Yamforlife
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Dropped it off in North Bay Saturday and will pick up Saturday the 20th When i get some pictures I will post.
Kubota TLB cab project
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Has anyone evaluated the optional heated cab Kubota has a picture of on their TLB brochure? Back page. It isnt in the one available from their USA website (published 2017) but it does show in the paper copy I picked up from the dealership a few weeks ago (published 2015).
Yamforlife
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Hey Jchonline
Can you post a copy here for us? My understanding it was only available in the US not here in the Great White North.....LOL
Cheers Mark
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He just sent me pictures...Looks Good!! Now for heat!
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That looks great. Looks better than some of the commercially produced soft cabs.
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Yamforlife
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Thanks Jchonline! I priced out the Laurin cab with here in Canada and it came out to 13K plus 13% HST (Tax). Just no way I was going to spend that. It's funny how the cab in the Brochure looks like a Laurin Cab. I am happy with what i have so far and i have a good idea how to plumb in heat. I will keep updating this Hijacked post. LOL
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It looks like a Laurin or Curtis cab.....which reminds me of that great article on the Laurin Cab install at:
Laurin Eclipse Cab install for my Kubota M59 – Divergent Stuff
His blog also has great info on snow blowing & PTOs too.
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Thanks rScotty I read through that one a bit ago. Great description and blog...quite a job!
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There's no backhoe on my tractor, but I can offer some thoughts on cabs in general. My homebrew cab from 6 years ago cost me around $1,200 and a lot more time than I thought it would. It is all steel and tinted automotive safety glass except for the Lexan below the windshield (an area where it was too difficult to get glass to fit). The plastic strips used below the windshield in the original build became discolored. Lexan can be scratched, but so far has stayed clear and looks good after a few years.
The cab is made in sections that can be removed and the doors are on pins so they are on or off in a minute. The whole cab was taken off the first Summer, but not since. I'd like A/C for hot weather, but for now I just lift the doors off and run a fan. That's more comfortable than sitting in the sun.
The heater is plumbed into the engine coolant and has more than enough capacity for the coldest days:
Universal Truck CAB Heater 12 Volt Compact Size 2 Speed Fan Van Boat 2 BTU | eBay
The cab is made in sections that can be removed and the doors are on pins so they are on or off in a minute. The whole cab was taken off the first Summer, but not since. I'd like A/C for hot weather, but for now I just lift the doors off and run a fan. That's more comfortable than sitting in the sun.
The heater is plumbed into the engine coolant and has more than enough capacity for the coldest days:
Universal Truck CAB Heater 12 Volt Compact Size 2 Speed Fan Van Boat 2 BTU | eBay
