To cab or not to cab? Tired of being cold snow plowing

[metalbender]

I'm so impressed with the battery option, I got rid of my gas ice auger and went with an Ion 8 inch auger. That puts considerably more stress on the batt than a saw.

 

[Otto Syracuse]

I have a DK40SE, open cab. Moved snow for 6 years with it. Bought a soft cab for it, I kick myself for not doing it sooner. It was a pain to do the initial install as they sent the wrong wedge pieces for the canopy. But now that it is installed, I can have it removed in 5 minutes, reinstalled in 15 minutes. If the sun is out, it warms the cab up enough so I am only wearing light jeans, sneakers and a tee shirt. Before I was wearing Sorrel boots, LLBean vest with Carhart lined coveralls, the heaviest ski gloves I owned and a 'mad bomber' hat. I so wish I had done it sooner.

I have an open cab now and would like to get a soft cab for it. Where did you find yours?

 

[Citydude]

I really liked my open station in the summer because I like the smell of the aspens and pines while working. Until it got to 80+ degrees, then the one with nature stopped.

I hated the open station in the winter. No love from the trees and frozen feet and fingers no matter what I wore.

A cab let's me work all day, any day no matter the weather.

The expense of a cab is hard to swallow but the benefits of a cab soon outweigh the cost.

 

[jgedmond]

Well, I was leery of a battery powered one, but got a Husky battery powered one and am very happy with it. Weight was a big issue, and the battery one is a few pounds lighter. Battery life far exceeds my ability to keep going. As well, the battery one I got was $200 cheaper than the gas powered one (battery one was $350)

I have a fiberglass telescoping manual pole saw and later bought a chain saw attachment for my Husqvarna gas string trimmer.

 

[grsthegreat]

I have a Stihl gas tree trimmer...i believe a 12 ft extension with a back brace unit for support. i can really get up there and trim the problem branches.

 

[JimR]

I bought new because the only used units I saw were either half destroyed and not worth trailering to the dump, or they wanted full list price of a comparable new one for their used unit. Don't mind buying used if it's been well cared for, but "well cared for" does NOT mean you get new tractor price for it. Some guys need a brain enema when they dream up what their "stuff" is worth.

So I bought new.

Got exactly what I wanted, got a warranty, and even got it delivered.

Same goes for implements. At least around here, unless it's completely destroyed and unusable, it's usually list price or higher. That's fine. I'll keep buying new.

I have noticed the same thing on some used tractors. I wondered where did they get these prices from for used equipment.

 

[nards444]

I have noticed the same thing on some used tractors. I wondered where did they get these prices from for used equipment.

Pretty simple I think, its because of how things are bought and sold. Some say tractors hold value, while true, they simply arent worth new prices after being used thats non sense. The issue is like anything else its pricey, so people take a loans out. These loans are for 5-6-7 years sometimes more at low rates and then little money is put down. Not saying thats a bad thing I did that, my money was better spent elsewhere.

Anyways 2-3 years down the road people want to sell their tractors and only after 2-3 years left they still owe a lot on the tractor. So common sense tells them they need to get what they owe back. And what it has done, has created a lot of fake pricing even on older items. I dont nee many new used moving because they arent worth that. same thing is happening in the boat market, end of the day somebody has to take a bath, that why like the other guy I wont be used right now. Heck even cars is the same way, only difference is the seller trades in, tacks neg equity on the new loan and keeps going

 

[JimR]

Pretty simple I think, its because of how things are bought and sold. Some say tractors hold value, while true, they simply arent worth new prices after being used thats non sense. The issue is like anything else its pricey, so people take a loans out. These loans are for 5-6-7 years sometimes more at low rates and then little money is put down. Not saying thats a bad thing I did that, my money was better spent elsewhere.

Anyways 2-3 years down the road people want to sell their tractors and only after 2-3 years left they still owe a lot on the tractor. So common sense tells them they need to get what they owe back. And what it has done, has created a lot of fake pricing even on older items. I dont nee many new used moving because they arent worth that. same thing is happening in the boat market, end of the day somebody has to take a bath, that why like the other guy I wont be used right now. Heck even cars is the same way, only difference is the seller trades in, tacks neg equity on the new loan and keeps going

I think you are absolutely correct here. I on the other hand paid quite a bit up front on my down payment to get my payments low. The prices I see for my tractor used with double the hours is crazy. It almost makes me want to sell mine and look for a non-tier IV tractor and pocket the change.

 

[LouNY]

I have an open cab now and would like to get a soft cab for it. Where did you find yours?

There are soft cabs, and then the old style heat housers;
Femco Tractor Weather Brake Heat Houser
Burch Manufacturing Company,Inc., heat houser, kab king, kolaps-a-tank
Tractor Heat Houser/Hard Top Cabs
and soft cabs;
Original Tractor Cab - First In Weather Protection - John Deere, Kubota, Toro, Honda, eXmark, Gravely and more

 

[grsthegreat]

it depends on what people are willing to pay. I had a JD870 i bought new in 1996 for 10,500 cash. i sold in on 2010 with 1,400 hours on the meter. sold it with rear snowblower for 10,750. Had 4 people interested at that price. mind you 2010 dollars wernt worth what 1996 were, but that machine still looked nearly new shape. spent all its nights in covered lean to. never left out in sun and snow. Also in 2010, a similar sized tractor, new was way more than 10,750.