Home made tractor cab

[Jmsossi]

Hi guy's
This is my first post to this forum.
I purchased a kubota gr2120 tractor and built a cab for it and thought I would post it here to give you some ideas on building your own.
Here are some links. Kubota gr2120 cab - YouTube
Tractor Cab Photos by joeshop | Photobucket
Hope you enjoy

 

[Relic]

nice looking cab you built

 

[Travelover]

Beautiful work.

 

[nsmithnd]

Looks like it will be nice and cozy!!
Got to spend 3 years at KI Sawyer (never made it up to your neck of the woods).
Arrived there on a Friday in mid-December and there was still green grass, thought the "snow" stories must have been someones imagination.
It started snowing Saturday and by Monday morning there was 32" on the ground, as I recall the average was 120" or so.
Can only imagine the amount of snow you get... 150+ inches?

 

[Jmsossi]

We get anywhere from 180 in. To 400 in of snow per year with about an average around 250 to 300
So that will give the little kubota a workout ��

 

[msb1766]

That is a great looking cab that you made!!!

 

[Dr Dave]

Nice job on the cab and the accessories. Were did you get the wiper motor and wiper arm? I would like to install one on my skid steer. I found motors at surplus center, but they do not list a wiper arm to fit.

Dave

 

[Jasonc87]

I really like that whole setup! Snow removal isn't usually pleasurable but that cab with a heater and a wiper should make it a whole lot closer to being! I have the same question... Where did you find the wiper set up as well as the heater core? Does the heater core have a fan behind it? One last question I see how you're getting the coolant to the core but how do you return it?

 

[Jmsossi]

Hi Jason
I purchased the wiper motor at Surplus Center and bought the wiper arm from my local auto parts store . The wiper arm is a universal with adjustable length, the shaft on the motor is a common size.
The heater was purchased at https://www.tractorpartsasap.com/Auxiliary_Heater_p/111417.htm yes it has a 2 speed fan. I tapped into the thermostat housing for the supply to the core it is British pipe thread but standard pipe is close in size and works just fine. As for the return to the engine I cut the lower rad hose and made a tee to install in it. Heater works great only takes 5 min to get heat when cold. Hope that helps.

 

[Jasonc87]

Thanks I understand now..

 

[DutchHenryBrown]

WOW, that is one very NICE cab set up you do very good work. :thumbsup:

 

[petegoud]

I saw this thread, opened it expecting to see something built out of OSB or plywood, boy, what a surprise. You did a fantastic job!

 

[locknut]

Hi Jason
I purchased the wiper motor at Surplus Center and bought the wiper arm from my local auto parts store . The wiper arm is a universal with adjustable length, the shaft on the motor is a common size.
The heater was purchased at https://www.tractorpartsasap.com/Auxiliary_Heater_p/111417.htm yes it has a 2 speed fan. I tapped into the thermostat housing for the supply to the core it is British pipe thread but standard pipe is close in size and works just fine. As for the return to the engine I cut the lower rad hose and made a tee to install in it. Heater works great only takes 5 min to get heat when cold. Hope that helps.

Looks familiar;



Very nice attention to detail. I wonder if the heater will keep up with the radiator fan pulling warm air back out of the cab? Is the roof noisy?

 

[Colonel Monk]

Wow, very very nice work and attention to detail....

I just moved from California back to Traverse City area, but I lived in the Keweenaw during the winter of 95/96 when we got 377" of snow. I went to Michigan Tech during those years, lived in Houghton. That was the year that the temp never broke zero F for the whole month of February, I think it was 32 days? Just loved the extreme snowfall there. Now, I've only been back to the north a few weeks after 14 years in the Silicon Valley, trying to thicken up my blood!

Great work!

CM