Taylortractornu
Charter Member
- Joined
- Nov 13, 2003
- Messages
- 481
- Location
- Iuka, Mississippi
- Occupation
- Privvate landfill operator/manager
THe old D5B at work has been open cabbed for years. When it went down this time we rented a D5K with AC and a cab. Its nice but I worry about all the sticks and things that flay at it in the day. My gosh that glass is strong a bowed up 1x1 strip 10 feet long let go and flew at the cab like a harpoon. I do like the fact the dust and the such stays off and im not as tired. It was pretty and i was on a wet sandy are and I opened the doors and let the spring air in. Man that little hydrastat makes some noise. I get regular brakes waiting for the compactor to work on the rubbish THe open cab on the D5B is great to stretch out on lol.
In the past we had some side and rear metal and plexi glass cab panels made and that kept us out of te winter wind. I was nice looking and kept you pretty warm with a floor heater. It was a bit aggravating to get in an out of because the opening to get in out of was covered over. We had to squeeze between the rops post and hood. THen the company made a full cab that used our panels and some new aluminum frames. THe proble was it rattled ungodly, Then it let dust in the cab and it would just float there with you. I hated it. It also was heck when it was fall or spring one of the days would be cold and then hot and it was a pain.
THe other thing that I didnt like was the facct the window slide were on the outside whe ndust would get in them you couldnt open it. I had a lift get away from me and it let me slide into a pile and I was trapped as the doors was pinned and the winows woulnt open. I wiggled the machine till I free. I told dad I wasnt putting the cab back on since I was the operator. After a weeks arguing I stayed late and hid alot of the panels lol. I bundle up in the winter and dont worry about the wet weather.
In the past we had some side and rear metal and plexi glass cab panels made and that kept us out of te winter wind. I was nice looking and kept you pretty warm with a floor heater. It was a bit aggravating to get in an out of because the opening to get in out of was covered over. We had to squeeze between the rops post and hood. THen the company made a full cab that used our panels and some new aluminum frames. THe proble was it rattled ungodly, Then it let dust in the cab and it would just float there with you. I hated it. It also was heck when it was fall or spring one of the days would be cold and then hot and it was a pain.
THe other thing that I didnt like was the facct the window slide were on the outside whe ndust would get in them you couldnt open it. I had a lift get away from me and it let me slide into a pile and I was trapped as the doors was pinned and the winows woulnt open. I wiggled the machine till I free. I told dad I wasnt putting the cab back on since I was the operator. After a weeks arguing I stayed late and hid alot of the panels lol. I bundle up in the winter and dont worry about the wet weather.
