Cup Holder

[sandman2234]

I have borrowed my neighbors John Deere tractor several times over the past few months, as his has a FEL on it and my John Deere 2555 doesn't. I can move almost as much dirt in my boxblade, but when dirt is dumped, it is hard to get up on top of the pile to get started, so I use his FEL to bring the pile down to size.
I found a problem with his tractor that I believe is unexcuseable. The cup holder located on the right fender that most people want to stick drink cans into is made wrong. If it were a can holder, then fine, it isn't supposed to hold cups, but it is clearly called a cup holder and it WILL NOT HOLD A STANDARD SIZE COFFEE CUP!!! I drink coffee on a frequent basis and had a cup with me when I walked over to pick up the tractor. Finally set the cup down on the deck till I got back to the house with it.
According to prevous posters, the cup holder isn't much better at holding water bottles, so I am wondering just what they designed it for???
It will hold a standard size baseball very welll, if anyone finds one laying around before they run over it with the mower.
David from jax

 

[dirt ditch]

JD dealer threw in a cup holder when I bought the tractor. finally put it on a couple weeks ago. Thing will hold anything from a can to a mug without it falling out.

 

[tugboat-2]

Well yea, ok I haven't got this built yet, but I planned it all out in my head this afternoon while out mowing in the hot sun. But I have a JD-3520-Cab with AC and you pretty well need an AC Cab for this.

I generally carry a bottle of Coke in my cup holder but each time I change direction, I have to keep switching it from side to side or put a heavy leather glove over it to keep the sun from heating it.

Even tho it's not yet built, I've examined things and feel it will work. Just a simple couple of feet of clothes dryer hose, (or some such material), easily connected with a couple of garbage ties at one end of the hose to the closest AC cieling vent. The other end, (bottom of hose) fits loosely over the Coke bottle,...can or other drink container. (Loose for easy access).

Now I figure that should keep your drink pretty darn cold on a hot day. Simple enough to lift it up or sweep it aside with an elbow to get a cold drink and slip it back on to keep it cold.

I don't think you need anything too tight fitting,...heck my first idea was just a piece of coat hanger bent to hang from the vent and hold the Coke bottle on its side like a cradle. Driving along holding the bottle up there (by hand), got it cooled down over time,...but my arm got sore and tired. So my poor inventive mind kicked in and I guess that's how many things get invented.

So I'll get working on it and no doubt refine it as I go,...but if anyone else gets ahead of me, please post some pics for the rest of us. UNless of course you think it's totally loony-tunes,...either way, what do "you" think?

I spose if it works well, somebody will manufacture them in China, paint 'em red, green, orange, blue etc and sell 'em for plenty at the dealers?

CHEERS !
. . tug