Buying Advice I Hate Trips to the Dealer...

[robertm]

I've been seeing it on Craig's for a while. The inoperable A/C is the deal breaker for me. Actually, its way too big for me. Thanks anyway.

 

[grm61]

I'm going to have to stand corrected... I looked at tractors with cabs. The cost is far to large for the use. Even a cab on new BX is $5,000, but that has no air. And a "B" is another $5,000 over that. Trading up would cost $10-15k. Not interested in spending that kind of lettuce.

The factory cab on my DK45SE HST was + 5g in 2013 when I bought the tractor.
it is a deluxe unit, very nice:thumbsup: .The factory cabs are..a bargain compared to aftermarket IMO

 

[robertm]

Mine is primarily a mower. I'd either need an easy-off cab for summer, or an air conditioned cab. The factory BX cab is not heated or cooled. The B-Series is. To spend the $5k for the B, plus the $5k more it costs alone over the BX just for the four months, and likely 6 uses, is not worth it to me. A canvas cab for $1000 is the way. I'm still undecided if I should sell the blower. Year #3 without it even being mounted to a tractor. It's never seen snow. Expensive dust collector.

 

[aczlan]

Mine is primarily a mower. I'd either need an easy-off cab for summer, or an air conditioned cab. The factory BX cab is not heated or cooled. The B-Series is. To spend the $5k for the B, plus the $5k more it costs alone over the BX just for the four months, and likely 6 uses, is not worth it to me. A canvas cab for $1000 is the way. I'm still undecided if I should sell the blower. Year #3 without it even being mounted to a tractor. It's never seen snow. Expensive dust collector.

We have a Curtis cab (fiberglass roof, glass windshield, fabric back and fabric doors over a metal frame) on our BX2660.
In the summer the doors come off (or the windows are zipped open) and the back comes off.
We generally leave the windshield on and its 50/50 if the doors come off.
The windshield is nice to keep some of the wind off of you and keep you a little drier if a sudden rainshower shows up.

Aaron Z

 

[robertm]

Thanks Aaron. That's what I figure. I'm not thinking I'll move up to an 80-Series at this point. I'd really like the new loader, but I think I could invoke some Polish ingenuity and make the loader on my 70-Series a quick attach type by purchasing the one lever hydro manifold and flat-face couplers, add an aftermarket canvas cab, and be set. My original thought was to go to front mount blade and blowers. Too expensive. With the cab, I won't be in a hurry, so the FEL bucket and blade will work fine. Might snag a rear blade, and complete the ensemble. Keep the blower for the once a decade 12" snows. I'll still be money ahead.