Broken Windshield on Kubota BX2200 Curtis Cab

[tvpierce]

Hi all.

I'm a new member, resurrecting's this thread because I'm trying to help my uncle replace the Curtis cab windshield on his BX2200.
It looks like @Dataway and @darkeagle10x created CAD files that could be used for ordering replacement windshields. Can either of you provide a file I can use? If so, in addition to me being able to use it, I'd be happy to (with your permission) host the file on my Google drive and provide a link in this thread so that in the future people would be able to download it directly without having to bother the original creator for the file.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Dataway]

tvpierce ... I'm late to the party, but I still have the CAD files. Would be more than happy to send them to you and you can post them wherever you want. You'll have to give me a place to send them, the forum won't allow CAD files in posts or PMs.

 

[tvpierce]

tvpierce ... I'm late to the party, but I still have the CAD files. Would be more than happy to send them to you and you can post them wherever you want. You'll have to give me a place to send them, the forum won't allow CAD files in posts or PMs.

Hi Dataway.

Sorry for the delayed response. I used the jpg image you uploaded (thank you), sent it to an engineer friend of mine who used it to create a .dxf file which was something the glass company could use to make the windshield. I used One Day Glass in Vancouver, WA. Their price was $249 delivered (in December 2023, so account for inflation). Thinking the shipping was a huge part of the cost, I got a quote from a local glass company. They wanted $525! (Total BS. I like to support local businesses when possible, but that's just insulting.) And One Day Glass is not some online-only reseller, they're a real glass company, they just happen to be located on the opposite side of the country from me... and their prices and service are excellent.)

Here are the specs of my order:

All the holes lined up perfectly. There was a question in an earlier post about needing an additional hole for the wiper idler arm. That is incorrect. I'll address that in the next post where I can quote that earlier question.
Incidentally, I reached out to the local Kubota dealer, and they said the windshield was no longer available. I then reached out to Curtis Cab -- the makers of the cab for Kubota. They confirmed, NLA. (ouch!)
For anyone needing this in the future, here is the CAD file:
Kubota Windshield v1.dxf
And for reference, the jpg originally posted by Dataway.

 

[tvpierce]

Well I thought I had replied to this with an update but I don't see it now so I will fill you in. I was able to attach the CAD drawing of the windshield and do the full order online. I think it came to $250ish including shipping. I had the piece in about 2-3 weeks. Came FedEx and was extremely well packed in a custom made package.

That was all the good part. For the bad - I apparently had a different wiper than the drawing dataway had and I didn't notice it. I also had spacers for the hinge that he didn't have so I should have had bigger holes there. With my windshield gone, I never realized they were different. So, I had holes for the hinges that were too small for my spacers (nylon washer so the metal didn't touch the glass).

I also didn't have the extra hole for the wiper that mine needed to lock the wiper so it stayed vertical as it wiped (don't know the technical name for that style). So, my solution was to wrap electrical tape around the hinge studs - I managed to fit two layers so the metal stud didn't touch the glass - hindsight maybe heat shrink would have been good. Less than ideal but all I could do or think of at the time.

Then for the wiper, I took the extra arm and tape/cable tied it to the main arm so it still wipes but gives a "v" shaped wipe. Again less than ideal but works. It makes for a narrow field of wiping right at eye level but it does the job.

After mounting, I also noticed the hole for the wiper put the motor touching the inside of the cab. All I needed was a tiny bit of space - was afraid it could break with constant vibration. I wish the hole was a quarer inch lower but no changing it now so I made a nylon spacer to help move it away from the top of the cab. I also milled a hair off of the wiper housing for clearance. It isn't much clearance but they don't touch now so I think I am good there. Wish I could figure out a solution to the wiper to make it back to vertical. It was nice having a wider view in the snow and rain.

It's all working now - not ideal but works and was WAY cheaper and faster than OEM from Curtis cab.

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Hi Darkeagle.

I just went through installing a windshield based on Dataway's CAD drawing. I believe you are incorrect about needing an additional hole for the wiper idler arm. I thought the same thing, then realized my error.
What you're missing is something like this, only yours and mine have a ball end that accepts the socket on the idler arm. It mounts using the same hole as the wiper motor, then is held in place by the pressure created by the nut on the wiper motor shaft. I can supply a pic if needed.