Cab Doors Made With "See-Through" Plastic Strips
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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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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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