Curtiss Cab BX-24

whatever1 · Dec 20, 2019

Has anyone installed one with the ability to remove quickly and/or easily ??
The cab makes mine a little top heavy.

mike paulson · Dec 21, 2019

They are more or less permanent.

aczlan · Dec 21, 2019

mike paulson said:
They are more or less permanent.

Yes, we have one on a bx2660 and removing the doors and windshield are fairly quick, but the frame and the roofs stay on year-round.

Aaron Z

civilian · Dec 23, 2019

aczlan said:
Yes, we have one on a bx2660 and removing the doors and windshield are fairly quick, but the frame and the roofs stay on year-round.

Aaron Z

I have a CabotDepot hard side cab and yes I feel it is top heavy. We take off the door and the opposite side plastic door/side for summer use. We are aware of the tippiness of the BX2230 and deal with it. Enjoy your cab. Jon

sandyc · Dec 24, 2019

I had a 2200 with a Curtis cab that I could remove for the summer. What I found, however, was that the tippiness I thought was happening was perceived not real. The cab makes the tilt seem more severe than it really was. The uprights , corner frames, made me think it the unit was top heavy and it really wasn’t. Just my take.

MF RED in MT · Dec 24, 2019

civilian said:
I have a CabotDepot hard side cab and yes I feel it is top heavy. We take off the door and the opposite side plastic door/side for summer use. We are aware of the tippiness of the BX2230 and deal with it. Enjoy your cab. Jon

My Sims Cab Depot hard sided cab also felt top heavy, but now it's much improved by having all my tires filled with "beet juice" (Rim Guard) and added a plastic insert (filled with concrete) that fills up the rear tire rim area.

Also my scut is not very wide and I have considered adding some wheel spacers.

KC

George the Beagle · Dec 24, 2019

I installed a Curtis on my BX 2370 over the summer and immediately noticed that it felt more topheavy. When I put the doors on for the winter, it appeared to get worse. However, (1) I seem to have gotten used to it, and (2) it sure is nice blowing snow in the heated cab. I'll take the tradeoff any day (good thing, for what I paid for the cab).

whatever1 · Dec 25, 2019

George the Beagle said:
I installed a Curtis on my BX 2370 over the summer and immediately noticed that it felt more topheavy. When I put the doors on for the winter, it appeared to get worse. However, (1) I seem to have gotten used to it, and (2) it sure is nice blowing snow in the heated cab. I'll take the tradeoff any day (good thing, for what I paid for the cab).

I agree.... keeping out of the weather and warm is great. Mine is in the attached garage with a block heater on a remote. But in the summer for other work it would be nice to remove.....

George the Beagle · Dec 25, 2019

whatever1 said:
But in the summer for other work it would be nice to remove.....

I agree, but with the doors removed and the windshield tilted out it's pretty good--even gives you some welcomed (at times) shade.

Dataway · Dec 28, 2019

If you happen to shatter the windshield on your Curtis cab ... like I did, there are alternatives to the $600 replacement from Curtis ... I found a place in CA that made one to my drawings for $170 to my door. Same tempered glass ... pretty sure I saved the CAD drawing if anyone ever needs it.

I went under some low hanging branches and one snapped off the front roof edge and dropped the windshield in my lap in a thousand pieces

ededic · Dec 28, 2019

Dataway said:
If you happen to shatter the windshield on your Curtis cab ... like I did, there are alternatives to the $600 replacement from Curtis ... I found a place in CA that made one to my drawings for $170 to my door. Same tempered glass ... pretty sure I saved the CAD drawing if anyone ever needs it.

I went under some low hanging branches and one snapped off the front roof edge and dropped the windshield in my lap in a thousand pieces

Can you share the company. Thinking of building my own cab and having glass built to my spec would be awesome.

JimBinMI · Jan 8, 2020

Could you post some pics on how you routed the heater hoses on the driver's side of the tractor? I'm in the middle of installing a heater in the Curtis Cab on my BX25D-1 and it should be similar. I'm good on the passenger side. Thanks!

JimBinMI · Jan 16, 2020

Huge Thank You! To George The Beagle for sending me pics of his Curtis Cab installation on his BX which really helped me install my heater on my BX. It's all done and works! Just need some snow now.

JimBinMI · Jan 16, 2020

A few pics of my heater installation. Curtis Heater on Curtis Cab on BX25D-1.

Dataway · Jan 23, 2020

ededic said:
Can you share the company. Thinking of building my own cab and having glass built to my spec would be awesome.

Just saw this post, sorry for the delay.

I got my glass from these guys: Laminated Glass, Laminated Safety Glass | One Day Glass

I thought they were excellent to work with. Had a few hiccups finding a CAD format we could both use but worked it out in a day or so.

mjym · Jan 23, 2020

i have the same heater on a bx 1830 and i dont have heat in my cab the 2 hose are hot but just a little heat coming out of the heater was like that when was new

whatever1 · Jan 26, 2020

1 Check fluid in the actual radiator, not just the overflow.
2 Disconnect one of the hoses going to the heater to see if fluid is flowing. You could have an air pocket.

I had a very small leak in a hose, lost fluid ( alot). Being winter the temp gauge showed normal, but I had very little heat. After I replaced the hose I had to run it with the radiator open and would squeeze different hoses to get the air out. It took a while.