JD 3038e Homemade Cab

[800tundra]

After freezing my butt off last winter and reading huskerplowboys thread on his cab build. I thought a cab would be a good challenge. This cab will definitely not be as high quality as his though.

Started mockup of cab out of wood.

 

[800tundra]

Started build from 1-1/2" square tubing.











Pic of loader mount

 

[800tundra]

Outer frame coming together.Trying to get this square was difficult due to there being nothing on tractor flat to put a level on. Was hard to even tell if tractor was sitting level.

 

[800tundra]

Pics of cab frame sitting on front mounts. Used hockey pucks at mount locations.may or may not help with vibration

 

[800tundra]

1st and 2nd pic of rear window 3rd pic of floor fill in piece

 

[800tundra]

More pics of progress

 

[RoyJackson]

Looks like a good start!

 

[800tundra]

 

[800tundra]

1st pic of bottom of door
Drove tractor over to couple of trees in yard and used chainfall to remove cab with help from wife. Four bolts to remove. 2 bolts off of loader mounts I made and 2 bolts that go through rops which also sits on hockey pucks on top of Rops

 

[800tundra]

So latest Is I got sheet metal bent for roof.Nothing fancy two bends on sides. Completed all welds and grinding put fit small pieces where theres holes. Cut small pieces for corners of windows to make them rounded so can use continuous seal for window. Added a window in door so it would be stronger and dropped off cab at powdercoater.
Seems like it went fast reading and flipping through pics. But now really sick of working on it . I usually work away and when there is work around home the workdays are still 13-14 hours. But I guess I am too far into it to stop now.