Curtis cab latches

thirdroc17 · Dec 28, 2020

So I bit the bullet and had a Curtis Cab installed on my Kubota BX. No doubt the basics are the same for Curtis Cabs on all makes, so here is my dilemma, no matter what I do, I can NOT operate the little levers to lift the roof or remove the rear panel. My dealer is no help (I really should have driven to the one farther away for this), Curtis Cab didn't respond to my question.

Does anyone have a Curtis Cab, and can show me how the devil these latches operate? I have a hunch they are out of adjustment, but all 4 won't operate, no matter how I try to move or depress them. I think this is the first time this dealer installed this cab, so it's likely they are all the same wrong.

It'll be spring before I HAVE operate these, but sure would like to know what's going on.

Thanks in advance

coobie · Dec 29, 2020

Call rosey brothers in Dryden Michigan 810-796-3770 maybe they can help you.

Peter 315 · Dec 29, 2020

Any pictures that might help with suggestions.....

MF RED in MT · Dec 29, 2020

Not knowing which model cab/tractor you have, you could go to the Curtis Cab website and look at your cab model/tractor model installation guide for some additional information.

Also at the back of the installation guide is a trouble shooting reference that might help you adjust your roof/rear panel latches.

Good luck,

KC

Here's a link:

https://curtisindustries.net/literature/

thirdroc17 · Dec 30, 2020

BX2670 with a 1KBX70AS cab. I have their installation/owner's manual, it's next to useless. Thanks though.

I'll try to remember to take the camera next time I'm out.

Makes no mention, anywhere, of how to open them.

Peter 315 · Dec 30, 2020

It looks like you lift (D) latch up both at the same time and push the rear panel out its hinged on the top then lift up to take the panel off........

thirdroc17 · Dec 31, 2020

I agree, but no matter what I do, which way I try to move the lever, no matter how I try to depress the lever, it simply won't move. This is consistent with all 4 of them, 2 on the roof, 2 on the rear panel. It says they are "adjustable", but doesn't indicate how. My disabilities make it hard for me to reach them, much less get in there and start playing around with screws to see what happens, hence why I'm inquiring if anyone else has ran into this.

I still need to venture out in the cold to take pictures, I hate cold, I hate winter. Hence, the cab, :laughing: I just couldn't take it any longer. The opposite is also true, I can't take the heat like I used to, so will need all the ventilation I can get in what is essentially a greenhouse. The sun coming through the glass accounted for as much heat as the heater was giving off when I was out blowing snow. On an 85 degree day, I don't want to think about how hot it will get in there. Curtis's new addition of air-conditioned cabs for SCUT's don't fit my model.

Persevere on.

Peter 315 · Dec 31, 2020

I think the pin is what adjusts the end of the pin might be a torx head like this.....

Peter 315 · Dec 31, 2020

I just tried calling Curtis nobody there.......

thirdroc17 · Jan 1, 2021

I'm not much of a phone person, don't have even have, (5 years of no phone bill WILL pay for a cab, think about it) but I have emailed Curtis and gotten answers on other issues, but not this one.

Rear panel latch:

Roof latch:

RickB · Jan 1, 2021

Try loosening (NOT removing) the two bolts I have indicated on each latch. Let the latch assembly slide up away from the striker pin a bit. If that allows you to operate the latches, adjust so the panel latches and unlatches smoothly.

Peter 315 · Jan 1, 2021

Same as RickB but I think you have to loosen all four in red , It looks like( circled in yellow) the bracket is hitting the striker pin...

RickB · Jan 1, 2021

Start with the two I circled, they have slots and will allow the latch to move away from the striker. The two nuts only serve to attach the L bracket to the panel. If that ends up being wrong, go ahead and loosen the nuts.

thirdroc17 · Jan 3, 2021

Thanks guys, that was my guess as well, but second opinions never hurt.

Now, to find a day I can stand to be out there, might only fiddle with one latch, if it cures it, great, if not, onwards and upwards. I spent 25 minutes dropping stuff in the cold with clumsy gloves today getting the air compressor hooked up in the garage addition. That was 4 screws and 2 hose clamps. TWENTY FIVE minutes. Winter :thumbdown: Makes everything miserable.

thirdroc17 · Jan 7, 2021

Okay, after a few days of delays for moving $&($%&(@%&*$ snow, I finally got to those bolts.

They loosen the latch and allow it to be repositioned, nothing more. After much fiddling, and repeatedly picking up the socket because of the $*#W*^#(^)^ COLD, I finally got two of them to move, a little. What this does, I'm not sure. It might release the lock, but I still couldn't push anything open.

At best, this is a piss poor design. I didn't want a Curtis cab in the first place, but was the only thing reasonably close. What I really wanted, is only available through dealers installation, which would have meant at least 12 hours driving.

I can take worthless windows off my laptop and install Linux, which works far better, but I'm stuck with the piss poor design of this Curtis cab.

You're right, I'm not happy.

thirdroc17 · Jan 7, 2021

I'm contacting Curtis, for the 3rd time, as there was no response the first 2 times.

RickB · Jan 7, 2021

Their stuff isn't as bad as you are making of it. Aftermarket cabs are just that, and components have to be assembled and adjusted to work properly.

You have a dealer problem, not a Curtis problem. You admitted that in post #1. Any dealer that won't stand behind a simple cab install is a poor one indeed.

coobie · Jan 7, 2021

The Curtis cab in my 2006 kubota RTV 900 has be great with minimal issues.Sorry you are having issues.

MF RED in MT · Jan 7, 2021

thirdroc17 said:
Okay, after a few days of delays for moving $&($%&(@%&*$ snow, I finally got to those bolts.

They loosen the latch and allow it to be repositioned, nothing more. After much fiddling, and repeatedly picking up the socket because of the $*#W*^#(^)^ COLD, I finally got two of them to move, a little. What this does, I'm not sure. It might release the lock, but I still couldn't push anything open.

At best, this is a piss poor design. I didn't want a Curtis cab in the first place, but was the only thing reasonably close. What I really wanted, is only available through dealers installation, which would have meant at least 12 hours driving.

I can take worthless windows off my laptop and install Linux, which works far better, but I'm stuck with the piss poor design of this Curtis cab.

You're right, I'm not happy.

I do hope you find a solution to your problem soon !

I also live in a deep freeze area and have had problems opening vehicle doors, truck canopy doors, etc., and have noticed the gasket can freeze/stick to make it impossible to open a door that normally opens.

Just maybe this could be adding to your troubles ?

Good luck, KC

thirdroc17 · Jan 9, 2021

Curtis finally replied after my third inquiry, they asked for pictures, which I sent, awaiting any advice now.

I have tried to adjust the latches, no matter how they are adjusted, the levers do not move, period. THAT is an adjustment problem????

I have read about several owners having various issues, Curtis isn't perfect. They were still my 2nd choice based on overall reviews.