See-Through Cab Keeps Kubota Warm

See-Through Cab Keeps Kubota Warm TRACTORS Cabs Using only square tubing and plexiglass Laine Blackburn built an all-glass cab for his 1995 Kubota tractor that keeps him cozy when he plows snow in winter He has a propane heater inside but rarely uses it

    “I got tired of staying out in the cold so I thought I’d make something neat Now I’m able to plow snow on cold windy days in my shirt sleeves ” says Blackburn

    “I found an aftermarket cab that would work but it cost about $1 500 and required tapping into the tractor’s cooling system in order to provide heat Also the cab came as a solid unit that would be harder to remove and would take up more storage space ”

    He bought the plexiglass in 4 by 8 sheets at Menards for about $800 He used a Fein multi-tool with an oscillating blade to cut everything to fit He used 1-in wide by ¼-in thick steel tubing to build 4 sections for the frame The back section fits on the rollbar with a length of screwed-on flat bar stock The rest of the frame is bolted to the fenders and to the front part of the operator’s platform with L-shaped brackets

    “I didn’t have to drill into the fenders at all Instead I removed the grab handles on them and used the existing holes to bolt the frame on ” says Blackburn “I did drill into the operator’s platform but the brackets are hidden under a rubber mat I had to be careful when building it not to scratch the plexiglass panels I applied weather stripping to the bottom of the cab where it meets the fenders ”

    Blackburn only uses the cab in the winter when plowing snow The rest of the time he stores the cab sections inside a building

    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Laine Blackburn 1519 Pump Factory Rd Dixon Ill 61021 ph 815 973-1943

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