Cab Doors Made With "See-Through" Plastic Strips

Cab Doors Made With See-Through Plastic Strips TRACTORS Cabs Robert Borden built a cab for his 1984 Case 224 garden tractor equipped with a front-mounted snowblower But instead of building doors he installed overlapping clear plastic strips on both sides of the cab They’re the kind commonly used on walk-in freezers loading docks and other drafty places where visibility is necessary Forklifts drive right through them “Installing the strips was an easier job than building doors and saved a lot of time Also the clear plastic strips provide me with a much better view because I can see all the way down to the ground on both sides of the tractor ” says Borden To build the cab he borrowed the fiberglass top off an old Simplicity cab and installed a plexiglass windshield mounting canvas under it and down both sides of the hood The canvas is fitted with rivets and snaps onto a pipe frame He also installed a plexiglass window on back He bought the plastic strips used from a refrigeration supply store The strips came with pre-punched holes at one end and were 8 in wide and 8 ft long when Borden bought them He cut each strip to length and overlapped the strips 4 in He used 1/4-in bolts to attach the strips to a metal strap -- purchased ready-made from the manufacturer -- that’s bolted to both sides of the cab roof Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Robert Borden 2133 Lowell Park Rd Dixon Ill 61021 ph 815 288-5402; snitz382@hotmail com

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