My new winter cab.

[53woodsman]

Well after years of putting up with sub zero temperatures and snow in the face I have finally built a heated cab for my 2009 bx25.
Complete job came in at around $1500 Canadian. Tempered glass front and back, lexan on the sides, vevor diesel heater, front and rear wipers, led lighting, led warning flashers, and a cab built to be removed in case of major repairs. It is working perfectly from the start and only needed minor tractor modifications to remedy dome of the stupid things Kabota did.

 

[D2Cat]

Looks like good craftsmanship! Wipers front and back, LED lights, heater, nice.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

only needed minor tractor modifications to remedy dome of the stupid things Kabota did.

Oh really...
I'm sure kabota didn't do anything to that tractor.

Now enlighten us on what Kubota did that was stupid, I'm real currious as to what you think they did!

 

[Trash Panda]

That is very nice work indeed.

bravo!

 

[53woodsman]

Looks like good craftsmanship! Wipers front and back, LED lights, heater, nice.

Looks like good craftsmanship! Wipers front and back, LED lights, heater, nice.

Thank you, I appreciate that. The oaint is sketchy but when warmer weather comes I can work on details.

 

[Bearcatrp]

Nice job. Could use that on my BX.

 

[BXHoosier]

Nice work.
My homemade heated cab is the best thing I’ve done to my BX. It makes plowing snow enjoyable instead of dreadful.

 

[Old Machinist]

Looks good!

 

[53woodsman]

Oh really...
I'm sure kabota didn't do anything to that tractor.

Now enlighten us on what Kubota did that was stupid, I'm real currious as to what you think they did!

Calm down buddy, I didn't mean to hurt your Kabota feelings.
If you must know, the FEL lever was always too long and when the front mount Kabota blower is installed the movement to rotate the chute requires an extreme right hand action to work. This causes the lever to hit the door and not allow the chute to rotate. Before anyone starts with well maybe your design is bad, it would require at least an extra 8 inches on total cab width to make it work, this is complicated by the extra long FEL lever.
By experiment, any alteration then makes the lever hit the steering wheel. All this is excentuated by the linkage from the lever to the valve being made out of very poor quality metal rubbing against its self and wearing in critical points in areas that cannot be lubricated easily. It then requires extra movement can can only be repsired bh removing the dteering wheel znc dash.This is a problem that still exists at least up to 2022 as my buddy has a larger model with factory cab and the lever still hits the door.
The radiator draws it's air from the cab and does not allow for covering the screen to keep it from drawing heated air from the cab and there is not alternate cover or baffle to open instead.
By the way, the fan on the HST is apparently only replaceable by partially splitting the tractor according to the dealer.
The reverse linkage lever pivots into a recess that fills with dirt or stones and can result in a sudden loss of reverse.
The plug for the starter solenoid is according to the dealer been a source of aggravation for tractors not starting because it is poor quality.
The safety switches under the seat break off their mounts and can result in a safety hazard. It has been acknowledged by Kabota and remedied in later models that the seat mechanism is a finger guillotine.
So I have accepted these challenges in stride, fixed most of them, and moved on.
And you can be sure, Kabota engineered thus. Not me.

 

[53woodsman]

That is very nice work indeed.

bravo!

Thank you.

 

[53woodsman]

Calm down buddy, I didn't mean to hurt your Kabota feelings.
If you must know, the FEL lever was always too long and when the front mount Kabota blower is installed the movement to rotate the chute requires an extreme right hand action to work. This causes the lever to hit the door and not allow the chute to rotate. Before anyone starts with well maybe your design is bad, it would require at least an extra 8 inches on total cab width to make it work, this is complicated by the extra long FEL lever.
By experiment, any alteration then makes the lever hit the steering wheel. All this is excentuated by the linkage from the lever to the valve being made out of very poor quality metal rubbing against its self and wearing in critical points in areas that cannot be lubricated easily. It then requires extra movement can can only be repsired bh removing the dteering wheel znc dash.This is a problem that still exists at least up to 2022 as my buddy has a larger model with factory cab and the lever still hits the door.
The radiator draws it's air from the cab and does not allow for covering the screen to keep it from drawing heated air from the cab and there is not alternate cover or baffle to open instead.
By the way, the fan on the HST is apparently only replaceable by partially splitting the tractor according to the dealer.
The reverse linkage lever pivots into a recess that fills with dirt or stones and can result in a sudden loss of reverse.
The plug for the starter solenoid is according to the dealer been a source of aggravation for tractors not starting because it is poor quality.
The safety switches under the seat break off their mounts and can result in a safety hazard. It has been acknowledged by Kabota and remedied in later models that the seat mechanism is a finger guillotine.
So I have accepted these challenges in stride, fixed most of them, and moved on.
And you can be sure, Kabota engineered thus. Not me.

Sorry for lots of misspellings, fat finger typing here.

 

[jimh406]

I have accepted these challenges in stride, fixed most of them, and moved on.And you can be sure, Kabota engineered thus. Not me.

I'm glad you got it to work.

I don't think it's a Kubota design problem that they didn't design their tractor for endusers to add cabs. Maybe you are demonstrating why they didn't do their own cab.

I watched a YouTube today about the new John Deere cab for their 1 series. They seemed to have a lot of tradeoffs, too.

 

[53woodsman]

I'm glad you got it to work.

I don't think it's a Kubota design problem that they didn't design their tractor for endusers to add cabs. Maybe you are demonstrating why they didn't do their own cab.

I watched a YouTube today about the new John Deere cab for their 1 series. They seemed to have a lot of tradeoffs, too.

Perhaps, but my friends tractor has thd Kabota cab, I took my measurements from the Kubota cab as offered from thd dealer.

 

[lynnmor]

By the way, the fan on the HST is apparently only replaceable by partially splitting the tractor according to the dealer.

Messicks has a two piece fan for the BX tractors that is much easier to install.
Youtube video.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Perhaps, but my friends tractor has thd Kabota cab, I took my measurements from the Kubota cab as offered from thd dealer.

For the love of all things, It's not Kabota!
Please learn to spell it
KUBOTA

Yes it irks me when it's misspelled!

And find something better to complain about that a 17 year old design of a tractor.
None of us has a time machine to go back and fix it for you.

The HST fan has nothing to do with air in the cab, that's the engine fan and it can be replaced without having to split the tractor.

And again, the BX25 was not designed for a cab, you should have designed your cab around these factory designed "flaws", which actually had a purpose.
I'm pretty sure that 99.99% of operators prefer to not have the engine heat blowing on their legs and knees, then into their face when they operate it.

 

[Butch]

Well after years of putting up with sub zero temperatures and snow in the face I have finally built a heated cab for my 2009 bx25.
Complete job came in at around $1500 Canadian. Tempered glass front and back, lexan on the sides, vevor diesel heater, front and rear wipers, led lighting, led warning flashers, and a cab built to be removed in case of major repairs. It is working perfectly from the start and only needed minor tractor modifications to remedy dome of the stupid things Kabota did.

My friend.... that is some fine work!

 

[whitetiger]

the FEL lever was always too long

Its perfect for those of us that are 6'4".

larger model with factory cab and the lever still hits the door.

The joy stick lever does not hit the door on any model larger than the BX series.
If you are referring to a larger model BX than yours, there is no such thing as a "factory cab".
The Kubota cabin offered by Curtis Cab is only available as dealer-installed.

All this is excentuated by the linkage from the lever to the valve being made out of very poor quality metal rubbing against its self and wearing in critical points in areas that cannot be lubricated easily.

No & No

The radiator draws it's air from the cab and does not allow for covering the screen to keep it from drawing heated air from the cab and there is not alternate cover or baffle to open instead.

Look again at the Curtis Cab offered by your dealer.

By the way, the fan on the HST is apparently only replaceable by partially splitting the tractor according to the dealer.

That is a blatantly false statement

The reverse linkage lever pivots into a recess that fills with dirt or stones and can result in a sudden loss of reverse.

Care to elaborate?????

The plug for the starter solenoid is according to the dealer been a source of aggravation for tractors not starting because it is poor quality.

A few of them have been knocked off by sticks or debris, just like any other tractor on the market.

The safety switches under the seat break off their mounts and can result in a safety hazard. It has been acknowledged by Kabota and remedied in later models that the seat mechanism is a finger guillotine.

Could you post the acknowledgment from Kabota or even Kubota???

 

[whitetiger]

Fuck you, take you arrogant attitude and poke it up your tight ass. You have no fucking clue what you are talking about. If it wasn't designed for a cab why did Kubota offer it when I purchased the tractor? It was orange, it said Kubota on the side. And I should have designed around poor engineering, bad metal, and lack of forethought to repairs, mone of this had to do with my build but you got your ass in a knot and asked. You hold stock in Kubota?
And I god damn well know that the hst fan has nothing to do with the cab air flow, I only pointed out what YOU asked for you big baby. I asked a question in an earlier post about the cab sir flow was lead to understand other models had a panel that could be removed. I thought I'd share my build on this site to encourage and help others but apparently if I don't own anything better than 17 years old I don't know what I'm talking about, so take your forum and your shitty attitude and shove them up your tight ass. You figure you own a couple machines so you are the expert and defender of the brand? People like piss ne off and make me sick, you take something hood and fuck it up gor everyone. Oh whooped I'm a moderator so I can be an asshole! Go take your estrogen and blow me.

The cabin offered by your dealer is designed and built by Cutis Cab company, not Kabota or Kubota.
Bye, Bye

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Oops another one bites the dust... AT MACH SPEED!
Bye Bye woody!

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Wow I just realized that all of that was directed at me.
My feelings are well hurt... NOT.
I've dealt with more than that over the years.