MJB1 Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 got bored again today, so after seeing smurfs topic found a few cassette boxes to butcher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted June 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 will get some blue paint at some time to do the cab properly. come on DT get some resin ones done please :) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Nice wee convo there mate......Amazing what cassete boxes can be used for eh...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 i think it look good marcus considering its made from cassette boxes. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted June 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 the roof is 4mm mdf :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 :o :o Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted June 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 :o :o Amazing! it will be when you cast a resin one jas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatepoundland Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Whats the history to these cabs? It looks like the one on some of the old internationals and how on earth did you build this out of cassette boxes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Whats the history to these cabs? It looks like the one on some of the old internationals and how on earth did you build this out of cassette boxes? i dont know but it looks brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCF Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Damn that looks good mate, amazing what you can make out of a few cassette boxes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udimore Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Well Done Marcus ;) You are the man Superb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurodeere Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 OPU cabs were never fitted to Ford tractors Ford fitted AP and LP cabs. The cabs were built by Sekura and also fitted to International, David Brown and Deutz tractors as a luxury cab. OPU (Operator Protection Unit) were fitted to deere tractors, again as a luxury option in place of the Duncan cab in the UK. Later the cab became standard fitment and finally becoming the low cost option LP cab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Tractor was a rental for many years and was rebuilt after a roll over rough time up norfolk way.Insurance campany wrote her off so was rebuilt from odds and sods and is now working up winter hay lane off the books I might add. Looks fine to me mjb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 OPU cabs were never fitted to Ford tractors Ford fitted AP and LP cabs. The cabs were built by Sekura and also fitted to International, David Brown and Deutz tractors as a luxury cab. OPU (Operator Protection Unit) were fitted to deere tractors, again as a luxury option in place of the Duncan cab in the UK. Later the cab became standard fitment and finally becoming the low cost option LP cab. sorry euro deere but we cant see those images come up but OPU ,AP ,& internationals & David browns LUXURY cabs where all made in the same era and by secura just renamed and restyeld to the make of tractor the rollover frame is identical on all of them sekura did the same with the explorers with DB CASE and marshall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurodeere Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Anybody else not see the pics I linked? My point was ironic! I know they are all the same cab and from the same era, just with different names and two different styles of cab roof. Just each company liked to personalise the cab by having their own name for it. Also just trying to say the cab started out as luxury then was deemed to be standard and finally looked on as economy and basic as cab developement progressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Very ingenious bit of work, Marcus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted June 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Anybody else not see the pics I linked? My point was ironic! I know they are all the same cab and from the same era, just with different names and two different styles of cab roof. Just each company liked to personalise the cab by having their own name for it. Also just trying to say the cab started out as luxury then was deemed to be standard and finally looked on as economy and basic as cab developement progressed. i know , that the cabs were all the same basic design but when i started it i thought ' i know i'll build an OPU cab for one of the fords' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Anybody else not see the pics I linked? My point was ironic! I know they are all the same cab and from the same era, just with different names and two different styles of cab roof. Just each company liked to personalise the cab by having their own name for it. Also just trying to say the cab started out as luxury then was deemed to be standard and finally looked on as economy and basic as cab developement progressed. I can see your pics, I know them as "the cabs you don't see very often on fords" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurodeere Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 MJB1 You've made the same error yet again, Ford NEVER fitted an OPU to their tractors, they fitted LP and AP cabs !!!!!!! Deere had an OPU cab not Ford, or IH or Deutz or DB et al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted June 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 MJB1 You've made the same error yet again, Ford NEVER fitted an OPU to their tractors, they fitted LP and AP cabs !!!!!!! Deere had an OPU cab not Ford, or IH or Deutz or DB et al. I KNOW the cab i saw in my head was an OPU cab & thought to myself those cabs were on fords as well as i don't have a deere to fit one to at the end of the day it's a secura cab ! no matter what it's fitted to LP, AP, DE-LUX, OPU ,call it what you like it's still the same cab , the only difference throughout it's build time as far as i can see is the way the doors opened & probably like yer self i've driven enough of them to know that whatever they're fitted to they're all the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurodeere Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 MJB1 Yep, driven enough of them!!!!! They ARE not all the same, those built for Deere were superior as they were built to the exacting standards demanded by Deere, which by definition are greater thn those of other manufacturers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted June 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 now yer just being picky :D still a crap place to be when the suns out :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starbrush Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 your cab looks good, we got a new ford 5610 with ap cab,it was the noisiest most uncomfatable cab ever ! ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted June 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 your cab looks good, we got a new ford 5610 with ap cab,it was the noisiest most uncomfatable cab ever ! ! ! i think it looks fair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurodeere Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 MJB1 When the sun is out you need to tie the doors open or remove them, keep the backwindow closed and it's not such a bad place to be. Can think of many better places to be I've been picky throughout this subject Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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