Craftsman Tractor Cab

Tractor cab decent for the money, but wrinkled vinyl is lousy January 24, 2012

I live in northern Idaho and purchased this cab for my DGT6000 with the Craftsman 2-stage snowblower about two months ago. Overall I am happy with the device, and it's really nice not having the snow from the snowblower cover you when clearing the driveway.

The tube frame is relatively stout and it installed on my tractor easily and fits well, like it was made for my specific model. The DGT6000 is a large tractor (for Sears) and I can see how it would feel bulky and not fit well on some of the smaller ones. So far, the lack of a back cover does not really bother me.

There are a couple of things that need to be resolved however. The front support is cheesy and should be something more in line with the rest of the frame design. The elastic clips on the bottom seem a little weak, but so far they do hold. The two things that really bother me though are that the cab roof canvas is loose so it has a tendency to make a small shelf that holds snow and water (read ice) if left outside. Also, the clear vinyl has always been very wrinkled and is now cracking along the lines of the wrinkles (after only 2 months) so that is an issue I hope to have resolved. Will return and let you know if it is.

Good wind protection. December 08, 2011

Easy to put together. It did not strap tight to the mower. Had to strap it under the mower to the frame. Had to strap the back two straps together behind the seat. Front mounting rod gets in the way of engaging the unit. Hard to see out the wrinkles in the plastic.  

Needs modification November 19, 2011

This cab is a good idea, but the way it was put together lacks thought.  Sears could have made a much better product. The hooks on the bottom do not stay fastened, the cab has no back, and they were cheap with the hardware. They did not supply bolts for where the brakets attach, you need to use the original spring bolts which are too short. This took most of the time for the assembly. I needed to buy longer bolts that would actually work. Once I bought the correct sized bolts everything went pretty easy as far as assembly is concerned. They also did not package the required adhesive pads, the front support rod is flimsy and was not properly spot welded. The cab itself is good quality vinyl, but the clear part is a little blurry with some wrinkling making it diffucult to see out of. I just installed this product and have not used it in a storm yet, but from what i already see I am somewhat dissapointed. Sears was cheap with the little things on this one!! and needs to make the necessary modifications. I was tempted to give a below average mark but the quality of the vinyl is what made me go with average. I hope it makes through the winter...........

Cab for inclimate weather May 31, 2011

I like mine. I put it on in October and use it late fall and early spring. Its too expensive. The plastic windows are tricky to. When I open it up in the fall, the wrickles are there to stay. But I use it for clean up late in the fall and just after the winter so just having it there to block the wind is nice.