JD 3038E Homemade Cab II

   / JD 3038E Homemade Cab II
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#41  
Thanks for the compliment. I hope i can inspire folks to get creative with minimal tools. I used the regular pipe/tube die for my bends. I used a Crescent Wrench to keep the tube square as I bent it. Because my bends were not tight radius bends I didn't need to build the die to crush the inside of the tube. I found the plans to build the crush type tube die on the following web link:

Body: Fabricating the Skeleton - The Scratch-Built Hot Rod
 
   / JD 3038E Homemade Cab II
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#42  
i finally finished the cab. Bill at Sterling Auto built my canvas covers. i am very happy with how it turned out.

Cab Right Side
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Cab Rear
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Cab Front
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Cab Left
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it stood up to 65MPH trip on interstate, so it should stand up to any Blizzard.
 
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#43  
With the Canvas at nearly $1,000 i have $1,400 in the cab total. The access on and off the tractor was barely impacted by the way i built it. That is not the case with the other factory cabs. Now get off the internet and go hit the shop...:)
 
   / JD 3038E Homemade Cab II #46  
Nice work... one of the best I've seen, factory or otherwise.
 
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#47  
Thanks for the complements. If we get El Nino snow i am ready.
 

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