Homemade Snow Cab
 

After snowblowing last winter I decided that I needed a cab. I thought long and hard at how I could build one that would be cheap to build and yet be durable. That is why I settled on using 1.5" PVC pipe as a frame. I used existing holes on the tractor excecpt for the two that I had to drill underneath the seat. The cab can be tilted back if I need to work on anything. I finished the cab yesterday and all I have to do is wait for snow. I spent about $200 building the cab.

Very neat!:beerchug: Do you have a way to lock it down to keep the wind from blowing it backwards?

The front bolts down to the brackets that I made. You simply remove two bolts to tip it backwards.

ford $200 id say thats a win! and i like how you made it tip backwards so you can access the operator station easier. what did that snow blower come off of? looks kinda like a Wheel Horse blower.

That's pretty awesome! Thanks for sharing it!

The snow blower came off of a Snapper LT16, which was given to me before I bought the Cub Cadet. The 129 came with a 36" single stage snow thrower, which I have yet to use. Last year I made the mount to attached the Snapper blower and it works great.

Your cab looks nice! :beerchug:

That's cool!
 

Nice work on the custom cab, looks like it'll keep ya out of the elements well:beerchug:

Nice thanks for sharing. I too want to make my own cab, spring project. What did you use for material to skin in the cab and what material did you use for windows?

I used a heavy duty black tarp for the skin. I wish I could have found a yellow one to match the Cub Cadet, but I ran out of time. The back and side windows are made of heavy duty clear vinyl that I bought at Joaan Fabrics. I used aluminum pop rivets with fender washers to attach the skin to the PVC pipe. The front windshield is a piece of Lexan.