BubbaJr
Platinum Member
Hi guys, it's been a while since I've been on here, but I thought I would let you know about my experience with my Sims cab.
To start with, I lost a bunch of weight, so I don't have the insulation I used to have, plus I'm just a few short months away from turning 65. A few years ago we had a big blizzard/snow storm that really buried us here. It took about 2 1/2 hours to clear out my driveway, and another 2 1/2 hours to dig out my neighbor, all in below zero wind chill. I was dressed for it and it didn't have any detrimental effects on me then. There's no way I could do that anymore, so I thought about trading tractors, but there is nothing wrong with mine, and I'm used to it, so I looked at cabs. I finally settled on the Sims cab made in Ontario Canada.
It took about 6 weeks for it to be delivered to my dealer. The service manager convinced me that I couldn't install it by myself (recent shoulder surgery), so for $700 I let them do it. The installation took a week to complete, then I went over and brought my buddy back home.
I made several modifications to it to suit my needs. I remounted my fire extinguisher back on the Rops, moved the SMV sign to the left, moved my flashers up to the top of the cab sides, mounted the grab bar from the fender to the A pillar, and mounted a mirror on the Rops to help in hooking up my trailers.
The cab comes with a 2 speed front W/S wiper.
In this view you can see the door hold open rinktum I made from a piece of tomato cage wire. I also made one for the other door. The little box is a box I made years ago for one of my view camera lenses. I use it to hold my trailer keys, ear plugs, and other stuff.
Here you can see the optional heater I ordered to keep my old bones warm this winter. It has a 2 speed fan in it also. Also since these pictures were taken, I have installed 4 LED lights, one on each corner, that make any nighttime chore a pleasure to do.
I am pretty happy with the cab, except for one glaring factory fault. The vinyl doors are supposed to be removable for summer. The left one takes a rubber mallet to pound the pins up so you can remove it. The right door takes my air hammer to drive the pins out. After I got it out I measured the pins and found the left door pins are off by about 3ｰ. The right pins are off by about 9ｰ, making it extremely difficult to move. I haven't decided if I'm going to ask for new doors or just put up with it. I made door hold opens for both doors so it is tolerable so far this summer.
The finish of the cab is nice and it's very close to the original paint color. The fit leaves a little to be desired though. There are small gaps at most joints, but Haven't taken the time yet to determine if they were caused by the design or the installer. I do notice some flex in the cab as I traverse rough ground, but nothing that worries me yet.
Hopefully this cab will make snow removal a pleasant task this winter. :thumbsup:
To start with, I lost a bunch of weight, so I don't have the insulation I used to have, plus I'm just a few short months away from turning 65. A few years ago we had a big blizzard/snow storm that really buried us here. It took about 2 1/2 hours to clear out my driveway, and another 2 1/2 hours to dig out my neighbor, all in below zero wind chill. I was dressed for it and it didn't have any detrimental effects on me then. There's no way I could do that anymore, so I thought about trading tractors, but there is nothing wrong with mine, and I'm used to it, so I looked at cabs. I finally settled on the Sims cab made in Ontario Canada.
It took about 6 weeks for it to be delivered to my dealer. The service manager convinced me that I couldn't install it by myself (recent shoulder surgery), so for $700 I let them do it. The installation took a week to complete, then I went over and brought my buddy back home.
I made several modifications to it to suit my needs. I remounted my fire extinguisher back on the Rops, moved the SMV sign to the left, moved my flashers up to the top of the cab sides, mounted the grab bar from the fender to the A pillar, and mounted a mirror on the Rops to help in hooking up my trailers.
The cab comes with a 2 speed front W/S wiper.
In this view you can see the door hold open rinktum I made from a piece of tomato cage wire. I also made one for the other door. The little box is a box I made years ago for one of my view camera lenses. I use it to hold my trailer keys, ear plugs, and other stuff.
Here you can see the optional heater I ordered to keep my old bones warm this winter. It has a 2 speed fan in it also. Also since these pictures were taken, I have installed 4 LED lights, one on each corner, that make any nighttime chore a pleasure to do.
I am pretty happy with the cab, except for one glaring factory fault. The vinyl doors are supposed to be removable for summer. The left one takes a rubber mallet to pound the pins up so you can remove it. The right door takes my air hammer to drive the pins out. After I got it out I measured the pins and found the left door pins are off by about 3ｰ. The right pins are off by about 9ｰ, making it extremely difficult to move. I haven't decided if I'm going to ask for new doors or just put up with it. I made door hold opens for both doors so it is tolerable so far this summer.
The finish of the cab is nice and it's very close to the original paint color. The fit leaves a little to be desired though. There are small gaps at most joints, but Haven't taken the time yet to determine if they were caused by the design or the installer. I do notice some flex in the cab as I traverse rough ground, but nothing that worries me yet.
Hopefully this cab will make snow removal a pleasant task this winter. :thumbsup:
