Cab in Canada

[nick2010tundra]

hey everyone I have a 2011 bx25 with rear mount snow blower, Whats some good options for a cheap cab that ships or is made in Canada. Anyone sell plans by chance or some options would be great. I blew a foot of snow last night and I'm getting tired of getting covered in snow. thanks guys
Ps if anyone in NB wants to sell a cab let me know

 

[Orangeglow]

I,m from Ontario, Canada, and I bought a soft sided cab, that fit perfect, and got the optional hard windshield, and electric wiper, from my local Kubota dealer, much cheaper than trying to bring it in from the states myself. I think mine was made by " The Original Cab Company ".
Had it for 4 years now, and although it isn,t heated, it does work great, and has held up very well. Acts like a greenhouse, and works well at keeping blowing snow off of you.
I could of also bought the optional heater, but I didn,t bother.

 

[torch]

hey everyone I have a 2011 bx25 with rear mount snow blower, Whats some good options for a cheap cab that ships or is made in Canada. Anyone sell plans by chance or some options would be great. I blew a foot of snow last night and I'm getting tired of getting covered in snow. thanks guys
Ps if anyone in NB wants to sell a cab let me know

You can have a good cab. You can have a cheap cab. You can have a cab made in Canada. Pick any 2.

You asked for plans, what are your fabrication skills?

tcrote made a really nice cab for his BX1860 and http://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16065. Unfortunately his photobucket photos seem to have vanished (again). Hey Tom, how about hosting them elsewhere?

The pictures are all there in this really professional L-series cab build.

Another really professional looking L-series cab by chim
.

A lot of checkerplate went into this one.

And last but not least (in my mind anyway) is my own humble effort.

None of these are actual plans per-se, but the photos make for a nice guide to the design principles.

 

[Humblebub]

hey everyone I have a 2011 bx25 with rear mount snow blower, Whats some good options for a cheap cab that ships or is made in Canada. Anyone sell plans by chance or some options would be great. I blew a foot of snow last night and I'm getting tired of getting covered in snow. thanks guys

Ps if anyone in NB wants to sell a cab let me know

Check out Brad Gray welding, just north of Bathurst. Builds custom cabs. He built mine for my 2370. Guy is an artist. Pm me for his email if you are interested.

 

[vic gerbasi]

there is a company in Morden Mb that makes cabs and as well supplies tractor companies with custom made units.
I friend bought one near me and is very happy I believe the name of company is Jodale again in Morden Mb.

 

[tcrote5516]

You can have a good cab. You can have a cheap cab. You can have a cab made in Canada. Pick any 2.

You asked for plans, what are your fabrication skills?

tcrote made a really nice cab for his BX1860 and http://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16065. Unfortunately his photobucket photos seem to have vanished (again). Hey Tom, how about hosting them elsewhere?

Sorry! I know, Photobucket screwed me (again). I just setup a new account on Imgur, I'll get it fixed.

 

[kenbx1860]

Sorry! I know, Photobucket screwed me (again). I just setup a new account on Imgur, I'll get it fixed.

Sorry! I know, Photobucket screwed me (again). I just setup a new account on Imgur, I'll get it fixed.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

I think there was a post within the last 2 years of a great homebuilt cab, possibly a BX25.. I figured I could 'copy' for my BX23s..then 'other' things took priority... I know there were LOTS of pictures, good details, etc.wished I'd kept a 'link' to it....

 

[chim]

I think there was a post within the last 2 years of a great homebuilt cab, possibly a BX25.. I figured I could 'copy' for my BX23s..then 'other' things took priority... I know there were LOTS of pictures, good details, etc.wished I'd kept a 'link' to it....

Wrong model, but some of the info may be useful:

DIY Cab - Finally decided it was time

Much of the time I enjoy the open air and nothing around me. Then there are those times when my feet and fingers are freezing and it isn't that much fun anymore. After reading about numerous homebrew cabs I decided it was probably something I could handle. What I need is some guidance /...

www.tractorbynet.com

 

[Ping]

I think there was a post within the last 2 years of a great homebuilt cab, possibly a BX25.. I figured I could 'copy' for my BX23s..then 'other' things took priority... I know there were LOTS of pictures, good details, etc.wished I'd kept a 'link' to it....

Not a backhoe model but, I'll toot my own horn. Maybe some day this will make the 'fabrication stickies' page
Other options I've seen are a plexiglass or lexan shield off the ROPS. Something like the old stand up pay phone booth. Won't protect you from all the elements but will keep the snow from blowing directly on you. HTH

BX Snow Cab

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...

www.orangetractortalks.com

 

[bird dogger]

I think there was a post within the last 2 years of a great homebuilt cab, possibly a BX25.. I figured I could 'copy' for my BX23s..then 'other' things took priority... I know there were LOTS of pictures, good details, etc.wished I'd kept a 'link' to it....

Here's what I made for my B2650:

Kubota B2650 Cab Fabrication

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...

www.orangetractortalks.com

A neighbor just bought a new BX model and I might try and help make a light weight removeable cab for her BX while using the same methods.

 

[Thunder chicken]

There’s a show on CBC television called ‘Land and Sea’. (Available online) A kid in Nfld built his own cab for his tractor (a Kioti I believe) At any rate it was an inspiring show and could give you some ideas! I believe the shows title was ‘A boy and his tractor’

 

[GreensvilleJay]

I'd prototype one in wood as it's easier to cut,assemble and 'oopsy, try again', bad news is wood is more Canucks than steel these dayze......

 

[FrozenOrange]

I just put on an Original Cab Company cab on my tractor. I was in the tractor yesterday and it was in the teens (14 F here in Alaska)

and it was toasty. Got my cab for $1400 and it included the glass front window, winshield washer, and electric cab heater. I'm pretty impressed. Last year was open cab snowblowing. This year will be warm in a cab.

 

[FrozenOrange]

I,m from Ontario, Canada, and I bought a soft sided cab, that fit perfect, and got the optional hard windshield, and electric wiper, from my local Kubota dealer, much cheaper than trying to bring it in from the states myself. I think mine was made by " The Original Cab Company ".
Had it for 4 years now, and although it isn,t heated, it does work great, and has held up very well. Acts like a greenhouse, and works well at keeping blowing snow off of you.
I could of also bought the optional heater, but I didn,t bother.

Now they throw in the heater if you buy a cab. Go figure. My challenge was where to mount the heater. Not alot of room in the cab.

 

[jnschnit]

I have a cab from Original Cab Company on my B2620 for about 8 years now. Love it, no heater and found that I really didn't need one either. Works great. That cab was ordered thru the dealer from Orange aftermarket. I am trading that tractor in for a B2601, so yesterday I ordered a new cab for the B2601 directly from Original cab. I found a 5% coupon on the internet so that saved me $50 plus they had a deal with a free electric heater and free shipping. Total was $1040.00


PS: Arrived via UPS three days after ordering, Now waiting on my new tractor.