3x20 cab door seal

[kiwiroo]

Just got my 3520 cab today - I had bought an open station 3520 but after getting wiped out with allergies went ahead and ordered the cab. Much happier with this unit, just got done mowing half the blueberry field and no sneezing!
Anyways I did notice that the door seal on the driver side at the bottom wasn't super tight like the right door is. I will mention it to my dealer but I know there are some 3x20 cab owners on here and thought I'd ask if this is the norm or if this can be tightened.
It's dark now but I'll get some pictures up soon

 

[jsboening]

Congrats on the new tractor. I thinks you will love the cab. My favorite thing about mine is being able to till dry dusty ground and be able to hop out and go to work without a shower! Anyway, I had to adjust the pin on the door jamb that the door latch catches. It now seals very tight. It's a five minute job.

 

[sunnyside360]

My 3720 cab doors are sealed fairly tight. Hopefully it is just an adjustment issue with yours as mentioned.

 

[kiwiroo]

Congrats on the new tractor. I thinks you will love the cab. My favorite thing about mine is being able to till dry dusty ground and be able to hop out and go to work without a shower! Anyway, I had to adjust the pin on the door jamb that the door latch catches. It now seals very tight. It's a five minute job.

Definately love it so far, a different world from the open station-
How did you adjust it, i don't see a way to other than the bolts that hold the door to the hinge?

 

[Nuru]

Congrats on the new unit. No leaks on mine. I shut the door and you know it is tight by the pressure change!

 

[dirtworksequip]

kiwiroo, you can make the door close tighter by adjusting the pin that the door latch closes on. Loosen the nut and you should be able to move the pin in towards the middle of the cab. Moving the pin inward should cause the door to close tighter. Hope that helps.

Sincerely, Dirt

 

[Nuru]

You know i wish the other door had a stop so you can prop it open. I am really thinking about getting something to shove in there on the occassion where i want to prop it open.

 

[Spudland_Dave]

You know i wish the other door had a stop so you can prop it open. I am really thinking about getting something to shove in there on the occassion where i want to prop it open.

You know...thats the ONLY complaint I have about my entire tractor...its a PITA even just using that door to vacuum out the floor...I have that door locked and I never use it other then to open it to yell out commands, LOL.. I dont think it would have added 100.00 to the cost of the tractor had they put the handle/gas cylinder to hold it open.

 

[4720 OWNER]

It may be that way so cannot drive off with the door open and break the glass at the hinge when hit a bump?? Never seen it but have heard of it happening.

Congrats!! AC in the summer and heat in the winter, it sure aint daddy's tractor!

 

[kiwiroo]

I'll take a look at the latch and see if I can adjust it, seems like the top seal is tight enough so I don't know if adjusting it in will make it too tight on the top and hard to close. I have a call into the dealer also so I'll see what they say.
Any of you guys get the air suspension seat, does it make a big difference in bumpy terrain?
Some of the berry rows I mow have so many gopher/mole holes it beats me to death if I go faster than 2 mph

 

[Spudland_Dave]

It may be that way so cannot drive off with the door open and break the glass at the hinge when hit a bump??

Good thought, but they were kind enough to put a nice handle & gas strut on the LH door...If your theory would be correct, I'd say they woulda done the same to both doors...

 

[Nuru]

You know...thats the ONLY complaint I have about my entire tractor...its a PITA even just using that door to vacuum out the floor...I have that door locked and I never use it other then to open it to yell out commands, LOL.. I dont think it would have added 100.00 to the cost of the tractor had they put the handle/gas cylinder to hold it open.

Yeah, that is the truth. I do the same thing that you do, lock it until I need it. I don't yell but my sign language seems to be working. I also got a pair of cheap "Modern Walkie Talkies" so I can speak to those people who exist outside of the CAB. seems they are constanly orbiting the CAB and mouthing words I cannot hear!. Ah well it is good to hear the overkill club is alive and well.

 

[Spudland_Dave]

I also got a pair of cheap "Modern Walkie Talkies" so I can speak to those people who exist outside of the CAB. seems they are constanly orbiting the CAB and mouthing words I cannot hear!.

LOLOLOL...same here, rather then get those walkie talkies i'd rather get a speaker/megaphone system...that way I can talk to them but I cant hear them..... "Whoops Honey, I didnt know you wanted to keep THAT tree"....

 

[Nuru]

Man, I should have thought of that. That would be absolutely histerical ! LOL!

 

[dirtworksequip]

Nuru, proping your right side door open will only make it loose. If you look at the hinges you will see that they are not all that heavy and you may even break them by running with the door open. I can't understand why you would want to run with the door open???

Sincerely, Dirt

 

[dirtworksequip]

Kiwiroo, thats one of my big complaints about the 3x20 tractor is it does ride rough...............or at least rougher than my old JD 870. Even my 12 year old son complains about how rough it rides. I'm not sure why it rides rougher, other than maybe the difference in the R4 & R1 tires. The front end on the 3520 also doesn't seem like it has as much travel and doesn't follow the ground as well.

Sincerely, Dirt

 

[Nuru]

Nuru, proping your right side door open will only make it loose. If you look at the hinges you will see that they are not all that heavy and you may even break them by running with the door open. I can't understand why you would want to run with the door open???

Sincerely, Dirt

Dirt, I actually don't want to run with it open, it is just sometime I don't want to have to open the "winDoor" on the right side when I fiddling about with the controls and implementes and I want to just reach in and adjust something or shut the tractor off.

 

[Nuru]

Kiwiroo, thats one of my big complaints about the 3x20 tractor is it does ride rough...............or at least rougher than my old JD 870. Even my 12 year old son complains about how rough it rides. I'm not sure why it rides rougher, other than maybe the difference in the R4 & R1 tires. The front end on the 3520 also doesn't seem like it has as much travel and doesn't follow the ground as well.

Sincerely, Dirt

With the R4s on it, it definitley was kinda of a real manly ride, but with the Turf Specials it is almost too smooth. It also seems to bounce a bit too much so far. One thing I did notice is that the rear axles appear to be 2" less in width than the 4310 I had, as the Rears go out to only 64" instead of 66" like my 4310.

 

[kiwiroo]

Kiwiroo, thats one of my big complaints about the 3x20 tractor is it does ride rough...............or at least rougher than my old JD 870. Even my 12 year old son complains about how rough it rides. I'm not sure why it rides rougher, other than maybe the difference in the R4 & R1 tires. The front end on the 3520 also doesn't seem like it has as much travel and doesn't follow the ground as well.

Sincerely, Dirt

Have any of you tried the air ride seat or know if it helps a lot?

 

[sunnyside360]

Have any of you tried the air ride seat or know if it helps a lot?

I have the air ride seat on a 3720 with filled R4's. Air pressure is adjustable in the seat so one can adjust for comfort to an extent. I'd hate to have the standard seat as it rides a somewhat rough even with the air seat.