Cab on Industrial R

I saw the pictures of your tractor on the other forum. I have the same cab on a 1952 RTI, except mine has a plexiglass window on the top front that curves part way down the front. Mine has only a few scraps of green canvas material left. The fella I bought it from called it a "snow" cab, and it was owned by Western Electric in either their Lincoln or Omaha, NE factories back in the day. Mine came equipped with a Lull Shoveloader and a large ballast box behind and under the seat that serves as a rear platform. My loader has a second tag that says Wm. H. Ziegler Co. Inc.Construction Equipement, and I'm sure mine was sold as a unit - tractor/cab/loader. I would like to think that yours was equipped with a loader also, especially considering those big honkin' wheel weights that you have for ballast. The cab is not a M-M product, I'm quessing the Ziegler Co. had them made or made them. Your fenders are different from mine. I think there are a few more of these cabbed industrials around, I remember there was a conversation about them on this forum a few year back. You should be proud of your tractor, it looks great. My cab has been off the tractor since before I bought it and both need a lot of work. Hope this helps.

Jim