Noise Reduction - Cab vs No Cab

[GravelRoads]

How much noise reduction do you get with a model that comes with a factory cab compared against the same model without a cab? I'm considering the L series.

 

[CalG]

cabs are noisy!

Why do you think they come with radios!

 

[BX23S-1]

Cabs tend to have a howling or droning sound to them inside. Some less than others, test a few, let your ears decide.
Only thing i like a cab for is just wintertime snow plowing to get out of the cold. Other than that, they`re a pain in the azz.

 

[CalG]

And I like the "brace" of an icy winter's blast. SO, No cab for me.

Plus, the trees would just rip a cab off in less than a day any way. ;-)

 

[MinnesotaEric]

I wear ear plugs inside my cab and turn up the radio to suit.

Larger crop row tractors have much better noise reduction.

 

[PSDStu]

I have both the L4060 HSTC and M7060 cabs. The L4060 is noiser because of the HST then the M7060 which is very quiet...... at least to me.

 

[jeff9366]

Kubota 'Grand L' tractors are quieter than Kubota 'Standard L' tractors.

 

[War Eagle 2]

I think you will find that cabbed tractors will increase the noise level for the operator of an HST equipped tractor. I use noise cancelling ear muffs with a radio to make the experience more enjoyable.

3M WorkTunes Wireless Hearing Protector with Bluetooth Technology and AM/FM Digital Radio (9542-3DC) - - Amazon.com

 

[GravelRoads]

Kubota 'Grand L' tractors are quieter than Kubota 'Standard L' tractors.

Any guess on how much quieter?

 

[PILOON]

My cab is home made and I added a padded liner under the roof to cancel drumming as well as deaden other noises.
My exhaust is flush with the roof line which helps greatly.
Since I never used it open station I can not compare but overall very satisfied.
Listening to stereo at low volume possibly is a good yardstick.
LOL, winter comfort was my goal. (it also sports a nice heater)

 

[jeff9366]

Any guess on how much quieter?

About half.

 

[TripleR]

We have cab as well s open station and the cabs are much quieter. Right now our cabbed tractors are Kubotas, but we had a Case as well all are much quieter. And as to limbs, I added cab protection on one.

 

[KennyV]

Cabs are quiet, clean and climate controlled... KennyV

 

[GravelRoads]

About half.

That is huge. Why so much quieter?

 

[DieselBound]

GravelRoads, PM me if you really want a demonstration.

I run a 5' rotary cutter on my B7800 -open station of course- and a 6' off my NX5510HC. No contest. I could sample with my decibel meter but the difference is so drastic that I really didn't see the need to. Mowing heavy brush, and keep in mind that the 6' cutter coupled to my NX can eat the snot out of some big stuff, I don't wince at the noise that is happening. I couldn't even imagine what it would be like without the cab to buffer that racket! I don't want to sample noises outside the tractor in any near proximity as that would be unsafe (not going to ask my wife to do it- yes, I could probably set the meter down on something, but knowing how things like this generally end up I'd end up somehow mowing the darn thing!). Does the cab amply engine noise more, perhaps, but compared to the other noises of operation I'd say that it's nothing.

I'm older. My hearing is still really good (test prove that) despite the fact that not until recently (after realizing how load the B7800 is while running the cutter- having the NX to compare to) had I ever bothered to wear ear protection: I decided to after a friend, much younger, always wore hearing protection because his hearing was so screwed up- industrial-mechanical tech). I really hate wearing ear plugs or ear muffs: one's head gets stuffed up, ears start itching etc..

 

[sandyc]

I'll take a bit of noise over a face full of snow at zero degrees.

 

[DieselBound]

Yes, there are other things that can be considered pluses for having a cab. I'd found myself retracting my arm when pushing past some blackberry canes. Ha! I was so used to doing that on the B7800 *you learn pretty quickly how to dodge those things- it becomes a self-defense instinct!) that when I got the cabbed tractor I was doing it while inside and protected! (now I just laugh) Working in the rain. Working when it's cold or hot (heat/AC). AND, my favorite- protection from BUGS! (somewhere here there's a cost savings in mosquito repellent!)

 

[Fallon]

My L4060 hstc is a bit quieter than my old open station L3200 open station. Enough I only feel the need for hearing protection, like I did on the L3200. But I still wish it was quieter. Both were HST & have the HST whine.

 

[Rustyiron]

Cabs tend to have a howling or droning sound to them inside. Some less than others, test a few, let your ears decide.
Only thing i like a cab for is just wintertime snow plowing to get out of the cold. Other than that, they`re a pain in the azz.

And I like the "brace" of an icy winter's blast. SO, No cab for me.

Plus, the trees would just rip a cab off in less than a day any way. ;-)

You two reaffirm my decision.... 7 years ago:thumbsup:
''Cab's? we don't need no stinkin cab's". Plus I know I'm to much of a tightwad to replace a *$700 glass door after I sweep it into a 5 gal. bucket after a day in the woods.:laughing:

*at least that's what the salesman told me they cost back then.

 

[GravelRoads]

I've been reading about the HST whine. Do the Fully Synchronized Transmission (FST) or Glide Shift Transmission (GST) have any whine or other noise issues?