Air Ride Cab Kit For Deere Tracked Tractors

2007 - Volume #31, Issue #6, Page #10

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Anyone who's driven a tracked tractor knows they have a lot of vibration and often ride rough. This new air ride cab kit is designed to provide a smoother ride for Deere 8000, 8010, 8020 and 8030 series tractors.
    The kit consists of a pair of air bags and shocks and a lateral control rod, which all mount on a metal bracket. The bracket slides in under the rear part of the cab in place of the original factory cab mounting bracket, which rigid mounts to the tractor's cab and transmission housing. Metal shields cover everything but the shocks to keep corn stalks and other debris from getting under the cab.
    "It's like going from a Pinto to a Cadillac," says inventor Keith Brown, Air Ride Technologies, Central City, Neb. "You get a better ride with less vibration of electronic equipment and monitors and better accuracy of auto steer systems. It's especially useful when doing rough work like pulling a scraper to close pivot irrigation tracks."
    According to Brown, the kit doesn't affect the structural integrity of the cab or ROPS. "In fact, there are more points attaching the cab to the tractor with this kit than with the original mounts. Installation takes six to eight hours and involves a small amount of welding. A small bottle jack is used to raise the cab so you can slide the factory brackets out."
    Brown says he got the idea after he developed an air ride kit for his Kenworth semi tractor. "It worked well, and since I had never liked the way my Deere tracked tractors rode I decided to build a kit for them," he says. "I just came out with it last summer. Two farmers who bought my kit liked it so well they bought more kits for their other tractors."
    He says some other tracked tractor manufacturers are now coming out with new models equipped with air ride cabs. "The problem is that to get a better ride you have to trade tractors. You can retrofit your existing tractor with my kit for a far smaller investment. It sells for less than $3,000."
    The kit fits Deere tractors with both wide and narrow tracks and is also compatible with inside mounted fertilizer tanks. Brown says he also plans to develop the kit for Deere's 9000 series tracked tractors, as well as Challenger models and Case IH sprayers and tractors.
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Keith Brown, Air Ride Technologies, 1495 13th Road, Central City, Neb. 68826 (ph 308 946-2420; fax 308 946-5540; kbrown@cablene.com).

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Air Ride Cab Kit For Deere Tracked Tractors TRACTORS Cabs 31-6-10 Anyone who's driven a tracked tractor knows they have a lot of vibration and often ride rough. This new air ride cab kit is designed to provide a smoother ride for Deere 8000, 8010, 8020 and 8030 series tractors. The kit consists of a pair of air bags and shocks and a lateral control rod, which all mount on a metal bracket. The bracket slides in under the rear part of the cab in place of the original factory cab mounting bracket, which rigid mounts to the tractor's cab and transmission housing. Metal shields cover everything but the shocks to keep corn stalks and other debris from getting under the cab. "It's like going from a Pinto to a Cadillac," says inventor Keith Brown, Air Ride Technologies, Central City, Neb. "You get a better ride with less vibration of electronic equipment and monitors and better accuracy of auto steer systems. It's especially useful when doing rough work like pulling a scraper to close pivot irrigation tracks." According to Brown, the kit doesn't affect the structural integrity of the cab or ROPS. "In fact, there are more points attaching the cab to the tractor with this kit than with the original mounts. Installation takes six to eight hours and involves a small amount of welding. A small bottle jack is used to raise the cab so you can slide the factory brackets out." Brown says he got the idea after he developed an air ride kit for his Kenworth semi tractor. "It worked well, and since I had never liked the way my Deere tracked tractors rode I decided to build a kit for them," he says. "I just came out with it last summer. Two farmers who bought my kit liked it so well they bought more kits for their other tractors." He says some other tracked tractor manufacturers are now coming out with new models equipped with air ride cabs. "The problem is that to get a better ride you have to trade tractors. You can retrofit your existing tractor with my kit for a far smaller investment. It sells for less than $3,000." The kit fits Deere tractors with both wide and narrow tracks and is also compatible with inside mounted fertilizer tanks. Brown says he also plans to develop the kit for Deere's 9000 series tracked tractors, as well as Challenger models and Case IH sprayers and tractors. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Keith Brown, Air Ride Technologies, 1495 13th Road, Central City, Neb. 68826 (ph 308 946-2420; fax 308 946-5540; kbrown @cablene.com).

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