Winter Project - Tractor Cab and Snow Blower Electronic Control Upgrade!

[Andy N. 2,630]

Pretty much finished up my winter project today. 1987 418-A paired with a 1995 tall shoot 42" snow blower. It started early last year when Original Tractor Cab Co. started selling cabs again for 300, 400, & 500 series. I also wanted to upgrade my snowblower from manual to electronic control with chute rotation and deflector movement all controlled from a joystick in the cab. 

 

Cab install was easy enough. Directions were easy to follow and no missing parts in the kit. I upgraded to the glass windshield (highly recommended), all lights, windshield wiper, side mirrors, review mirror, and cab heater. I also got the switch panel kit. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next was the shoot control. Big thanks to @Steve Janninck for helping design and 3D print the electronic control boxes and other various parts.

 

Joystick control:

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic switching control box:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The limit switch and diode box:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And the most anticipated piece....Air Horns! I had purchased these 12 volt air horns a couple years ago in anticipation of installation on a tractor one day. As the project came together, it became apparent that this is was the time to install them. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Easton Rich 892]

Fancy!

[kpinnc 17,068]

Very nice! 

[WHX?? 54,624]

Wow!!!! @dclarke you gotta see this! 

Edited 8 hours ago by WHX??

[JCM 10,707]

AWESOME Andy   That black roof is great looking on there as well as all your other mods. Love the horn demo and smile. Money well spent. You will never regret having an OTC. Great job !!

[ri702bill 11,174]

Looks like you are ready to take on a DOT contract!

Well Done

[SylvanLakeWH 30,509]

[Bill D 2,591]

Excellent!

[Achto 30,885]

That is SAWEEEET !!! 

[Achto 30,885]

8 hours ago, Andy N. said:

and cab heater

 

Did you go with the one from Original Tractor Cab? I see that theirs had a 25amp draw. Just wondering if you have enough charging out put from the engine to keep up with it? 

[dclarke 4,114]

7 hours ago, WHX?? said:

Wow!!!! @dclarke you gotta see this! 

Might be time for you to upgrade the 520, Jim…. Excellent work, Andy N.!! 

[Andy N. 2,630]

1 hour ago, Achto said:

 

Did you go with the one from Original Tractor Cab? I see that theirs had a 25amp draw. Just wondering if you have enough charging out put from the engine to keep up with it? 

i did and to be honest, the heat output probably won’t make much of a difference in the cab. I put my digital multimeter on the battery and turned everything on one by one and it did draw down to just under 12 volts when I turned the heater on with all the lights on. The heater was free with the package as part of a promotion they were running at the time. 
 

I do plan upgrading to a digital volt/amp gauge on the tractor.