Tractor Cab Built For $100

Tractor Cab Built For $100 TRACTORS Cabs “I started out planning to build a sun shade for my Kubota 51 hp 4-WD tractor but I ended up with a complete cab ” says John Headings Kansas Okla who recently sent FARM SHOW photos of the finished cab He used 1/4-in plywood to make the cab and plexiglass for the windows “It keeps me warm during the winter and I use a blower fan on top of the cab to stay cool during summer ” says Headings The cab sides and roof are made from 1 by 4’s 2 by 4’s and plywood There’s a door on one side and large plexiglass windows on all 4 sides The window on the right side of the cab opens The cab bolts to the tractor’s rollover bar and floorboard Vinyl fills the space between the tractor’s hood and windshield The cab is equipped with a stereo radio carpet on the floor mirrors on the sides and an electric blower on top that blows fresh air through a K&N filter “It isn’t fancy but I really like it ” says Headings “I’ve got very little money in it because I bought the lumber radio speakers and mirrors at auctions I salvaged the blower from an old pickup My total cost was only about $100 “The cab’s front posts are screwed on from the bottom using existing holes in the floor There’s nothing permanently fastened to the tractor ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup John Headings 55302 S 580 Road Kansas Okla 74347 ph 479 879-1925; jheadings7@gmail com

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