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Old 11-29-2010, 02:38 PM
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Default 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.
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Old 11-29-2010, 02:41 PM
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Very neat! Do you have a way to lock it down to keep the wind from blowing it backwards?
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Old 11-29-2010, 02:54 PM
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Very neat! 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.
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Old 11-29-2010, 03:47 PM
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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.
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Old 11-29-2010, 03:55 PM
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That's pretty awesome! Thanks for sharing it!
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Old 11-29-2010, 04:25 PM
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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.
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.
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Old 11-29-2010, 05:36 PM
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Your cab looks nice!
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Old 11-29-2010, 06:14 PM
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Nice work on the custom cab, looks like it'll keep ya out of the elements well
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Old 11-29-2010, 08:30 PM
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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?
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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.
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