thanks for all of the info. i don't care about heat...just being out of the wind and the blowing snow on my small machine practically makes me sweat. i would remove it entirely in the summer...don't think it would work well mowing around low trees/driving thru the woods.
i asked the seller if he had an online installation manual/spec sheet so i could tell what the finished height would be. he doesn't have a pic of one installed on my tractor, so not 100% sure it sits below the ROPS like the other ones pictured.
probably wouldn't get one this year anyway. already spent too much $ on the pair of snowblowers.