After clearing snow for 4 hours yesterday I decided I have to put a cab on my BX25. I guess I'm getting old. Cold and wet no fun. So what have you guys used? I keep going back to the Curtis soft side cab. Does anyone have one of these? Thanks Rob
BX25 Cab. What brand did you use?
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I built mine, you might want to start by looking at prices to see which market you are in. A year ago my dealer gave me a price around $4000 for a Curtis soft side for a BX2370. Off the internet you can find soft ones for around $1000, but they are a lot less cab.
Went with the curtis hard cab with heat last summer. With the 2'+ blizzard we just had - was so great to have that cab....... the heat worked too well, had to take my jacket off and gloves and hat and then still had to turn it down to low (but was only 20 yesterday morning not -10 or anything). Wiper blade worked great and fans and heat kept all the windows free of snow.....
The console I put in was great with all the switches and exterior lights on the cab. Only thing that didnt work well was the radio. Now way I could hear it much at 3k rpm's blowing. But thats only a small issue. Cheap radio came with the console and speakers. I might upgrade them in the spring
ANY cab soft or hard - one you make one you buy - will be a godsend to keep the wind and snow off you. Well worth it.
I had moy first cab with blower on my old ford lgt tractor before the kubota. Once you have a cab you will never want to go back (if you have the funds).
I have to look but I think dealer built and installed the cab for me for $4k (usa - NJ). But I also bought a lot of other stuff from them so I think the install was basically free. Console and lights I installed
The console I put in was great with all the switches and exterior lights on the cab. Only thing that didnt work well was the radio. Now way I could hear it much at 3k rpm's blowing. But thats only a small issue. Cheap radio came with the console and speakers. I might upgrade them in the spring
ANY cab soft or hard - one you make one you buy - will be a godsend to keep the wind and snow off you. Well worth it.
I had moy first cab with blower on my old ford lgt tractor before the kubota. Once you have a cab you will never want to go back (if you have the funds).
I have to look but I think dealer built and installed the cab for me for $4k (usa - NJ). But I also bought a lot of other stuff from them so I think the install was basically free. Console and lights I installed
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I am saving up for the Curtis hard side, if I were to go with a soft it would be one of the $1k deals. In Curtis there isn't much difference between the two.
Not any snow to worry about so far in MN, hoping for 1 to test out the BX.
Not any snow to worry about so far in MN, hoping for 1 to test out the BX.
Yeah - even worse I was working in trenton this morning, and they just don't plow ANY side street at all.
I'm in a big heavy tanker truck and can usually get around still but got stuck on a street for 2 hours........
Only good thing was the entire street/neighborhood came out - I had 20 people digging and digging to help get me out. I would move 5 feet and slip to the side and get restuck. We canceled all calls that werent on main streets or plowed after that
If your around in the spring and wanna see a hard curtis cab - maybe you can swing by one day when I have time. I'm just outside highstown - your real close.
Once the spring hits I will be taking the doors, back door and front windshield off to put it in summer mode. And blower salt spreader comes off and backhoe and FEl goes back on
ha just looked at your profile, your a hunter like me - and an HVAC tech like me
What company you work for? you on the Nj hunter boards also?
I'm in a big heavy tanker truck and can usually get around still but got stuck on a street for 2 hours........
Only good thing was the entire street/neighborhood came out - I had 20 people digging and digging to help get me out. I would move 5 feet and slip to the side and get restuck. We canceled all calls that werent on main streets or plowed after that
If your around in the spring and wanna see a hard curtis cab - maybe you can swing by one day when I have time. I'm just outside highstown - your real close.
Once the spring hits I will be taking the doors, back door and front windshield off to put it in summer mode. And blower salt spreader comes off and backhoe and FEl goes back on
ha just looked at your profile, your a hunter like me - and an HVAC tech like me
What company you work for? you on the Nj hunter boards also?
Hi, I plan to build myself a hard cab someday but for now, I just modified a used John Deer ride on mower soft cab that I got off kijiji for $150. I just keep it on for winter along with my quick coupling connected cab heater. Its far from air tight but much better that no cab at all and a lot cheaper.
