DieselBound
Elite Member
I own an open-station and a cabbed. I prefer BOTH! But, as far as comfort it's hands-down the cabbed: AC works great; reduces sunburns (saves $$ on sunblock!); saves energy from swatting bugs away; dust- ha! NOISE, running mowers can get pretty load and wearing hearing protection (I wear "Mickey Mouse Ears") for extended periods of time sucks (and if no AC...); branches slap the cab but not me (I've taken quite a few hits in the open-station, once having a sapling branch hit my forehead and swat my hat off- if not for the hat I'd have gotten scalped really good), and blackberries, well, some very nasty stuff (operating around them with my open-station I end up looking like I was fishing feral cats out from under a building with bare arms); I can listen to music; I can have a video monitor; I can take phone calls; tractor is better able to stay outside (dash and associated electronics sheltered); and the seat stays dry (as long as my dog stays off it!).
In addition to the obvious issues of having more to look out for when operating a cabbed tractor around trees and such, I'd have to say that RODENTS can be a substantial negative. I've had some battles; fortunately, to-date (4 1/2 years) no damage to components (just messes). I think I've sealed things up now such that they can't get under the cab top (which is where they want to go).
Sometimes you have to have all members in the family vote on the topic (by thumbs up from this member):
The cab allows me to operate longer, which makes my implements more productive (better return on investment).
Quick, small jobs (and just operating it because it's so darned quick) are fine in my open-station. Kind of apples to oranges because they're two completely different machines; but, still, the "concept" of cab vs open-station still applies.
In addition to the obvious issues of having more to look out for when operating a cabbed tractor around trees and such, I'd have to say that RODENTS can be a substantial negative. I've had some battles; fortunately, to-date (4 1/2 years) no damage to components (just messes). I think I've sealed things up now such that they can't get under the cab top (which is where they want to go).
Sometimes you have to have all members in the family vote on the topic (by thumbs up from this member):
The cab allows me to operate longer, which makes my implements more productive (better return on investment).
Quick, small jobs (and just operating it because it's so darned quick) are fine in my open-station. Kind of apples to oranges because they're two completely different machines; but, still, the "concept" of cab vs open-station still applies.