Cab Regrets?

Bluesteel · May 29, 2015

No regrets at all for me. When you mow in 90* heat sitting in air conditioning listening to the radio it's all worth it. If I was using it in a heavily timbered area I would possibly go with an open station but that is not the case. I will say my grandson has rode with me a few times and there's just not much comfortable room for him. The cab size is plenty generous for the operator but not for riders.

oscar169 · May 29, 2015

Bluesteel said:
No regrets at all for me. When you mow in 90* heat sitting in air conditioning listening to the radio it's all worth it. If I was using it in a heavily timbered area I would possibly go with an open station but that is not the case. I will say my grandson has rode with me a few times and there's just not much comfortable room for him. The cab size is plenty generous for the operator but not for riders.

I have been trying to find the buddy seat no luck. Thinking that would help for little ones or small wife's to ride along

ovrszd · May 29, 2015

How many hours a day do you guys spend on your tractors???

Bluesteel · May 30, 2015

oscar169 said:
I have been trying to find the buddy seat no luck. Thinking that would help for little ones or small wife's to ride along

Those 70 series cabs look like they have a lot of room.

oscar169 · May 30, 2015

ovrszd said:
How many hours a day do you guys spend on your tractors???

Got the new P7010c last week and now its down till I do the 50 hr service, Alot of time...

ovrszd · May 30, 2015

oscar169 said:
Got the new P7010c last week and now its down till I do the 50 hr service, Alot of time...

I hear ya. I'm trying to control my jealousy. But sometimes it creeps thru.

I put 300 hrs a year on my Kubota. But in regards to a cab, sadly, most of those hours are in heavy timber.

HEC · May 30, 2015

This past winter was my first year moving snow with a cab on the B2650 , and it sure was nice. I was mowing a small area around garden etc. yesterday in a cool cab and no black flies to contend with . That being said, I sure like the open station on my M5700 when the conditions are good .

k0ua · May 30, 2015

ovrszd said:
I hear ya. I'm trying to control my jealousy. But sometimes it creeps thru.

I put 300 hrs a year on my Kubota. But in regards to a cab, sadly, most of those hours are in heavy timber.

Richard I think the key to happiness is to have BOTH and open station tractor for those jobs that require it AND a cabbed tractor for everything else. I know there have been times when I dreaded going out on the tractor when it was boiling hot, or freezing cold, and I had to do something to make the road passable. I find myself saying, " I sure wish I had blown the money on a cab" but it is what it is. I did get a canopy for the open station tractor, and while it is no cab, it beats the heck out of broiling in the sun, and even works pretty well for a little straight down shower. It doesn't help much when plowing snow though..

ovrszd · May 30, 2015

I hear James. You coaxed into trying a Canopy on the Kubota and I appreciate it. I built it strong enough to withstand timber abuse.

Maybe someday I'll go for a cab tractor, who knows.

jix · May 30, 2015

Snow Blowing: Heated cab, or sell the tractor, buy way down south, live in the city. Nope, buy the cab.

TripleR · May 30, 2015

One of the things I like about a cab is if I decided to do a bit of bush hogging, say an hour before my "Man of the Year" or "Nobel Prize" ceremony, I would have to put on my work boots, clothes and bug spray, go mow then come home strip down in the garage, come in, shower etc., out on different clothes in time to make it turning one hour of work into at least a two to three hour block of time. With a cab, I can just go mow in comfort step off the tractor into my limo and off I go...:cool2:

ovrszd · May 30, 2015

TripleR said:
One of the things I like about a cab is if I decided to do a bit of bush hogging, say an hour before my "Man of the Year" or "Nobel Prize" ceremony, I would have to put on my work boots, clothes and bug spray, go mow then come home strip down in the garage, come in, shower etc., out on different clothes in time to make it turning one hour of work into at least a two to three hour block of time. With a cab, I can just go mow in comfort step off the tractor into my limo and off I go...:cool2:

Larry, only way you or I will ride in a limo is if we are driving it for someone else.

TripleR · May 30, 2015

ovrszd said:
Larry, only way you or I will ride in a limo is if we are driving it for someone else.

Ain't it the truth.:laughing:

C4Ranch · Jun 1, 2015

ovrszd said:
How many hours a day do you guys spend on your tractors???

Que up most interesting man voice over. I don't usually tractor every day but when I do I prefer a cab. I once shook my own hand just see what it felt like.

Seriously. I could spend sun up into the night on my tractor but time is a hot commodity for me.

Hdoilcan · Jun 29, 2015

How much extra $$$ is it for a LS cab. .... for mabe a xr3037 size?

mjstef · Jun 29, 2015

Hdoilcan said:
How much extra $$$ is it for a LS cab. .... for mabe a xr3037 size?

I want to say the price difference is around $3,500 but worth every penny for me this winter blowing snow and **** worth every penny this weekend when i was field mowing and it was dusty as heck and 100*!!!!

cat fever · Jun 29, 2015

If buying a cab will set you back to the point of no food or clothes, then don't get it. Otherwise, go for it. You will not regret it.

jix · Jun 30, 2015

An A/C heated cab on a tractor is like having a pillow for your head on a bed that you sleep on every night. Not an essential, but it is such a comfort that you just gotta have it when you get a bit older. In the long run, you get every penny back when you sell or trade the tractor This is especially true in the winter. I would not even consider buying a personal-use tractor without a cab for winter use.. It might be debatable for summer use in my farm area, but tghne blackflies kind of seal the deal, for me...I can of bug spray a day @ 10..00 per can is mebbe 250 bucks a month..or 500 per year...Cab pays for itself in 10 years. in a bad winter, it pays for itself every cold day...So it is a no-brainer, I think, if you can afford it at all.

oscar169 · Jun 30, 2015

Was using tractor the other day and it would rain then stop and out comes the sun, 85-90% Humidity plus 95 out I would have soaked and called it a day, Instead I just kept rocking to the radio and working

PILOON · Jul 1, 2015

jix said:
An A/C heated cab on a tractor is like having a pillow for your head on a bed that you sleep on every night. Not an essential, but it is such a comfort that you just gotta have it when you get a bit older. In the long run, you get every penny back when you sell or trade the tractor This is especially true in the winter. I would not even consider buying a personal-use tractor without a cab for winter use.. It might be debatable for summer use in my farm area, but tghne blackflies kind of seal the deal, for me...I can of bug spray a day @ 10..00 per can is mebbe 250 bucks a month..or 500 per year...Cab pays for itself in 10 years. in a bad winter, it pays for itself every cold day...So it is a no-brainer, I think, if you can afford it at all.

For sure--on the black flies (and deer flies)