Quick Soft Cab

[woodlandfarms]

My head on the rops getting in and out. I do remember seein an older version with a cab from the factory for sale. I think it was an 18xx series. Will have to. See if I kept any of the pictures.

 

[woodlandfarms]

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[MossRoad]

Silk long underwear tops and bottoms (or under armor).
T-shirt
Flannel-lined blue jeans
One pair of loose wool socks
Hoody sweatshirt
Carhart coveralls
Snowmobile boots with felt liners
Fingerless wool gloves
Welder's mittens
Knit hat
Thin balaclava
Off I go down to about 5F.
Colder than that, I add a Carhart jacket, put the hoody hood up and carhart jacket hood and I'm good to about -22F.
Colder than that.... I've never seen it. :confused3:

I'm fortunate that I hardly ever get cold.

I'll go out to get the paper in my jammies and a hoody, barefoot in the snow down and back the 100' driveway sometimes, just to feel the ice on my feet. But gotta be careful. Bare feet in snow have little traction.

 

[SpringHollow]

I was plowing in -4 °F weather a couple of days ago. It was cold walking around etc but plowing for some reason was not as bad.

You could use the clear plastic welding/grinding curtains to make your own soft cab. Use some aluminum to pinch the vinyl to make a flat front window. Glue on some velcro for the final closure or use the grommets.

Ken

 

[MossRoad]

You guys know they sell clear vinyl window material at fabric stores, yes? Many years ago a friend and I bought that and some tent material and made a portable ice fishing shelter with clear windows. It sews real easy with a heavy duty sewing machine.

 

[RegL]

Silk long underwear tops and bottoms (or under armor).
T-shirt
Flannel-lined blue jeans
One pair of loose wool socks
Hoody sweatshirt
Carhart coveralls
Snowmobile boots with felt liners
Fingerless wool gloves
Welder's mittens
Knit hat
Thin balaclava
Off I go down to about 5F.
Colder than that, I add a Carhart jacket, put the hoody hood up and carhart jacket hood and I'm good to about -22F.
Colder than that.... I've never seen it. :confused3


I'm fortunate that I hardly ever get cold.

I'll go out to get the paper in my jammies and a hoody, barefoot in the snow down and back the 100' driveway sometimes, just to feel the ice on my feet. But gotta be careful. Bare feet in snow have little traction.

THAN YOU REALIZE YOU HAVE TO PEE

 

[MossRoad]

THAN YOU REALIZE YOU HAVE TO PEE

Not too often. I can go 8-10 hours between oil changes.

 

[jfh28]

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that looks pretty serious......if I wore that I could drive around the neighborhood going "luke I am your father"...... :laughing: Jack

 

[jfh28]

Not too often. I can go 8-10 hours between oil changes.

then you're not drinking enough water... :drink: ...1/2 your body weight in ounces...... ......Jack

 

[MossRoad]

then you're not drinking enough water... :drink: ...1/2 your body weight in ounces...... ......Jack

Yeah, uh, NO!

 

[2ndhalf]

then you're not drinking enough water... :drink: ...1/2 your body weight in ounces...... ......Jack

Good gravey if I drank that much of anything I would have to just wear around one of those camel packs and a colostomy bag :laughing:

This thread got a little off the tracks lol.. I have heard you take your body weight and divide by 3 and drink that in water; not beer!

 

[MossRoad]

 

[Barryh]

Update had a little bit of blowing wet snow around here the other day. Took it out for a spin to test / Soft Cab works great ... Sure beats getting soaked and cold .. A little thinking outside the box never hurt anyone ... :thumbsup: But after all the coffee I drank that morning I did have to go back to the house and pee almost ruined my fun ... :laughing:

 

[cqaigy2]

then you're not drinking enough water... :drink: ...1/2 your body weight in ounces...... ......Jack

That's a lot of Jack to pound down.

 

[MossRoad]

Now you're talkin! :drink:

 

[Barryh]

The soft cab is handy and convenient .. Some of you may remember the hard cab I made for my old PT-180 years ago.. The windows were removable. It worked like a charm in all kinds of weather.

 

[MossRoad]

I remember that! :thumbsup:

 

[Barryh]

Thanks, I did a lot of work on that cab it was air tight and I had a shelf to set my coffee on.. lol . The man in PA that now owns that little tractor says it's still running and working hard ...

 

[coolconnection]

I know this is an old thread but was wondering if anybody else has come up with a soft cab or a hard cab that is easy to build and use and please show us the pictures or videos if you have them. I am getting older and every year I dread even more going out into the cold to plow snow. If you came up with a way to heat it or stay warm I certainly would like to hear everyones ideas.

 

[SpringHollow]

Cold bothers my joints but I have no desire for an enclosed cab. I just dress accordingly. They do have 12V heated clothing that motorcyclists use if that helps.