Not really sure where to start...so, here goes.
Bought my BX2370 about 3 years ago and have enjoyed everything about it except one thing: you freeze your backside off while plowing snow. I don't recall it being this cold when we plowed snow as kids 40 some years ago.
So, silly me, I think I'll just buy an aftermarket cab, how much could that cost? Well, after the wife finished with the CPR and defibrillator, I decides I'm not going to take out a second mortgage on the house and I'm going to build my own cab. After all, how hard could it be?
So, I surf the internet looking for ideas on DIY or home made tractor cabs. Some looked to be really well thought out and some, well, lets just say while they may have been functional their looks left a lot to be desired. Right then is when I thought that if I was going to fabri-cobble a cab for this tractor, I was going to make something that looked like it belonged there. I wanted to maintain my ROPS, have good visibility, aesthetically pleasing, easily removable, access to hood latch, not create any new holes in the tractor and be built with tools I had on hand.
Using my newly found intranet ideas (tinkerwitheverything, tcrote and Chim from here really stood out, thanks for posting gentlemen) along with my own spin on things, the little wheels upstairs were turning and I set out to mock this build up with materials I had on hand to see if things would work out in real life like they did in my head. You also need to know that I have access to AutoCAD Inventor at work and would model things up during lunch when I could. I'm on about the 4th or 5th iteration for the as built. Some things were easily modeled and worked out first on the computer. And, some were easier for me to cobble together in the garage then create the model afterwards.
I've learned you really do like your tractor porn around here and hope you're not disappointed. I'll try to attach a couple pictures of the completed cab for your enjoyment. For those of you interested, I worked on this off and on for the last 3 years. I have lost track of how many hours I have invested in this but, it has been a labor of love. I've learned a lot from this build and will post updates from time to time so you can experience the journey as well.
Hope you enjoy!
Bought my BX2370 about 3 years ago and have enjoyed everything about it except one thing: you freeze your backside off while plowing snow. I don't recall it being this cold when we plowed snow as kids 40 some years ago.
So, silly me, I think I'll just buy an aftermarket cab, how much could that cost? Well, after the wife finished with the CPR and defibrillator, I decides I'm not going to take out a second mortgage on the house and I'm going to build my own cab. After all, how hard could it be?
So, I surf the internet looking for ideas on DIY or home made tractor cabs. Some looked to be really well thought out and some, well, lets just say while they may have been functional their looks left a lot to be desired. Right then is when I thought that if I was going to fabri-cobble a cab for this tractor, I was going to make something that looked like it belonged there. I wanted to maintain my ROPS, have good visibility, aesthetically pleasing, easily removable, access to hood latch, not create any new holes in the tractor and be built with tools I had on hand.
Using my newly found intranet ideas (tinkerwitheverything, tcrote and Chim from here really stood out, thanks for posting gentlemen) along with my own spin on things, the little wheels upstairs were turning and I set out to mock this build up with materials I had on hand to see if things would work out in real life like they did in my head. You also need to know that I have access to AutoCAD Inventor at work and would model things up during lunch when I could. I'm on about the 4th or 5th iteration for the as built. Some things were easily modeled and worked out first on the computer. And, some were easier for me to cobble together in the garage then create the model afterwards.
I've learned you really do like your tractor porn around here and hope you're not disappointed. I'll try to attach a couple pictures of the completed cab for your enjoyment. For those of you interested, I worked on this off and on for the last 3 years. I have lost track of how many hours I have invested in this but, it has been a labor of love. I've learned a lot from this build and will post updates from time to time so you can experience the journey as well.
Hope you enjoy!
