MrGraffix
New member
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!
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!
That is a great start!!:thumbsup: I have thought about things like that when freezing clearing snow earning my hobby money.
