open station vs cab

[First one]

I've had my cab tractor for less than a year, and can see you are limited to where you can go ( limbs mostly) and doing alot of work that means getting on and off ,means opening the door everytime . But I've got to say it's nice to have no snow all over the controls, seat, and me when it's storming out . The heats not to bad either when it's cold ,haven't used the air con. yet , I just open the windows. I'm glad I got the cab ( not getting any younger, might be nice to nap in one of these days!!

 

[Don87]

I've had my cab tractor for less than a year, and can see you are limited to where you can go ( limbs mostly) and doing alot of work that means getting on and off ,means opening the door everytime . But I've got to say it's nice to have no snow all over the controls, seat, and me when it's storming out . The heats not to bad either when it's cold ,haven't used the air con. yet , I just open the windows. I'm glad I got the cab ( not getting any younger, might be nice to nap in one of these days!!

Only limited by the length of yours arms, and the bar length on the chainsaw

 

[Mace Canute]

I remember deep cultivating the stubble fields in the fall when I was a teenager, using an 1850 Cockshutt pulling a 24 foot cultivator. Sometimes there was a skiff of snow on the ground and a wind too. On the weekend, I would put in long days going from after dinner break until it was too dark to see before I headed home for supper, tired but relatively comfortable. Without a cab, I would have been a frozen lump of meat long before I ever had to quit because of lack of light and I would have been so stiff from cold, I wouldn't have been able to turn my head even to check behind myself.
A neighbour of ours bought one of our tractors once, too. It was his first cabbed tractor and up until then he would always say they were a waste of money. (He was THE tightest guy I ever knew...squeeze a penny until he had copper wire.) He actually changed his mind after he ran it just a few days doing fall cultivating, so a cab HAS to be good!
We also had a 3010 John Deere with an 8" Leon blade on it we used to push snow in the winter. We didn't have a cab on it, but we did have a "Weather Shield" which was actually better in some ways than a full cab. It was a canvas and metal frame affair and had a plastic windshield and two side windows, but was open to the rear. It also had two side curtains that went from the operators platform up along each side of the engine and the fan would blow warm air back at you once the engine warmed up, so it was quite comfortable to use and the best part was if the windows fogged up, you could stand up and see where you were going. You quickly found out just how large a difference it made to operator comfort when you did that, expecially if there was a wind! Brrr!

 

[crazyal]

I am however to that point in my life to where if it can't be done with a cab, it ain't gonna get done at least by me. That's why I have kids and grand kids.

Careful. Pretty soon you will become as bad as my neighbor. He's gotten to the point where he only cuts down trees 8" or smaller for fire wood. His logic: you can carry them with one hand and I've split enough firewood for one lifetime.

Cabs are nice. If I was going to brush hog or mow for hours in the hot sun I would want one too. If I didn't like the cold or had a lot of blowing snow to deal with I would also want one. But other than the occasional snow blowing task if the weather is bad I stay inside.

 

[TripleR]

Careful. Pretty soon you will become as bad as my neighbor. He's gotten to the point where he only cuts down trees 8" or smaller for fire wood. His logic: you can carry them with one hand and I've split enough firewood for one lifetime.

Cabs are nice. If I was going to brush hog or mow for hours in the hot sun I would want one too. If I didn't like the cold or had a lot of blowing snow to deal with I would also want one. But other than the occasional snow blowing task if the weather is bad I stay inside.

Heck, I am worse than your neighbor, I don't cut any firewood anymore. I actually used to like to though, but I'm too old now.

I spent most of my life using open station tractors, but now, spending hours on end in the heat, dust and bugs is more than I can handle.

We don't have much snow in my part of Missouri and when we do I kind of like to get out in it with my Rhino or something and enjoy it. Being retired though, if I don't "want" to go out, I don't.

 

[Transit]

Got to do some first time Brush Hogging yesterday with my new 704 with a cab. I do not know if all cabs are created equal, but ventilation is a must. The roof has a hatch that opens, both the right and left doors can be fully opened or propped open six inches, the right and left windows may also be propped open six inches and the rear window opens fully like a hatch back. Now it was not a 100deg day, about 80 and I could see a difference is the glass house. I may try tinting the windows to reflect the sun and heat.

 

[Dargo]

Got to do some first time Brush Hogging yesterday with my new 704 with a cab. I do not know if all cabs are created equal, but ventilation is a must. The roof has a hatch that opens, both the right and left doors can be fully opened or propped open six inches, the right and left windows may also be propped open six inches and the rear window opens fully like a hatch back. Now it was not a 100deg day, about 80 and I could see a difference is the glass house. I may try tinting the windows to reflect the sun and heat.

You don't have A/C?? I never leave the vents open on my tractor. Not having a filthy nasty operator's area is one thing I enjoy about my cab tractors. I'd agree that a tractor with a cab but no A/C is nothing more than a greenhouse on wheels.

 

[Transit]

You don't have A/C?? I never leave the vents open on my tractor. Not having a filthy nasty operator's area is one thing I enjoy about my cab tractors. I'd agree that a tractor with a cab but no A/C is nothing more than a greenhouse on wheels.

I HAVE A/C. Did not need to use it because the Humidity was low.:thumbsup:

 

[HeyNow]

What happens when you are in your cab in that T-Shirt and you break down 1000 feet from the house in a blizzard? I'm just askin'.....

 

[Dozernut]

What happens when you are in your cab in that T-Shirt and you break down 1000 feet from the house in a blizzard? I'm just askin'.....

Take your cellphone out of your pocket and call your lovely bride. She will drive down with the truck to pick you up.

 

[TripleR]

What happens when you are in your cab in that T-Shirt and you break down 1000 feet from the house in a blizzard? I'm just askin'.....

I do the same with a tractor as my truck and have either a heavy blanket or heavy winter coat with me or both.

 

[Dozernut]

What happens when you are in your cab in that T-Shirt and you break down 1000 feet from the house in a blizzard? I'm just askin'.....

I thought you were joking so I replied in kind. Reflecting on your question I believe now that you were serious and I apologize for my weird and dry sense of humor. If it is a true blizzard you are not going to be plowing snow because you won't be able to see past the end of your hood. Being caught in a blizzard is not a fun experience and very hard to describe. Just imagine that all you can see is within touch. Every where you look you see nothing but white, but the white is moving. You can stop and press on the brake but it seems as if you are still moving. You must keep a cool head or you can die.

I have a cab on my RTV and I would not be without it. You do not go out to push snow in jeans and a tee shirt. Wind chill will frost bite exposed skin very quickly in the lower temperatures. You must dress in layers so you can take off clothing as you get heated up, you do not want to sweat. That is why we say we are pushing snow in a tee shirt because we are. You have to strip down in a heated cab so you don't soak your inner clothes or you will be in trouble if you have to get out and walk a fair distance.

 

[foggy1111]

We used to live in the courntry and had a three day blizzard one year....and the power went out. We were heating with wood and the wood supply in the house was getting low.....allthough I had a huge quantity across the yard.

You could not see the wood due to the raging blizzard outside....so my wife made me tie a long rope to my waist to go after wood with my sled. Once I got to the wood...I untied the rope and loaded the sled...and carried the rope back to the house where I would again retie the rope. (I could see my tracks :laughing It made my wife happy.

Of course, I always wondered why the "house end" was untied when I got back. (<---That's a joke, Son)

 

[HeyNow]

I thought you were joking so I replied in kind. Reflecting on your question I believe now that you were serious and I apologize for my weird and dry sense of humor. If it is a true blizzard you are not going to be plowing snow because you won't be able to see past the end of your hood. Being caught in a blizzard is not a fun experience and very hard to describe. Just imagine that all you can see is within touch. Every where you look you see nothing but white, but the white is moving. You can stop and press on the brake but it seems as if you are still moving. You must keep a cool head or you can die.

I have a cab on my RTV and I would not be without it. You do not go out to push snow in jeans and a tee shirt. Wind chill will frost bite exposed skin very quickly in the lower temperatures. You must dress in layers so you can take off clothing as you get heated up, you do not want to sweat. That is why we say we are pushing snow in a tee shirt because we are. You have to strip down in a heated cab so you don't soak your inner clothes or you will be in trouble if you have to get out and walk a fair distance.

I didn't take your post that way. I was half joking, but you never know. I've jumped on my open station minutes after I arrived home from work in my "dress" clothes. Went to do something simple and have gotten stuck and walked (sloshed) back home in my dress shoes. I know better, but.....

 

[zuress]

What happens when you are in your cab in that T-Shirt and you break down 1000 feet from the house in a blizzard? I'm just askin'.....

I should install a coat rack...:laughing:

 

[WilliamBos]

I should install a coat rack...:laughing:

Dress for the conditions, turn the heat down. Problem solved!!

 

[RaydaKub]

You could not see the wood due to the raging blizzard outside....so my wife made me tie a long rope to my waist to go after wood with my sled. Once I got to the wood...I untied the rope and loaded the sled...and carried the rope back to the house where I would again retie the rope. (I could see my tracks :laughing It made my wife happy.

My f-i-l used to tell about a neighbor he had. Went out for firewood and his rope broke. They found him out at the wood pile frozen to death. There was firewood pitched in every direction. He was throwing it it in hopes of hitting a building so he could get his bearings and maybe get inside something.

 

[oosik]

When I bought this tractor I found out I was somewhat claustrophobic. They had two M6040s - one with & one without cab. I got in the cab, started it up and as I drove out to the "test field" I had an uncontrollable urge to either get out of the cab or at the least open the doors. Never been in a cab tractor before but I knew right off when I plowed snow in the winter its many times in a blinding snow storm and I wouldn't be able to control the tractor from outside the cab. I got the open station one.

 

[nybirdman]

Do you get the same way in a car/truck?I have had both and much prefer the cab.

 

[WilliamBos]

Cab hands down !