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Thanks, bearbait! You're absolutely right on their being no blind spots. Once you're sitting inside you forget you're even in some kind of enclosed structure except for the fact that you're warm and out of the elements completely. I wish there was a way to better convey just how clear this...

What an exquisite job you've done on your cab, PING!! You can now burn all your coveralls, carharts, parkas, wool socks, & long johns!! Congratulations! PS: I'd even suggest leaving the long sleeved shirts in the closet, too!:D

Thanks for the compliments, RCW!! Much appreciated. (And I enjoy being poked fun at....life is too short for taking everything too seriously). :) It is a little boxy looking for sure. But with that (like you mention) comes ample room inside to move, turn, and just plain be comfortable. And...

What did all this cost? I didn’t keep every little receipt but for the cab materials itself I’m pretty sure I don’t have much more than $300 in it. With lights and a few extras I’m sure it was well under $400. Other than a welder and metal band saw it was built with a few hand tools...

When it comes time for cab removal in the spring it simply involves removal of a few bolts to lift and remove the roof. Unplug the wiring to the control box, remove a few bolts that hold the two halves together and secure the front corners, and lift the two halves off. I can set the roof and...

At first, I didn’t think a metal roof would get cut and bent in time so I had applied two pieces of plywood that I had laying around. When the metal roof was ready it was just placed on top of the plywood. The plywood acts as a bit of insulation anyway and may just stay in use where it is. It...

An outside truck mirror mounted horizontally and allowed to tilt at the inside roof of the cab allows me to see the whole back end of the three point snowblower so that I can blow snow traveling in reverse without turning around or putting any strain on the neck. Its also great for watching for...

. By the floor boards (on the door bottom and right side bottom) a little metal plate cut to fit was added and the same sealing material was applied to the parts. Two last pieces of foam cut to fit sealed off the openings where the floorboard curved inward and upward at the front on each side...

Filling in the gaps in the framework. I found a piece of a rubber insulating blanket that just happened to be orange. After cutting it to fit it was bolted into and under the rear window ledge and it has satisfactorily sealed off the back of the tractor while allowing the three point lift...

That's a nice assortment of weatherstripping to keep in mind for future projects. Thanks for looking and commenting!

I found out a door “bumper” was needed when the first time I parked the tractor outside a little breath of wind opened the door against the front lifting handle and put a small dent in the door window frame. Darn…Its first dent. Oh, well. It happens. For a door latch, a magnet was...

While the paint was drying the planning and procurement of the window materials was accomplished. And this is where my cab build is different from others that I’ve seen. I came up with this method of installing windows back in 1996 in building the first cab for the JD750 compact tractor. I use...

The lower areas of the framework were enclosed with some light gauge metal I scrounged from some old metal cabinet door skins. In order to lift the cab halves on and off some handles were made and welded to the corners as seen in some of these pics. I mounted the two unpainted halves on...

Thanks, chim! The next batch should be on the way shortly as we had no snow to take care of last night. A balmy -3 degrees F here already this morning. Almost shirt sleeve weather compared to the last couple of weeks.

Already up to -3 degrees F here this morning. Almost sun tanning weather!! I looked at my tires for you, Muzzy. Yup, mine are the stock ones you listed above. The turfs are most likely their stock ones also: Rear: 13.6 - 16 4 ply Titan Front: 24x8.5 -14 4 ply Titan My old JD750 rear turfs...

Thanks, rkidd! It won't/shouldn't take long to get the rest of the description and pics in order to finish since the cab's already been built and in use. Just need to make time to finish the write up and get the pics that I have organized. I'm hoping you might find the final outcome pretty...

Thanks for the welcome, Ping. Yes the cab comes apart in three easy to install/remove sections. (a real easy lift for two people when you have a helper) or a light rope block and tackle or boat winch type setup if your a one man show like I usually am.) It sounds like you won't be too surprised...

I welded a few pieces of flat stock to each half’s framework so that the two halves could be bolted together when installed on the tractor. Additionally, a couple of “tabs” were welded to the inside of the top rear half to index it in place when it rested on the alternate roll bar top. Some...

As usual, the hardest and more time consuming part is figuring out what to do. Once the front mounting points were established the rest started to fall into place quickly. In wanting to meet the goal of “easy on” & “easy off” I decided to build the cab in three separate pieces: rear half...

Unfortunately, I don’t have pictures to show my initial measurements, string lines, clamps and levels used to determine the layout and outside dimensions of the proposed cab. It took a few days just to determine what was needed and a few more to decide how to go about it. Then the real fun...