Oh, great, you got me worried there.
So you are not talking about poor Kubota designs.
My new winter cab.
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So you are not talking about poor Kubota designs.
gee, you gotta be real upset with the poster of msg #3, he misspelled Kubota..........
Like others, I LOVE the cab you built ! Well thought out and a great build too !
Curious, what windshield wipers did you use and where did the heat get mounted ?
It'd be nice to make a full cab for my BX23S for next winter. Good excuse to finally get the BH off and use the rear blade collecting dust.
While Kubota doesn't make the Curtis Cab, they obviously had a hand in it and of course sell it. It won't work for me, too dang HIGH. Already got rid of the silly ROPS so I can drive the tractor in/out of the garage with 7' door.
Curious, what windshield wipers did you use and where did the heat get mounted ?
It'd be nice to make a full cab for my BX23S for next winter. Good excuse to finally get the BH off and use the rear blade collecting dust.
While Kubota doesn't make the Curtis Cab, they obviously had a hand in it and of course sell it. It won't work for me, too dang HIGH. Already got rid of the silly ROPS so I can drive the tractor in/out of the garage with 7' door.
That was an absolute pleasure to read through such an insane mental meltdown this morning.
Phew.
Phew.
Yeah the cab is nice, and I'm sure there were obstacles to over come as with any mod. Considering the BX was never really designed to have a cab to start with, where in lies the logistical problems.
Ahem, I do not entirely agree. I think it depends on the location and time of the year. I am pretty sure (but have no proof of it) that 99.99% of operators living far north do like to have hot air blown towards them in the middle of winter
A fan with reversable fins would be the solution here. Something for Kubota engineers to think about ...
Actually: an electric fan would do the trick. In reverse it would not be very efficient, but when it is freezing cold it would not have to be anyway.
Am I right in the assumption that offending post have been removed? Missed that, I am afraid, have to be here more often
Am I right in the assumption that offending post have been removed? Missed that, I am afraid, have to be here more often
Unless it's been removed, Post#18 has some language in a quote from the new/gone poster.Am I right in the assumption that offending post have been removed? Missed that, I am afraid, have to be here more often
Decent job on the cab. While Kaboota / Kobata, Cuboata or however you want to spell it may have had a few problems with parts failures, they make an excellent machine IMHO. It was funny to see someone criticize a manufacturer for not building a machine suited for a cab he designed.
Let's see, Kubota offers and sells several snow removal implements like front snowblower, rear snowblower, snow pusher ,rear blades so it's not too much of a jump to think they should or could have offered a winter cab. His design of cab follows that of something Kubota offers for another tractor.
What Kubota does offer for the BX23S won't fulfill my needs, so I require a custom cab.
As Hagrid loves to point out, the BX series are really 'lawnmowers not real tractors' so they SHOULD be able to be easily stored in the urnbanites garage.
tractors, like the rest of life is a compromise...no such thing as perfection. A little give, a little take..
What Kubota does offer for the BX23S won't fulfill my needs, so I require a custom cab.
As Hagrid loves to point out, the BX series are really 'lawnmowers not real tractors' so they SHOULD be able to be easily stored in the urnbanites garage.
tractors, like the rest of life is a compromise...no such thing as perfection. A little give, a little take..
Yes, thank you, read that. Appalling language used, really...
No need for that.There are more people here that know everything better than the Kubota engineers. But I am pretty sure none of them ever designed a reliable tractor within a given budget and brought it into mass production. I simply ignore those people.
And you are right, Woodys criticism is on par with somebody buying a small city car and then complaining that he cannot haul 3 tons of logs and that the designers must be stupid.
The cab looks good and usable, I agree, well done.
Fabbing the cab for my L3200 it was challenging due to the tractor not having a big square box shape to build on. That was a known challenge before starting but not a complaint about the Kubota design..
There's a difference between misspelling and the repeated use of the wrong spelling. The second case suggests a bigger problem. It's not as if the correct spelling isn't on the side of his BX.
As for the cab ... urghhh ... not my thing at all, and why the door on the right side? Is the intent to get in/out of the cab via that door? I would think that the "extra long FEL lever" would get in the way.
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It so you can catch yourself on the FEL control and have something more to complain about.
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The Kubota spelling issue was a annoyance issue.
I usually tell people:
"I'm sorry we don't give advice or information on the Kabota Chinese knockoffs of a Japanese Kubota.
The flat out not wanting to accept that there were statements he made, that were out right wrong, is what ticked me off.
Several of of us tried to correct him only for him to go off on me.
I'm sure if @whitetiger hadn't caught his post right away and deleted his post, then him, that he would have went off on others too.
While the cab my have been the best thing since the invention of bacon, it give no excuse to complain about issues with a fictitious factory cab design and a host of other issues to a 17 year old tractor.
About the same as complaining out why a 1968 VW bug didn't have the same features and options as a Porsche 911.
If you want to add an addition to your house, it doesn't make sense to complain about the previous designer / builder putting a dryer exhaust vent right where you want to put a new doorway.
I usually tell people:
"I'm sorry we don't give advice or information on the Kabota Chinese knockoffs of a Japanese Kubota.
The flat out not wanting to accept that there were statements he made, that were out right wrong, is what ticked me off.
Several of of us tried to correct him only for him to go off on me.
I'm sure if @whitetiger hadn't caught his post right away and deleted his post, then him, that he would have went off on others too.
While the cab my have been the best thing since the invention of bacon, it give no excuse to complain about issues with a fictitious factory cab design and a host of other issues to a 17 year old tractor.
About the same as complaining out why a 1968 VW bug didn't have the same features and options as a Porsche 911.
If you want to add an addition to your house, it doesn't make sense to complain about the previous designer / builder putting a dryer exhaust vent right where you want to put a new doorway.
re; right side door
Possibly 2nd means of egress , in case of emergency !
While I've never used the right side to get on/off my BX23S, that 'panel' didn't take too much time/effort to make into a 'door'.
Curious, do any of the commercial ones ( Curtis ?) have an opening right side door ?
Possibly 2nd means of egress , in case of emergency !
While I've never used the right side to get on/off my BX23S, that 'panel' didn't take too much time/effort to make into a 'door'.
Curious, do any of the commercial ones ( Curtis ?) have an opening right side door ?
My guess is that I'm in the majority - someone who bought a cab and expected it to have a door on each side.
The DIY cab on my previous tractor had two doors. The intent was to be able to exit if the tractor was on its left side in the creek. It was never used for that but it was handy to be able to reach in either side to operate the FEL, and occasionally communicate to someone to the right of the tractor.
The DIY cab on my previous tractor had two doors. The intent was to be able to exit if the tractor was on its left side in the creek. It was never used for that but it was handy to be able to reach in either side to operate the FEL, and occasionally communicate to someone to the right of the tractor.
For the l2501, when I looked a few weeks ago thinking I wanted one(before I saw the price
), it did have a right side door. I assume they put it there for emergencies or if you don’t have a loader it’s just another way to easily get in and out. With the loader joystick on the l2501 it’s not impossible but not easy compared to the left side.