Buying Advice To Cab or Not to Cab

[grm61]

(Old grind.).Well, I guess the cab idea won the election. I'll be 64 in a matter of weeks and this cold winter reminded me why I don't want a cab. It really sucked to push snow for hours at a time (5 snows) and 30-some hours in Jan alone with daytime temps only up into the teens a few times. That said, I could easily see what all four wheels were doing, including when ditched by drivers that hate to go much faster than you when they pass and have you cringing, or craning your neck to see if they ever will. (not my good side for that )

That's cool, you like to freeze your ***** off, every body is different like you say I spent to many years behind a walk behind snow blower with the wind blowing the wrong direction.
I don't miss that.

IMO you can see where your tires are at better with the cab model, the front tires are plainly visible at all times, Kioti did a great job with the Cab, the rear tires are visible in the the mirrors at all times, you can back up along a ditch or obstacle at speed/watch traffic etc. and never have to turn your head, there is also a rear view mirror in the cab, the three mirrors do a good job of providing a clear view of what is behind you and on your R/Lsides:thumbsup:

(Old Grind)I see a big advantage to a cab being that if something jams into the steering or falls off, a hose pops, oil or coolant starts leaking, etc you don't have much to worry about if you don't have to look at it. Then, when s__ doesn't work you can keep jammin' to the radio in heated or air-conditioned comfort and dial up some help on your I-Crutch. (I-Anchor 4 here, btw ) Well then there's service access, but I said 'advantage' ..

Moot point IMO, steering is just as visible as it would be on a open station, I would rather have hot oil spray on the glass then my face
The visibility is very good it the Kioti Cab, there is a window wherever you need to see:thumbsup:

The hours I spent getting numb last month reminded me of how much I enjoy all the rest of my seat time, in touch with every rattle, squeak, clunk, passing bug or critter and natures elements

Speaking of passing bugs..last summer I unearthed a bees nest, it was nice to be able to continue working while a thousand of pissed off bees were swarming and stinging the tractor.

Mosquitos, they can kiss my *** too.

Dirt.... Doing a lot of loader work, hot and dry outside, tractor covered in so much dust you can hardly tell what color it is...thinking to myself I would look just like that on a open station, not having to breath the dirt is nice as well.

I enjoy your posts, I just want to point out some misconceptions to the OP of what it is really like in the Cab model.

 

[k0ua]

As someone once said, just throw a handful of dirt in your face, put a cup of crushed ice down your collar, and then take a stick to a hornets nest to get a feel for an open station.:laughing:

 

[doxford jim]

When I bought my first tractor no thought to a cab. When I bought my current tractor I was just thrilled to have a new tractor (zero hours) and never gave any thought to a cab. The multi gears and 4x4 made it like a new toy.
Now, if I ever get the money for another tractor it will be with a cab - new or used.
At 69 years of age, I don't need to freeze my butt off any more - I have paid my dues.
In my eyes, there are very few cons to a factory cab tractor - nearly all pros in my book.
Every make, brand and model has it's lemons and share of faulty parts. That aside, why suffer when there is no need.
Cab is the way to go for me

 

[grm61]

More pluses... we had a sudden warmup about three weeks ago, torrential rain, we had had a lot of snow melt in a hurry.
I got home from work in the dark, pouring rain, the ditches were full of snow, and the water was flooding into the middle of the street, also the ditch at the end of my drainfield was full of water and into the street...not good.

It was nice to be able to jump on the tractor and go scoop slop out of the ditches in the dark and pounding rain to get the water running, without it being a miserable ordeal:thumbsup:

I could go on and on, the Cabs are just awesome.

 

[murphy1244]

I can understand why people like open station tractors, my 63 year old brother left my L5740HSTC sitting at his shop while he pushed snow with his open station Kioti this winter. For a lot of years my ideal setup was a cab and open station; still own several open station. Like many other things we often don't know what we want or need until we become familiar with them and this will usually take more than a spin around the lot or even a day or two of use.

The list of things I said I would never need or want but now own is getting pretty long.

Words of Wisdom!

 

[LastSTRAW]

Lots of good reasons for the cab. A few without have said they don't need it.

Here is the big question. Have you ever heard ANYONE with a cab say they regretted the purchase? I was going to skip the cab because I didn't need it. I am never going back to life without a cab.

 

[Poopdeck Pappy]

. . . Here is the big question. Have you ever heard ANYONE with a cab say they regretted the purchase? . . . .

Nope. It's kind of like the old saying that nobody ever got in a gunfight and went out the next day and bought a smaller caliber gun.

 

[Wesdor]

Just to add another plus to the many saying get a cab. I've owned two previous open station tractors and traded for a cab this past November. As most know, we had (and it continues) a TERRIBLE winter and I put more than 50 hours on the tractor pushing snow. Much of that work was done in shirt sleeves while the heater was keeping me comfortable. Haven't been able to use it yet in the summer, but I have already been clearing paths amongst trees on the farm and will keep a saw with me if needed.
You will be very happy that you bought that cab version. Not only will you be more comfortable, but it will greatly enhance the resale value.

 

[Wesdor]

Just to add another plus to the many saying get a cab. I've owned two previous open station tractors and traded for a cab this past November. As most know, we had (and it continues) a TERRIBLE winter and I put more than 50 hours on the tractor pushing snow. Much of that work was done in shirt sleeves while the heater was keeping me comfortable. Haven't been able to use it yet in the summer, but I have already been clearing paths amongst trees on the farm and will keep a saw with me if needed.
You will be very happy that you bought that cab version. Not only will you be more comfortable, but it will greatly enhance the resale value.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

If a tractor is going to set out a cab will give it a lot of protection from the elements when not in use.

When look at old 310 JD backhoes I found the ones with a cab door very hard to get in so when with a open but full still top with four posts protection. I have limited movement due to arthritis fusing all of my spine and limiting range of motion in all joints.

Running old stuff a cab is seldom and option but if buying new they can make a lot of sense. Keeping an old 800 Ford 5 speed around the place with a 5 foot bushhog would address the tight places.