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IH Tractor Cab Makes Winter Work Fun
Douglas Strouse, Mason, Mich., sent FARM SHOW photos of the cab he built for his IH 504 tractor.
    “I drive on the road 2 miles each way to some woods where I cut up logs for my outdoor furnace, so during the winter, it could get mighty cold before I built the cab, which has a heater inside to keep me toasty warm. It now makes driving to the woods a fun job,” says Strouse, who painted the cab red and white to match the tractor’s colors.
    Strouse started his project by building a frame out of 1-in. sq. tubing that attaches to the tractor’s frame. He used 3/16-in. plywood for the doors and window frames and 1/2-in. plywood for the roof. The door bolts to the frame with hinges and closes securely with a spring-loaded latch. The windows and doors are fitted with 1/8-in. plexiglass.
    To heat the cab, he used the heater core and fan motor out of a Ford 4400 backhoe.
    The cab is designed to be lifted off the tractor using a shop crane. “By removing four bolts, I can lift the cab off for the summer,” says Strouse.
    Strouse made a couple of other modifications to the tractor. He welded a stainless steel straight pipe on the exhaust but says it’s so loud he’ll probably replace it with a muffler.
    He also used 3/4-in. plywood to make a 2-ft. sq. toolbox bolted to a pair of 3-in. angle irons on the front of the tractor. “I use the toolbox to carry my chainsaws and gas, chains, tools, and water,” says Strouse.     
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Douglas P. Strouse, 1149 S. Aurelius Rd., Mason, Mich. 48854 (ph 517-204-8635).


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2016 - Volume #40, Issue #1