"Clear View" Cub Cadet Cab

Clear View Cub Cadet Cab TRACTORS Accessories “After reading articles on how other readers had built cabs for their garden tractors I decided to build one for my Cub Cadet 1864 The cab has big windows on all sides for great visibility and tilts back to provide access under the hood ” says Eugene Forster Buckley Ill “During the winter I mount a dozer blade and a snowblower on front of the tractor and the cab lets me work in comfort In fact I wish I had built it 20 years ago ” The cab is built out of pvc pipe and plywood with plexiglass windows He used 1 1/4-in pvc pipe to make the cab’s frame with 3/8-in plywood screwed to both sides front and back A 36-in length of 1-in dowel rod serves as a stand for the cab when it’s tilted back A length of 1 1/2-in angle iron bolted across the rear fenders serves as the rear cab mount and also is the hinge for the cab A small piece of flat iron with a short piece of 1-in dia pipe welded to it is bolted to the front outside edge of the footboard on each side of the tractor The 1-in pipe slides into the vertical part of the cab’s pvc pipe frame and is the front support for the cab Forster used 2 different materials for the windows The front window is made out of polycarbonate and is fastened with galvanized screws The sides and back windows are clear vinyl He folded the edges over 1 in and installed brass grommets about every 6 in around the perimeter of the window Then screws were put through the grommets and screwed through the plywood and into the cab’s pvc pipe frame The roof is made from 1/2-in plywood that’s also screwed to the cab frame The door was made by screwing a piece of plywood to a pvc pipe frame and adding some old door hinges and a garage door latch A 36-in length of 1-in dowel rod serves as a stand for the cab when it’s tilted back A small hinge is fastened to the back of the cab toward the top One end of the dowel rod is screwed to the hinge and the other end snaps into a broom handle clip that holds the rod in place until the stand is needed A single floodlight mounted above the front window provides extra light when working at night A weight rack that mounts on the tractor’s rear hitch was made by welding together angle iron and flat steel to form a 6-in wide by 30-in long box Three 60-lb concrete weights fit into the box side by side “Three smaller weights are easier to handle than one large one ” notes Forster Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Eugene Forster 765 N 100 East Road Buckley Ill 60918 ph 217 294-2233

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