I appreciate everyone’s input and responses. I ordered and installed a Thunderbird Industries TracTop 200. Their kit includes the canopy, frame, and shipping in one price.
Current OEM canopy mfr?
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Picture of installed canopy.
I added the crossmember to the front to stabilize the side frames and to provide a location for an overhead rear view mirror.
I added the crossmember to the front to stabilize the side frames and to provide a location for an overhead rear view mirror.
If engine noise is an issue from the canopy you could ad butyl automotive sound deadening mat on the under side. Not sure if it come in any other color than silver so that may be an issue. I've used it on a couple projects, sticks pretty good and works well.
I didn’t cut the canopy down. That canopy fits several widths of ROPS. I guess they couldn’t figure out a way to make a variable width cross member.
I have added a west coast style mirror mounted horizontally to the cross member.
Very nice.
I've got side mirrors on my Original Tractor Cab and still need to turn around to see, especially when the doors knock them out of alignment. I've been eyeing adding a center mirror like you did.
I've got side mirrors on my Original Tractor Cab and still need to turn around to see, especially when the doors knock them out of alignment. I've been eyeing adding a center mirror like you did.
I think that is really clean install. I’d like to do something similar except I don’t have a cross piece (at least not that far forward)…I really want one now though.
is ‘West Coast’ a style? I am not sure the reference and I am afraid to look what that means. I am more hill Billy / rural style than west coast I suspect, but I dig the mirror, that’s functional for sure. …that looks factory and really clean.
I hope you will share some update after use as to weather the mirror holds position or continually has to be retightened…maybe need some temporary thread lock?
I hope to do something similar.
is ‘West Coast’ a style? I am not sure the reference and I am afraid to look what that means. I am more hill Billy / rural style than west coast I suspect, but I dig the mirror, that’s functional for sure. …that looks factory and really clean.
I hope you will share some update after use as to weather the mirror holds position or continually has to be retightened…maybe need some temporary thread lock?
I hope to do something similar.
West coast refers to what most big trucks run outside there door ... But vertical ...
It’s a Grote model 16092
I made the brackets out of sheet metal
The tri-lobe knobs came from the Hillman drawers at Lowe’s. The mirror does not move. I had to loosen the knobs until I could just move the mirror by hand.
I made the brackets out of sheet metal
The tri-lobe knobs came from the Hillman drawers at Lowe’s. The mirror does not move. I had to loosen the knobs until I could just move the mirror by hand.
@WillyBill - Your canopy setup looks great. I have an M5040 and ordered the same canopy, of which I'm getting ready to install. I am curious do you trailer your tractor anywhere? If so, have you had any issues with the canopy while it's traveling at highway speeds?
Thanks. No Sir, I don’t haul it on a trailer. I wished I had a trailer big enough to haul it on.
Bill