Just put a soft cab on my tractor for snowblowing

[Wyld Bill]

Much over due. I just put a RJP soft cab kit on my Mahindra tractor. Now I need to make some way to rotate my blower chute.
Pics ot follow.

 

[WilliamBos]

Good stuff!! Keeping dry is most important.

 

[creekbend]

Good addition. You should be able to stay warmer and out of the wind better.:thumbsup:

 

[mpham]

Lot's of chute turn post here. Also check out videos on youtube.

 

[Wyld Bill]

I've got to say,..I'm not super happy with the cab kit I bought. For the money I spent I could have built a real cab with with a metal frame, glass panels, etc. If it was less money say around $250-$400 I would be quite pleased. To pay $700 for what I got I think is rediculus. Basically a piece of plastic for a roof, some chintsy light gauge kink bent frame work pieces coated with primer, no paint & the thinnest cheapiest vinal material & window materials I have ever seen, terible black & white instructions, & allignment issues that caused me to have to drill new holes 1" off from the origonal ones,etc..
Sorry to rant negitive,..I thank God that I have a cab now but I was quite dissapointed. Upon pulling out the parts & looking at the directions my inital thoughts were "This looks like it was made in China for sure"
Even my 11 year old son who I told nothing of this was like "I think you paid too much for that,..it isn't even that great" :laughing: Oh well it does look pretty cool on there & will serve the purpose of keeping the wind & snow off me while I snowblow.:thumbsup:
In a couple years when the vinal is junk I'll use some of the parts or the ideas from how they built they'res & build my own & have a shop build me the vinal parts out of high quility stuff.

 

[GolfAddict]

I've got to say,..I'm not super happy with the cab kit I bought....

Man, I'm glad I came back to re-check your first post. Would like to find a half-way decent but relatively inexpensive cab, so went out to Google to find the one you mentioned and wasn't having luck. Came back here to look again and saw your review of it. Thanks! I'll quit wasting time on that. :thumbsup:

 

[foggy1111]

I was looking at somebody's pics of an "original tractor cab" brand here on TBN. It looked like a pretty nice cab for what seemed to be a fair price. ($700 IIRC)

I have never seen one directly and don't know much about them.....but you may want to check into that brand.

 

[msb1766]

I do not know what size tractor you have but I bought a 4 sided soft cab from Bercomac, for my subcompact tractor. I have a Cub Cadet/Yanmar
Sc2450. It was $671.39 with shipping.


Winter Cab for Compact Tractors - Description - BERCO Accessories for garden tractors and lawn, snowblower for ATV and UTV

 

[GolfAddict]

I do not know what size tractor you have but I bought a 4 sided soft cab from Bercomac, for my subcompact tractor. I have a Cub Cadet/Yanmar
Sc2450. It was $671.39 with shipping.


Winter Cab for Compact Tractors - Description - BERCO Accessories for garden tractors and lawn, snowblower for ATV and UTV

That looks like it would about fit mine too (Kubota BX24). Looking at the picture I realized my ROPS mounted lights wouldn't work. Do you do anything for additional lighting, like for snow removal after dark?

 

[msb1766]

It should fit your BX24. The ROPS should not be a problem, the cab goes on the inside of the ROPS, does not go over the ROPS. As for additional lighting I have a 55 watt rectangular flood light the I mounted under the top bar of the ROPS and a roatating beacon on top of the top bar of the ROPS. The light and the becaon are magnetic.

Here are some pictures: