Opinions and questions on Kubota L2650 with Sims cab

Looking at a 1992 Kubota L2650 with a Sims cab on it. The tractor appears to have been stored inside, is in good shape, steering, brakes, hydraulics, all work well. It has around 1300 hours on it. Everything seemed to work great. Would be used primarily for snowblowing, has a front mount blower as well as a loader. Last winter was miserable for snow, and using a walk behind is becoming way too much of a chore. Anyone familiar with this tractor, how does it start in cold temperatures? I know it has glow plugs, and currently doesn't have a block heater. It would be outside exposed to northern Michigan temperatures. Also, anyone use a Sims cab? Has a metal frame, glass windshield, but canvas doors. No heater inside. Do the windows fog bad? I grew up on open station tractors with heat housers on them, so this cab seems like it would be a step up from that. I do wonder if heat houser type side panels could be put on to somewhat funnel the engine heat back, but not sure if or how any engine heat could or would enter the cab? Are they sealed tight in the front? When I looked at the tractor, I didn't pay any attention to see if that was possible. Thanks in advance.

Have an L2900 with a Sims cab. Take the lift off door off in the summer,other side I gather it up and bungee it,so its open. Keeps the wind off in the winter,that's the main thing. I usually cycle the glow plugs 2 or 3 times,starts great in the cold. Mines only got 900 hours on it,bought it from a neighbor when he had to go into a home,got a very good deal on it. Didn't think I needed it till I bought it,glad I have it. Love the tractor,have a 72" belly mower for it too.

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I am too far south to have sold many snow tractors . The Sims cab is about like the Curtis cab just a step above nothing. But if I were you are and doing snow I would want something. I would think the window would fog up but a small 12 volt heater, fan could solve that. L 2650 starts pretty good in cold if you keep a good battery on it. Kubota offered a heater that cut into the lower radiator hose but I am sure you could also find one to fit one of the freeze plugs.

Thanks for the replies. I still wonder if it is possible to put side canvas on the engine compartment and have it open into the lower front of the cab. Just didn't look close when I checked the tractor out to see if it is metal, glass, or whatever. The old heat houser used to flow a decent amount of warm air back into the operator compartment of the Ford 3000 which was our snow removal tractor.

if it's anything like the L3400 i have it will start ok in the winter with the glow plugs, i even have to use the glow plugs in the summer, but has never failed to start

I have an L3010 that I bought new in 2001, and I have cleared snow with it every winter since. I am in NH and it always starts even down to zero with only the glow plugs. It has 1400 hours. If I were you I would enclose the motor sides and duct the air back into the cab, and I would install a blower knowing how quickly one's breath freezes onto a cold windshield. I have an oversized bucket on mine instead of a blower, so I am not usually contending with a lot of blowing snow, but with a blower you certainly would.

As far as winter starting I have four Kubota's and have no problems with winter starting. I did put heaters in the two everyday winter users just to make it easier on them starting in extreme cold although I don't always plug them in. I have started them in -20 below without plugging them in. I live in lower Mi. by Flint.
I had one with a Curtis Cab but it had a heater I plugged into the cooling system and it worked real good. Although it was hot in the summer, even with the doors off. I traded in in on one with a factory cab with heat and air. You can check with Simms and you could probably get a heat for that tractor. I don't know why the one from Curtis wouldn't work either.

My B2150 has a pusher fan. I would assume that the 2650 also does so you will not get any heat in the cab by installing side panels.
Loren

Never thought about a pusher fan being on it. Something to check on. Thanks.