JD 2210 Homemade cab

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MrGraffix

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2004 JD 2210
After pricing cabs I quickly decided the only way I would ever be able to afford the luxury of snow-removal without fighting the elements was by fab'n my own. So about a month ago I got serious and started scouring this site and google for other cab builds when I stumbled upon Huskerplowboy's post re: the cab he built for his slightly larger (and newer!) 2320. Anyone interested in one of the best (if not the best!) homebuilt cabs needs to look no farther than here http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...de-cab-deere-2320-cut.html?highlight=2320+cab (I'm not very handy when it comes to posting and such as I can't for the life of me figure out how to make that link "clickable"!?) Anyway, I read, re-read, and visualized his build for a week or so and then took his advice and started buying material! Amazing how that sppeds the build along!

I must add that all though I'm **** pleased with the way my cab turned out, I did not put near the time or attention to detail in my build like husker did. Nor was that my intention...my primary goal was getting in out of the cold as cheaply as possible AND to tackle something as cool as fab'n my own cab using all my relatively new "cool" tools! LOL I only made my first weld a lil over a year ago when I bought my Miller Mig and Hypertherm plasma cutter and though I find I use them pretty much weekly, this was by far and away the biggest project I've attempted and accomplished in this awesome new hobby of metal fab! Can't believe I waited 40 years to get my "feet wet"! So yeah, to say I'm stoked is a mild understatement...I'm tickled poopless!!!

The build: I liked the way husker built the cab so it didn't contact any of the tractor parts save the front and rear posts where it is pinned...as well as gaining some much appreciated operator room. So like him, I removed the ROPS and used the mounting plates as my rear mounts then fab'd a couple arms welded to tractor frame and angled away from loader arms for the front. 3 bolts on each side and the whole cab lifts up n off. Def. a 2 person job (or a hoist and a rope thrown over the ol' oak tree limb!) but for me it was all about easy on-off!
 

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   / JD 2210 Homemade cab
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Well looky there, that link is clickable after all! I argued with that for better than 15min tryin to figure out why it wouldn't turn blue lol...duh dumba@#! Anywho's, I went with 1.5 x 11ga tubing instead of 2" mainly cuz I'm laid off and money IS an issue, and also it seemed fitting since my tractor is a lil guy. And after drawing on the cad, finding the square root of z x r divided by s squared I determined that it wouldn't matter what I built it out of, if I roll over it gonna hurt so to heck with safety concerns and whether or not it is as strong as factory rops. Besides I'm usually riproarin drunk prior to plowing anyway! LOL Just kidding ha ha just makin it known that I in no way researched my build the way husker did his so if safety is a viable concern than by all means heed his recommendations as he def did his homework as is evident with his finished product (you really should consider building commercially bud!!)

I used 1/8" lexan for the door and rear windows since they are both moveable (and removeable) and thus subject to flexing, and opted for 1/8" plexi for front, solid right side, and lil front widows. I've already managed to scratch both the plexi and the lexan when I cleaned the urethane I glued them in with, off though so they do scratch easily! I def see safety glass being installed at least for the front sometime in the future. I used 1/2 angle butted together like husker suggested to form a "t" for the door and rear frames and though function is there, strength is not up to par with the rest of the cab. My door is "tweaked" and as of now I have to lift the bottom slightly and then pull the top of door tight via, of all things, a bungee cord lol. Not even a green one! But it works for now.

To fill the gaaps between the cab frame and tractor I'm using a foam backed rubber floor mat, reddish in color, lol and spray glued to tubing so when i remove cab the rubber pieces come with it. Crude, but again functionable and cheap. For the top I used a 4' x 4' x 16ga sheet of steel the local steel supplier had in the bargain area and then placed edges over a 6" x 4' piece of pvc pipe, 1/4" thick I think. I then got my propane weed burner, heated **** out of steel, and beat it with a sledge till it "rolled" over the pvc pipe...and then made a mad dash for fresh air as tthe pipe of course started melting and the noxious fumes about did me in...2x's lol! One side is rolled better than the other, and both sides show the telltale signs of being beat senseless by a BFH but it still looks better than it would have if i would have left the top square, plus it provides a place to mount and protect the worklights when I get around to mounting.
 

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   / JD 2210 Homemade cab #3  
Looks good i am thinking of building one as well . Can't afford to buy one and tired of freezing my butt off
 
   / JD 2210 Homemade cab #4  
:cool:That is a great start!!:thumbsup: I have thought about things like that when freezing clearing snow earning my hobby money.;) I like your "get it done" attitude" But feel that I must warn you that the "fabing" disease is starting to take hold.

Mike
 
   / JD 2210 Homemade cab #8  
Great looking cab! Used mine again tonight to blow some snow, I do not miss those days without it!

Glad I could inspire someone. Usually my projects just annoy the wife! :D
 

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