Looking at getting a brush cutter and most of the manufacturers suggest a forestry door. Has anyone made their own? If so what material ( Lexan, plexiglass, ect) did you use and how thick? My door is pretty rectangular and it should be easy to make something work. Thanks for any thoughts.
Window needs to be lexan, when thick enough its refered to as bullet proof glass. Just hang on to your ass when pricing the thick stuff... Ed
They say .5 inch. There is a place in Florida that does a good job. Found them at Conexpo. I had them make a .5 lexan door for my Case machine.
Thanks that is what I needed to know.
If its a flat screen then you can buy the lexan,cut it to the required shape yourself. Once fitted don't clean it with detergents or it will go milky very quickly.
I read somewhere that stripping shovels had 5 inch thick bullet proof glass. I can see it when a rock explodes from 50 tons or more of force and flies off.
Here is the link for the company I was referring to https://www.racingshields.com/
I have made my own for my feller buncher mulcher. The factory used a laminated style of window. Basically they used and acrylic center with lexan on each side. I reused my center sections which were a half inch thick if I recall and used mar gard lexan for the inner and outer pieces. I used double sided tape to stick them all together. Saved thousands of dollars between 4 windows and they are holding up great after 2 years. Mild soap and water only and make sure they are thoroughly wet before wiping.
Thanks again everyone for all the info
What machine? Many are available prefit, or prefabricated. If one is, you can decide whether to make your own or buy it.