Should I cab or not. Getting ready to buy

[bironacad]

Cab for 95% of tasks unless you spend a lot of time near trees and limbs.

My cab has saved me from wacks by branches

 

[DPSailor]

I just got a used cabbed Kubota M6040 from my friend and neighbor. I’m in NH and will use year round with the winter being snow blowing. This is not my vocation, just my avocation and I definitely prefer climate control for heat/cooling, dust and bugs.

 

[RickB]

Open station, ROPS w/canopy and cab with air can each be the best on a given day. Which one will be best for YOU on the most days?

 

[JethroB]

Open station, ROPS w/canopy and cab with air can each be the best on a given day. Which one will be best for YOU on the most days?

If I was still working I’d have considered a cab more seriously. For some reason the weather doesn’t like to cooperate in the evenings and weekends.

 

[KubotaToy]

I have both, but had open station tractors for 40 years, bought my first cab tractor two months ago. Now, I wonder what took so long.

 

[aczlan]

We have most of the possibilities, a Kubota B series that is open station, a BX with heat only cab, a L series with a canopy and we recently bought a Case 480F LL with a full cab (heat only).

In the winter time, I love having a cab. Just something to keep the wind off makes it feel much warmer out (especially when snowblowing).
In the summertime, we take the doors and windows off of the cab on the BX so it becomes a canopy. We will see what becomes of the Case.

Cab, ROPS or canopy, you'll be much happier with life if you take a pole saw and cut back all the limbs that overhang where you're going to want to mow. You are far less likely to get smacked in the face with a branch that way.

The canopy does a nice job of keeping the worst of the sun off of you during the summer but your arms will still take a beating so wear sunscreen or long sleeves.

A cab without AC is going to be an oven in the summer, so I would recommend avoiding it if at all possible.

Down in Tennessee, I would lean towards a cab with AC if you need to get out and mow even if it's warm out.

Running AC is going to take a few more horsepower and give you another radiator that you will have to keep cleaned out, but I would think it would be worth it if you want to be able to get out and mow no matter how hot it is.

Aaron Z

 

[nybirdman]

Just yesterday my son and I were putting in food plots,him on his open station and me in my cabbed tractor.Only about 72 degrees but the dust was rolling:I was in the air conditioning and clean and he was sweating and dirty.
We get lots of cold and snow so at my age a cab is a must.Those add on "covers" are a joke I.M.H.O.

 

[metalbender]

The branches in the face is a real thing. A moment of inattention will get you skewered like you're ready for the bbq. Haven't seen any posts about branches taking out a window. My mirrors are easy to readjust after a trip through the bush. Bush hogging will stir up some nasty stinging insects that will try to protect their nests. They are truly relentless.

 

[finnyas]

I am very close to buying my first tractor. One of the last decisions I need to make is if I should get the cab version or not. I currently live in FL and the endless summer is brutal and the AC seems inviting. Problem is I am moving to middle TN and not sure if the cab is needed as much there. I know it gets colder and I know there are seasons and it is something I have not experienced in 30 years.

I am a little worried about the cab height and how it might limit the places the tractor can go. I also know most of the time will be spent with the rotary cutter in the open areas. I don't think I will be crashing through the woods with the tractor but I don't want to limit to much where I can go. I guess I am in kinda a chicken / egg situation. I need a tractor but I am not sure exactly what I will be doing yet except mowing the open spaces. I would love to hear opinions.

Yes yes buy cab version....I kick myself for not putting out the extra cash to do it.

 

[icymudpuppy]

I have never been in a cabled tractor that the A/C actually works, in which case a cab becomes a solar oven. Shade and breeze from a simple canopy which can be easily removed when needed is all I've ever needed. Winter summer, snow rain etc. You usually end up having to climb out and adjust your equipment regularly or pickup debris so you should be dressed for the weather anyway.