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Hi Group, I am getting ready to start a Cab modification for my 06 Ingersoll 4018. This will be an ongoing project for this summer and I will post as the project progresses. As always if someone sees a better way of doing something feel free to chime in. Advise is always appreciated.
I purchased a case snow cab this past winter and now that the nice weather is here I am ready to start modifying the cab. Because help / and a second set of hands are not readily available to me, I have disassembled the cab to be able to work with more manageable smaller pieces. The cab needs a new top, which I will have manufactured at the end of the project before painting. The modifications I “hope” to be successful at are:
1.)Making the cab larger in both the width and the length. The length should be easy enough by making a longer roof. To make the cab wider instead of cutting the cabs side supports I am looking at butting some u-channel up to the existing cab sides. This should give me the extra room I need in the width.
2.)Lowering the cab hopefully about 4” so it will fit in my shed. Otherwise a shed addition or modification will be needed this fall. If that is the case I will need to make an entrance on the gable side of the shed for the additional height I need.
3.) Mounting brackets for the back of the cab that attach to the fender bolts between the seat and the fender or across the top of the three-point hitch top mount. I am thinking of using some vertical mounted tubing on the brackets that will go inside a larger tubing welded to the cab and pinning the two together when installed
4.)Obstacles (I am sure more will appear as this project progresses)
- Three point hitch interference
- Seat interference, I operate the tractor with the seat in the furthest back position
- I will be working with a welder and basic power and hand tools
I will post some of the basic cab pictures later tonight
I purchased a case snow cab this past winter and now that the nice weather is here I am ready to start modifying the cab. Because help / and a second set of hands are not readily available to me, I have disassembled the cab to be able to work with more manageable smaller pieces. The cab needs a new top, which I will have manufactured at the end of the project before painting. The modifications I “hope” to be successful at are:
1.)Making the cab larger in both the width and the length. The length should be easy enough by making a longer roof. To make the cab wider instead of cutting the cabs side supports I am looking at butting some u-channel up to the existing cab sides. This should give me the extra room I need in the width.
2.)Lowering the cab hopefully about 4” so it will fit in my shed. Otherwise a shed addition or modification will be needed this fall. If that is the case I will need to make an entrance on the gable side of the shed for the additional height I need.
3.) Mounting brackets for the back of the cab that attach to the fender bolts between the seat and the fender or across the top of the three-point hitch top mount. I am thinking of using some vertical mounted tubing on the brackets that will go inside a larger tubing welded to the cab and pinning the two together when installed
4.)Obstacles (I am sure more will appear as this project progresses)
- Three point hitch interference
- Seat interference, I operate the tractor with the seat in the furthest back position
- I will be working with a welder and basic power and hand tools
I will post some of the basic cab pictures later tonight