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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...

Here is my winter cab build for my new B2650 tractor. I wish I would have taken more pictures but with a mere two week timeframe to get the main structure completed, documenting every step with pictures wasn’t in the plans. Hopefully there’s enough to show what was done and if anyone wants...

Gosh, Muzzy, I don't know offhand. They were whatever the dealer recommended for this tractor. In fact I think it had the R4s on it when it was delivered and the Turfs came later. I'll try remember to look tomorrow and post back to you the sizes of each. One thing I found real interesting...

Thanks for the welcome, Jay! I agree this is a wonderful group of intelligent and fine people. I hope I don't lower the standards to much with my new membership. You guys set the bar pretty high for us newbies. :) I enjoy the pics as much as anyone no matter what the subject is also. I'm...

Thanks Freeheeler. I've seen the wealth of knowledge available here and the friendliness of the site. Looking forward to the suggestions and to contributing what I can from time to time. I'm working on my first contribution right now. Should be ready shortly. At least the start of it. As a...

Thank you! I agree. I have about 18 acres here to take care of, and some land in a few other places. Couldn't do it without a compact tractor and a multitude of implements to go with it.

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Sorry, I can't claim to have any actual bird dogs. I can only claim to have a Norwegian surname that some former coworkers had trouble pronouncing (even after many years!) and long ago one of them hung this nick name on me and it sort of stuck. I was happy they didn't come up with something a...

Thanks for the warm welcome! Much appreciated!! I'll have to gather some pictures and put them together and post a few additions I've made since my new "friend" arrived. I'm sure some of the B2650 owners would be interested especially.

I had been looking for something to replace my older JD750MFWD that I had purchased new in 1985. It still runs strong but it's front wheel assist was starting to give me troubles. After quite a bit of thought, looking at different brands and finding this great website....I took delivery of this...