Does a CAB hurt HP?

[TN8Man]

or even a bit larger let us know what you find before pulling trigger

I decided to go with the TYM T494HC. It was between the T474 and the T494.

 

[big bubba]

sounds good. overall weight? hp? may want to load rear tires esp w/cab
an image once it arrives is required. best regards

 

[TN8Man]

sounds good. overall weight? hp? may want to load rear tires esp w/cab
an image once it arrives is required. best regards

Operating weight with rim guard is 6,570 and has the 48.3hp TYM/Kukje A2300N2 4cyl.

 

[big bubba]

you done well

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

Operating weight with rim guard is 6,570 and has the 48.3hp TYM/Kukje A2300N2 4cyl.

That sounds light to me. You may want to weigh it yourself on an actual CAT scale once you get it.

Mine weighs 7100 lbs with a 6' box blade on the 3 pt hitch (my rear tires are also filled with Rim Guard). I believe your frame is larger than my 25 series.

 

[rScotty]

We have one with a cab and one without. In the winter we can always bundle up and use the open station tractor. It may not be comfortable, but it's reasonable for a few hours.

The cab in wintertime is way nicer - as you would expect.

What I didn't expect was how necessary that AC is for the cab. In a small space with all that glass a person could roast. The AC is more of a necessity in the spring, summer, and fall than the heat is in the winter.

 

[LouNY]

Even in the winter the AC helps control the moisture buildup in the cab and the condensation on the windows.

 

[TN8Man]

What I didn't expect was how necessary that AC is for the cab. In a small space with all that glass a person could roast. The AC is more of a necessity in the spring, summer, and fall than the heat is in the winter.

This is one of the reasons I picked the T494 over the T474. The T494 has corner windows that open where you can keep the cab from heating up without the AC on a cooler day. My NX50 has this and I open those windows in the spring and fall.

 

[TN8Man]

That sounds light to me. You may want to weigh it yourself on an actual CAT scale once you get it.

Mine weighs 7100 lbs with a 6' box blade on the 3 pt hitch (my rear tires are also filled with Rim Guard). I believe your frame is larger than my 25 series.

Not sure about the weight differences but for the T494 these are the spec numbers and the spec numbers are about equivalent to my Kioti NX5010 Cab.

 

[oosik]

I suppose if you live where heat/humidity are a problem. I have Eddie Bauer & Alpine Design for winter operations. Ice in my soda for summer operations. The Kubota M6040 is open station.

The tractor and I have an understanding. NO OPS when colder than -10F or hotter than +90F.

Being retired DOES have its benefits.

 

[LouNY]

Around here it doesn't matter unless your willing and able to wait several months to do something.

 

[oosik]

Manana - good enough for me.

 

[DarkBlack]

If you run your tractor on steep terrain, keep in mind a cab adds weight up high, where you don’t want it.

 

[TN8Man]

Yup... it can get hot and humid here but not as much as the deep south. Working in the heat/humidity can wear you out quicker and if you happen to run over a yellow jacket nest you just watch them knocking on the window.

 

[TN8Man]

If you run your tractor on steep terrain, keep in mind a cab adds weight up high, where you don’t want it.

I've been working these hills for over a decade now and this new tractor is pretty much "Meet the new boss same as the old boss".

 

[DarkBlack]

I've been working these hills for over a decade now and this new tractor is pretty much "Meet the new boss same as the old boss".

Good song

 

[pills991]

I have an older Kubota B2910 30hp that I bought used , it has a cab and heat but doesn't have AC. I didn't want the cab but I got a good deal on this machine and it had a cab. That said I feel pretty good plowing my Driveway after the snow has changed to freezing rain and I'm out there in a T shirt because the heater is so strong, and I see my neighbor with an umbrella taped to his roll bar all bundled up in a snow suit

 

[kneedeep]

If switching the AC on stalls your motor,
you ain’t got enough motor.

 

[tacticalturnip]

If switching the AC on stalls your motor,
you ain’t got enough motor.

Maybe you've just got a pretty sweet AC.