Soft cab enclosure for winter.

[kioti guy 69]

Does anyone know the name of an aftermarket soft cab brand for kioti? I see kubota has one.
Or has anyone made thier own?

 

[chim]

Welcome aboard! If you do a search you'll be able to see a number of examples of DIY soft cabs that should be generic enough to adapt. I recall seeing a number of them made from either old golf cart roofs or electrical conduit frames with golf cart canopies for cabs.

 

[kioti guy 69]

K tks

 

[kioti guy 69]

K tks

Actually not getting anything from the search,tried diy,soft cab.

 

[Jchonline]

Actually not getting anything from the search,tried diy,soft cab.

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Try those, might need to call to make sure they fit your specific cab. Be mindful, these plastic clear materials have way of collecting water droplets and fogging up very easily. Not easy to wipe them off either...so if you are thinking about it for the Winter be ready to have a solution to deal with that.

 

[chim]

Branch out to Google and search "DIY Tractor Cab" "Golf Cart Tractor Cab" and "Home Built Tractor Cab" There are even YouTube vids with some.

After seeing the shortcomings of soft cabs, I built a cab from steel and glass for the last Kubota. It cost me around $1200 and lots of hours.

 

[2manyrocks]

Very nice cab. Did you post a thread here on your build?

 

[jaxs]

If you need something to keep you warm long enough to plow and blow or set out a couple bales and don't care what it looks like I have it. Use 2' x 6' 100% cotton material like denim or other flame resistant cloth for skirts covering engine to rear fenders so engine heat is directed onto operator's station. My brothers and I built them using nothing except old pick sacks and baling wire in the 50s. It kept us toasty warm 8 and 10 hours turning ground in February.

 

[chim]

Very nice cab. Did you post a thread here on your build?

Thank you, and yes there's a very long (some would say boring) thread covering it from start to finish. We bought the L3200 in early 2012 and started the cab about 6 months later. The cab was nice, and with the doors off it was better than an open station in the Summer heat. However, when Wifey's brother suggested I'd live longer if I had a climate-controlled cab not having to breathe the dust and pollen. Late in 2018 we bought the L4240.

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[2manyrocks]

thanks very much. I'm going to read over it. Really nice looking cab that you built.

 

[2manyrocks]

Key quote from your thread build:

"Not much of anything on it is anywhere near close to square, level, round or plumb. Like most tractors, the Kubota is a combination of different angled parts joined with French curves."

Now that you have a factory cab with AC, what is your opinion on doing a DIY cab versus the factory cab?

 

[KennyG]

You might give Original Tractor Cabs a call. They don't seem to list your particular model but I think they sometimes have things available that aren't listed on the web site.

Hard Top Cabs

 

[chim]

Key quote from your thread build:

"Not much of anything on it is anywhere near close to square, level, round or plumb. Like most tractors, the Kubota is a combination of different angled parts joined with French curves."

Now that you have a factory cab with AC, what is your opinion on doing a DIY cab versus the factory cab?

I wouldn't hesitate to build a cab if A/C wasn't desired. I did some checking on adding A/C to the DIY cab. It wouldn't have been impossible - but darn near. Plus, I wanted to mow more than 6' wide and the L3200 didn't have the spare horses for a larger deck and A/C. My rough guess was +5HP for the A/C and +5HP for a wider RFM above the 32HP the L3200 had = 42HP. The L4240 fit that requirement.

There's no substitute for A/C for me, and the factory cab is way quieter. Obviously it is more comfortable with being able to pick the temperature inside the cab in any weather. It also eliminates coughing up "lung fung" the morning after stirring up dust and pollen. Depending upon the weather, there are often various bugs that seem to like heading for ears and eyes - particularly at night. For a few weeks each year there are deer flies that are a real nuisance.

The DIY cab's main purpose was to keep me warm and dry in the Winter. It did that very well. It was also a little more comfortable than open station tractors I've had (that didn't have canopies). Had 3 of them before the L3200 used in the project. With the doors removed and a small "bus driver" fan it was livable in the heat. Exposure to pollen and dust wasn't different from being on an open station.

Given a choice, I'd get a factory cab. Building the cab was a fun and sometimes challenging project. It was a lot of work compared with most of what I do. I love tinkering and making stuff.

 

[msb1766]

I have one of these on my tractor for 3 winters, worked great.
Bercomac

 

[windzbazel]

Does anyone know the name of an aftermarket soft cab brand for kioti? I see kubota has one.
Or has anyone made thier own?

I'm not aware of a specific aftermarket soft cab brand for Kioti tractors, but there might be options available in the market. You can try searching online or contacting Kioti dealerships or tractor accessory retailers for recommendations. Additionally, some tractor owners choose to customize or make their own soft cabs if they have the necessary skills and materials. It might be worth exploring both options to find the best solution for your specific Kioti tractor model.

 

[wjb2cmt]

covermytractor.com seems to have quite a few soft cabs for different makes and models. They also have storage covers if you aren't going to be using them.

 

[sandman2234]

For winter operation when you have an open station, is it feasible to dress like you are going for a motorcycle ride? I own several items of outer clothing sold by Gerbing, and they could easily be used on a tractor. The smaller charging system of a motorcycle will support the electric clothing, so I am sure most tractors will put out enough power to run 12volt clothing.
Putting on electric clothes is a lot easier than building a cab!
David from jax

 

[jigs_n_fixtures]

For winter operation when you have an open station, is it feasible to dress like you are going for a motorcycle ride? I own several items of outer clothing sold by Gerbing, and they could easily be used on a tractor. The smaller charging system of a motorcycle will support the electric clothing, so I am sure most tractors will put out enough power to run 12volt clothing.
Putting on electric clothes is a lot easier than building a cab!
David from jax

I would think so. On my open station tractor the prvious owner intalled a piece of Polycarbonate from the canopy to the dash to cut down on the wind and blown snow when he was plowing snow. He plowed in Carhartt insulated overalls.

 

[RjCorazza]

For winter operation when you have an open station, is it feasible to dress like you are going for a motorcycle ride? I own several items of outer clothing sold by Gerbing, and they could easily be used on a tractor. The smaller charging system of a motorcycle will support the electric clothing, so I am sure most tractors will put out enough power to run 12volt clothing.
Putting on electric clothes is a lot easier than building a cab!
David from jax

For my last several winter seasons in an open station tractor I used my Gerbing heated gear - Vest, pants, and gloves. I may have used the socks also, but I don't recall. The only issue was the tops of my legs would get wet from melted blown snow even through some supposedly water proof outer gear.
After 9 years in a climate controlled cab there's no going back!

 

[RayIN]

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Kioti Tractor Cab: For CK2610, CK2610H, CK3510, CK3510H, CK4010, CK4010H | Tractor Cabs, Canopies, Covers & Accessories

Need a Kioti tractor cab? We carry a wide range of enclosures for different types of Kioti tractor models. Our materials are of the utmost quality.

www.covermytractor.com

Try those, might need to call to make sure they fit your specific cab. Be mindful, these plastic clear materials have way of collecting water droplets and fogging up very easily. Not easy to wipe them off either...so if you are thinking about it for the Winter be ready to have a solution to deal with that.

Anti-fogging, use RainX on the inside. The instructions say not to use it on the inside of a windshield, but I did.
I used it during cold wet conditions that caused the MH windshield to fog badly, I had to place towels at the bottom to collect the water that beaded-up and ran down instead of fogging-up the windshield. It performs the same whether inside or outside of a window.