Poor mans cab
- Thread starter Len 900
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If it works for you, that is all that matters.......
When it is -20 out, 2 feet of dry, blowing snow and the wind is howling about your Kubota, looks are the last thing you will be thinking about. At that moment, I would take a door made out of kotex pads stapled to a piece of half rotted cardboard (preferably clean kotex, I do have my minimum standards) if it kept the blowing wind out and kept a bit of warm air in. 
Good job. Cutting the wind is what you're after. The heater is a nice thing too.
I made my Roxor a half door for Dixie (safety) with plywood and added a cheap slam latch (amazon). It works pretty good on the plywood.
I think it takes too long to unzip a door and my puppy would likely make a new opening .Used to be one of those plastic zipper doors on the ancient 4020 and it was hard to see thru after a year or 2.
I made my Roxor a half door for Dixie (safety) with plywood and added a cheap slam latch (amazon). It works pretty good on the plywood.
I think it takes too long to unzip a door and my puppy would likely make a new opening .Used to be one of those plastic zipper doors on the ancient 4020 and it was hard to see thru after a year or 2.
Thanks border collie. That is my concern with the zipper doors too. At 400 dollars I may take a chance. Hopefully they are metal zippers and not plastic. In my boating days we used to wax the zippers and they would work smooth and quick. By the way my wife says I am good at cutting the wind so I have that covered....LOL
I put an aftermarket soft "cab" on my 2014 x900. It came with doors which mount on hinges rather than the zipper things. I already had the plastic roof and glass windshield. I also use a golf cart propane heater.
The good: It blocks the wind. The doors can easily be removed in warmer weather by simply lifting them off. The propane heater works well--can work too well sometimes. You do stay dry in rainy weather--well mostly.
Not so good: Still get a lot of air infiltration when it is windy. I never did figure a way to easily block air flow coming in under the hood and under the dash--the "firewall" is open under the dash. There are open areas in the upper rear corners--the kit design left openings there. Of course the doors do not seal well either. This coupled with the openings mentioned above contribute to some rain intrusion, but it's better than no doors.
Also, I do not remember where I ordered the kit from, but will attempt to look it up. I should have the installation instructions around here somewhere.
As I remember, I thought the cost was fairly reasonable at the time. Definitely beat a hard cab price.
The good: It blocks the wind. The doors can easily be removed in warmer weather by simply lifting them off. The propane heater works well--can work too well sometimes. You do stay dry in rainy weather--well mostly.
Not so good: Still get a lot of air infiltration when it is windy. I never did figure a way to easily block air flow coming in under the hood and under the dash--the "firewall" is open under the dash. There are open areas in the upper rear corners--the kit design left openings there. Of course the doors do not seal well either. This coupled with the openings mentioned above contribute to some rain intrusion, but it's better than no doors.
Also, I do not remember where I ordered the kit from, but will attempt to look it up. I should have the installation instructions around here somewhere.
As I remember, I thought the cost was fairly reasonable at the time. Definitely beat a hard cab price.
I received my zipper doors from Green Mountain and happy with them for the price. The quality and fit is very good. Very easy to install with Velcro straps. The zippers seem strong and smooth. I have found that I only need to unzip about four feet along top and front edge to get in and out which is easy. I stuffed some pipe insulation in a couple of gaps where my roof does not fit tight to frame. Keeps the wind off and holds the heat very well. I have magnetic mirrors . Time will tell how the doors hold up but so far they have surpassed my expectations which does not happen very often. 
