HI ALL,
Heres the post and the project ive been anxious to start for months now.If any of you ever went to the other tractor site[which i dont visit anymore],youll know ive been planning and hemming and hawing for months.Since its a custom cab to fit my tractor,i decided to post here..All you BX owners can compare yours and throw ideas at me along the way.
Alittle background first for a few years now ,ive had a sweet little fiberglass golf cart roof on,and i really like it.It doesnt rattle,rust,and is very tough.It fits very well,and ive even cut the back slightly,so i can fold down the rops.Ive decided where that it has worked so well,and is so light i will use it as the roof top on my new cab project.That is a pic of it in my avatar. It keeps me very dry on the rainiest of days,however when using my hoe my legs get wet.Iplan on adding a small extention to the rear to take care of that.
The reason i want a cab is i plan on using my front 3 point plow in my bucket,in conjunction with a new 5 ft blower on the rear next winter.Icould settle for a simple golf cart enclosure or something simpler ,but what the heck,it ought to be a good winter project.Im planning on removeable doors,and the rear window and panel removeable[has to be to run hoe],so i can keep it on year round.Im planning on glass windsheild and wiper,and a homemade heater system run from the engin.Im hoping a rear defroster strip will keep the rear glass from icing ,it also will be sheltered with the roof above.
My thoughts on a cab are that it should be strong[to withstand a roll over] yet light weight to keep the tractor from being top heavy.This is again why i chose the fiber glass roof,over a peice of flat iron.
Ill add to my post as i go,mabey you can chime in along the way.Again i posted here to get input from other bx owners,where that it might not get seen it the build it yourself forum
ALAN
Heres the post and the project ive been anxious to start for months now.If any of you ever went to the other tractor site[which i dont visit anymore],youll know ive been planning and hemming and hawing for months.Since its a custom cab to fit my tractor,i decided to post here..All you BX owners can compare yours and throw ideas at me along the way.
Alittle background first for a few years now ,ive had a sweet little fiberglass golf cart roof on,and i really like it.It doesnt rattle,rust,and is very tough.It fits very well,and ive even cut the back slightly,so i can fold down the rops.Ive decided where that it has worked so well,and is so light i will use it as the roof top on my new cab project.That is a pic of it in my avatar. It keeps me very dry on the rainiest of days,however when using my hoe my legs get wet.Iplan on adding a small extention to the rear to take care of that.
The reason i want a cab is i plan on using my front 3 point plow in my bucket,in conjunction with a new 5 ft blower on the rear next winter.Icould settle for a simple golf cart enclosure or something simpler ,but what the heck,it ought to be a good winter project.Im planning on removeable doors,and the rear window and panel removeable[has to be to run hoe],so i can keep it on year round.Im planning on glass windsheild and wiper,and a homemade heater system run from the engin.Im hoping a rear defroster strip will keep the rear glass from icing ,it also will be sheltered with the roof above.
My thoughts on a cab are that it should be strong[to withstand a roll over] yet light weight to keep the tractor from being top heavy.This is again why i chose the fiber glass roof,over a peice of flat iron.
Ill add to my post as i go,mabey you can chime in along the way.Again i posted here to get input from other bx owners,where that it might not get seen it the build it yourself forum
ALAN
