Lets get it right

[Going4it]

I have never used a snow blower so I have no input there. After having a non cabbed tractor for 12 years and now a cabbed tractor for 1.5 years I will share that experience.

At first when I went from no cab to a cab, I felt out of touch with the tractor. Over time this changed and now it’s second nature. The cab does deaden sound but I can still hear when something is amiss. My tractor does not deaden sound like a car or truck. Probably because of all the glass. I would no let that concern stop you from getting a cab if you want one.

As to working around trees, the cab is tougher than I anticipated. As a matter of fact I kept my non cabbed tractor for a while to work in the woods but ended up selling it because with care I could use the cab where I needed to.

After owning both no cab and cab, I am happy with a cab for my uses.

buck12 why is the cab tougher to use around trees? Just the height difference, or something else?

 

[buck12]

buck12 why is the cab tougher to use around trees? Just the height difference, or something else?

I meant the cab is tougher in that it is not as fragile as I thought it would be.

 

[Going4it]

I meant the cab is tougher in that it is not as fragile as I thought it would be.

got it. Thanks

 

[jjp8182]

Long time since I've had to deal with snow removal, but just thinking about it would make me want to use a cabbed tractor.

A cab would help keep the wind off, and could/should provide heating (potentially depending on the size of tractor).... both of which would be appreciated since the reduced physical labor would mean I'm not generating as much heat from physical exertion (I know very well how shoveling a long driveway can make a person warm enough to start shedding layers of clothing).

Should also cut down/eliminate the potential of being hit with any blowing/drifting snow.

Just my :2cents: (based on growing up in central MN and having to shovel my parents' 400ft driveway/parking area for years)

 

[Going4it]

Long time since I've had to deal with snow removal, but just thinking about it would make me want to use a cabbed tractor.

A cab would help keep the wind off, and could/should provide heating (potentially depending on the size of tractor).... both of which would be appreciated since the reduced physical labor would mean I'm not generating as much heat from physical exertion (I know very well how shoveling a long driveway can make a person warm enough to start shedding layers of clothing).

Should also cut down/eliminate the potential of being hit with any blowing/drifting snow.

Just my :2cents: (based on growing up in central MN and having to shovel my parents' 400ft driveway/parking area for years)

jjp8182 It looks like I will be using a rental to clear a spot for the garage and then keeping my cab in it. Thanks

 

[TBN Support]

Welcome to the forum! :welcome:

:tractor: I'm going to move this thread over to our Kubota section.

 

[Going4it]

Welcome to the forum! :welcome:

:tractor: I'm going to move this thread over to our Kubota section.

Hi Catherine. I've worked with tools my whole life and have never been on any form. I would assume that there is a for sale of tractors by members here, but I have yet to find it. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks

 

[fruitcakesa]

Not to pile on, but only a cab for me. Too many reasons.
These cab/no cab threads always seem to end one way ...with OP given overwhelming reasons to get cabbed.

 

[ruffdog]

Now the OP should ask what tires to have installed.........:stirthepot:

 

[old and tired]

... there is a for sale of tractors by members here...

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/member-marketplace/

 

[JJZ 109]

As someone who's run a snow blower on both open and cabbed tractors, get the cab. In summer I had the option to either run the air conditioner or pop the doors off for fresh air tractoring.

 

[KennyG]

KennyG my property is long and narrow so the chain drag will work. I don't expect to be in the woods much if any. Does the soft top fog up and become hazy over time?
Thanks for your time

After 8 years, the clear vinyl windows in mine have a few light scratches but are otherwise crystal clear. I do have the safety glass windshield which is optically better, of course. I keep the tractor inside and only have the cab on for 4 to 5 months a year.

 

[Bavarian]

Now the OP should ask what tires to have installed.........:stirthepot:

I think the cab/no cab question is cleared.

Up to the next topic, hydro or gear?

Tires will follow.

 

[Milo]

There are practically no bothersome insects here whatsoever, Winter temps seldom in the teens or Summer temp above 90. I have to get off my tractor frequently when I take it in the woods. So a cab makes zero sense for me. But for the OP's situation I think a B2650 with cab is the way to go.

 

[Going4it]

As someone who's run a snow blower on both open and cabbed tractors, get the cab. In summer I had the option to either run the air conditioner or pop the doors off for fresh air tractoring.

JJZ 109 I had said that I was new to this form and to show you how new.... I had no idea that the doors will pop off! Good information. Thank you. Thank you all.

 

[Going4it]

After 8 years, the clear vinyl windows in mine have a few light scratches but are otherwise crystal clear. I do have the safety glass windshield which is optically better, of course. I keep the tractor inside and only have the cab on for 4 to 5 months a year.

KennyG 8 years is a lot longer than I expected and its still working for you. I will have to consider that option/cost comparison then. Thanks

 

[Going4it]

Bavarian It will be HST for me. My only stick experience was a CJ-7 and that was 40 years ago. I'll have enough to learn having never been in a tractor.
I have already decided on the R14 tires. I may cross the lawn to get a fallen tree, but I wont be doing any mowing with it. Thanks for:stirthepot:

 

[Going4it]

Milo I may have picked the wrong area to retire. Thank you

 

[rScotty]

JJZ 109 I had said that I was new to this form and to show you how new.... I had no idea that the doors will pop off! Good information. Thank you. Thank you all.

On some the doors come off and on some they don't. If you are going to be getting on and off the tractor often - as you will tend to be if doing landscaping on your property or just working in the woods - then you may find as I do that working cabless can be more convenient and easier on the body.

But then I'm older, not as spry as I was, and don't really mind the weather. Cabs are a personal thing. And if the weather is really nasty, I can always simply wait for a nicer day......though I can remember years when I didn't have that luxury.

Our favorite tractor does have an insulated canopy/roof that protects from sun and precip. That's a reasonable compromise for our use.

Maybe someday someone will offer a bolt-on fold up windshield like the old Jeeps had. There are times that would be handy.

Tractors are a compromise, and it may not be reasonable to expect to buy your perfect machine the very first time.
But they are all fun & you will get more work done with less effort and on your own schedule than you ever expected.
Good Luck,
rScotty

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Milo I may have picked the wrong area to retire. Thank you

Yeah... I didn't want to bring that up. It's why we chose SW VA after 25 years of South Carolina heat and humidity; and no way were we going to go back to PA winters. So... open station tractors for me!