I run two cab tractors and one open tractor. But I do this for a living. I spend 30/40/50 hours on teh tractor
MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE in comfort.
If i just had 1,2,5,10 acres, eh, no big deal, I'd survive, what's that a few hours a week? but tons of hours each week, it matters.
My cabbed tractors are just under 8' tall, same height as the ROPS on the open tractor. After a while you either break all the mirrors off, or you stop getting so close to trees. If they weren't hitting the cab, they would be hitting you. I'd rather they hit the cab.
They cost more and they require more maintenance and more power (to run the A/C)
But at the end of an 11 or 12 hour day bushhogging, I get off, refuel, load up and drive home, still able to function.
5 or 6 hours on the open platform is more than enough for me. |