Cab housekeeping.

michaelmoten · Feb 27, 2013

I am new to a cabbed tractor and I am wandering what you all do to keep the cab cleaned, inside and out? What works and what doesn't? I have small lobby broom I have been sweeping the dirt out of the cab with, but I am going to have to clean the enterior windows very soon do to rain, snow, and mud. What is the "best" method you all have found? Thanks!

Gary Fowler · Feb 27, 2013

The best thing for the windows is good old Windex and paper towels. As for the rest of it, I occasionally give mine a bath inside the cab with the garden hose to wash out all the dust, mud and dirt while avoiding wetting down my cloth seat. Everything else is water proof although I don't dally on the instrument panel with the water hose that long, just hose off the dust. If I am feeling industrious after the hose down (I leave the doors open for a while to air dry it) I may wipe the windows down with Windex and paper towel on the inside. Outside just gets hosed off or use my high pressure washer if I happen to have it hooked up. I would love to wax it, but it is just too big for me to climb around on with a buffer. It has to settle for some of that wax in the wash water stuff for the once a year bath with soap and long handle brush, the rest of the time it is simply hose off the dirt and mud. I do wipe the outside glass with paper and Windex if it gets grease on it from the FEL but otherwise its just a garden hose.

don45640 · Feb 27, 2013

Yep! Garden hose,but cover any vents of the -t-ranny or rear end that might be exposed;also any electrical. don-ohio

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AKfish · Feb 28, 2013

Every now and again I sweep mine out with a small whisk broom. No water for me... thanks. Too darn many electric controls and computer stuff (crap)! The last thing I'd want to see some morning would be condensation inside one of the gauge faces!

And window cleaner, too.

Oh yeah, the air hose nozzle is a pretty handy cleaner-upper!

AKfish

creekbend · Feb 28, 2013

I don't have a cab, but a small shop vac sounds appropriate. Also windex and paper towels as was suggested earlier. Best wishes.

DutchHenryBrown · Feb 28, 2013

I use the air hose to blow out the cab, when I am finished blowing out the air cleaner when I do my service work on her. With dust and dirt around here it's kind of like pissing into the wind trying to keep it real clean!

murphy1244 · Feb 28, 2013

Forget a air hose Use the West Virginy Hair dryer----- A Leaf Blower

D7E · Feb 28, 2013

Air hose occasionally if it gets real bad !

kevin37b · Feb 28, 2013

No water in the cab . Pull the floormat and vac or blow it out . You will be surprised at all the dirt under that mat . I like Windex and old newspaper for the windows . Try it , no streaks .

don45640 · Feb 28, 2013

Yeah,no water for me EITHER in ALASKA! LOL! don-ohio

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AKfish said:
Every now and again I sweep mine out with a small whisk broom. No water for me... thanks. Too darn many electric controls and computer stuff (crap)! The last thing I'd want to see some morning would be condensation inside one of the gauge faces!

And window cleaner, too.

Oh yeah, the air hose nozzle is a pretty handy cleaner-upper!

AKfish