjusted in height and this one has zippers at all the corners as well as on the door panels.......rolling them up and cinching the corners allowed me to fit it to the pt.......it does get very warm inside with the heat from the engine but by zipping the door panels up or down I am able to control the heat much like a damper does.......vinyl window is not window glass clear but plenty clear enough for plowing.......rear view is a bit restricted and I will deal with that next winter........granted the look is NOT going to change anybodies mind about the design aesthetics of the pt.....lol.......but over all I am pleased..........Jack

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Myself I could care less about looks, it's Functional convenient and it works ... Nice job !
 
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Myself I could care less about looks, it's Functional convenient and it works ... Nice job !

yup....I'm with you.....my comment was tongue in cheek based on that other thread.....lol.....looks like I'll be able to check out how well it works in snow this weekend........Jack
 
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yup....I'm with you.....my comment was tongue in cheek based on that other thread.....lol.....looks like I'll be able to check out how well it works in snow this weekend........Jack
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currently have blizzard conditions with 50mph winds so will be trying this out in some of the worst conditions we get around here......Jack
 
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Yikes! We lost all our snow and ice a week and a half ago. Some trees are starting to bloom.

Get some pics of your machine in action!! :thumbsup:
 
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18" of wet snow here. I actually had to back up and take a lighter cuts a few times when gathering snow with the snow pusher.

Ken
 
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Wet heavy is no good. Any power outages out there?

We had 50's and blue, blue sky.
 
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I know some people 100 miles away, said 11,000 were without power there but I did not hear the news for here. I do not think there were lots of power outages.

I thought I was going to have lots of trouble with the 1/4 mile 15°-20° driveway but with the V-plow, I only had to backup twice so I can not complain.

Ken
 

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