I need a cup holder!!

[shop_rat45]

I just got my NH TC30 and was starting to do some serious work. I had myself a nice cold bottle of Pepsi to take with me, but I noticed that I don't have a cup holder or even a crevice to put the plastic bottle into. I spend $16k on a tractor and they can't put a cup holder on it? Heck, most riding mowers have cup holders.

So, what are my options? I prefer not to cut or drill if I can help it, but I will if there is no other choice.

Thanks,
Kris

 

[redlevel]

So, what are my options?

Do what I have been doing for forty years. Keep it in the tool box wrapped in newspaper to keep it cool. Find a flat spot on the foot rest. Take a thermos, or just a water jug and put it in a shade at the end of the field. I had one tractor, a MF 135 I think, that would keep a half-gallon thermos jug on the foot-rest with the handle looped over the pto shift lever to secure it.

Do what any intrepid, self-reliant, creative farmer would do--improvise!

Cup-holder, indeed. What would Henry Ford and Harry Ferguson think? Next thing you know, people will want cabs and automatic transmissions.

 

[Casco1]

I prefer not to cut or drill if I can help it, but I will if there is no other choice.

Thanks,
Kris

Kris, Here's a thread I started a bit ago. Goog luck with the new rig.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/customization/100393-who-am-i-saving.html

 

[Inspector507]

I don't use the fizzy stuff on the tractor, so I have no idea how a Pepsi might do, but I use a StukCup. It has a magnet built in the base and will stick to anything metal.

 

[mfrost]

here is my cupholder. it works great, however a magnetic one would be easier to install.

 

[DWW68]

I used a 3" pvc coupling for a cup holder with a foam koozy inside of it. I popped out one of the plastic retainers that hold down the floor mat and with a small angle bracket, I bolted it down. Works well and is very tough to break.

 

[dapper]

This one works great, and is really cheap, just like me!

 

[gemini5362]

I went to a chain store. I wont mention which one but they are the largest chain store in the world. In their boating department they have a cup holder and a combination cup holder/ odds and ends holder that mounts with suction cups. I have mine sitting on the fender with the suction cups on the glass and it has not come loose yet. It has been on their over a year.

 

[602466]

I got some spare PVC pike at the local plumbing supply store. It was in the scrap pile so they did not charge me for it. Glued a cap to one end and drilled some holes for condensation to drip out. Painted it black and zip tied it the the ROPS. I have one on each side, you always need a spare!

Thanks,

Wally

 

[RobertN]

Do a search on this site for "Chalkey Cup". Mark figured all this out about 8 years ago