Posted by farmerboy on August 17, 2011 at 10:05:26 from (75.100.218.101):
What would you fellas do?
I got a 1974 4430 quad range open station with 9000 total hours and 2600 hours on a rebuilt engine. I'd put it at an average to above average tractor. She's my "BIG" tractor. I also got a worn out 4010, 2040 with loader, and a decent-but-too-small-to-do-much-work 60
Last week, I was looking at a ROPS for my 4010 at the local non-affiliated tractor repair shop and noticed a sound gard cab sitting a little further back in the shed. It's for sale and he's willing to mount it on my 4430, but hasn't given me a price yet.
Now, I'd be taking a tractor worth maybe $9,000 and making it into a tractor worth maybe $16,000. I already know he wants $1800 for just the cab. Dunno what he'll price for mounting it and installing AC. I'm thinking anything up to $4000 should be considered seriously.
Honestly, I don't have a whole lotta use for a cab most of the time, but my wife wants me to at least put a ROPS on it. A cab is awful nice in the winter when I have the snowblower on back or am pushing snow with the 9 foot Degelman front blade (4wd would be even better but...).
My other thought would be to trade this tractor in for one with a cab, BUT I know this tractor and am confident it's in good condition and I couldn't trade it with 4 grand to boot and get much more of a tractor anyway.
OR maybe I should just mount a ROPS and forget about cabs :-(
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