Skid Steer Side Windows Set? What Comes in the Box

Here is the straight answer. We sell Side Window Panels as one product, listed at $399, that closes in the side window openings on your skid steer cab. What ships for your machine depends on your make and model, because side openings are not the same from one loader to the next. Rather than have you guess from a product page, we confirm the exact configuration by phone. Call or text (800) 781-8000 and we will sort it out in a minute or two.

What the Side Window Panels Product Is

Skid steer cabs have openings on the sides, above the lift arms. From the factory, plenty of machines run with nothing in them. That is fine in July. It is miserable in January, and it is an open path for dust, sawdust, and flying chips the rest of the year.

Our Side Window Panels are the accessory that closes those openings. They are part of the same accessory lineup as our electric wiper kits, cab heaters, and LED light bars, and they exist for one reason: to finish the enclosure your door starts.

The store lists them as a single item at $399. That is the whole accessory price, not a per-piece teaser with add-ons hiding at checkout.

Why “Is It a Set?” Has No One-Line Answer

This is one of the most common questions we get, and we would rather answer it honestly than neatly. A Bobcat cab and an older Case cab do not share the same side openings. Some machines have two openings, some have different shapes on the left and right, and some older loaders were never built with side glass in mind at all.

So the truthful answer is this: the listing is one product at one price, and the configuration that ships is matched to your machine when you order. We build for your make and model, the same way we cut every door to a specific machine instead of trimming down a one-size blank.

That is why we push the phone call. It is not a sales tactic. It is a fit check. You tell us the machine, we tell you exactly what the $399 covers for it, and nobody opens a box to find a surprise. If your question is about whether the windows slide open, that has its own answer in our sliding windows guide.

Door First, Then Windows

If you are starting from an open cab, put your money on the door first. The door is the piece that stands between your face and whatever the machine throws at you. Ours is the Original Shatterproof Polycarbonate Lexan Door, CNC-cut to your exact machine, with no guesswork about panel fit. A Bobcat M Series door, for example, ships as a complete kit with the model-specific mounting steps in the box.

Side window panels are the finishing move. Here is how the setups compare:

Every door we build carries a limited lifetime warranty against door failure or breakage: one free replacement for life for the original owner, under normal conditions. Hardware is covered for 3 months. The door earns its keep on its own. The panels make the cab feel finished.

Who Actually Adds Side Windows

Not every operator needs them, so here is the honest read on who does.

Snow removal operators add them almost every time. A cab heater fights a losing battle when the side openings are open to the wind at 5 a.m. in a parking lot.

Brush cutting and land clearing crews add them for debris. When the machine is chewing through saplings, material comes from every direction, not just the front.

Barn cleanout, demolition, and grinding work bring dust that finds every gap. Closing the sides keeps the cab air breathable and the seat clean.

If you run a machine a few weekends a summer moving dirt, the door alone will likely serve you fine. You can always add panels later.

What About Older Machines?

A good share of our calls are about loaders that left the factory twenty or thirty years ago. If you run an older Case 1840 or 1845C, you already know most suppliers will not build an enclosure for it. We do. Serving older and obsolete machines nobody else supports is part of the job, and that includes sorting out how to close the side openings on a cab that was never built with side glass in mind.

Some of those older machines never came with a factory door at all. Our door frame kits exist for exactly that situation, so an open cab is not a dead end. Exact frame, door, and side-panel mounting requirements vary by model; follow each kit’s included instructions.

Heat is the other reason older machines show up in these calls. An old cab with open sides loses whatever warmth a heater makes, so closing the openings is often the difference between running the machine through January and parking it until spring.

The process does not change with the age of the loader. Read the data plate, call or text (800) 781-8000, and we will tell you what your machine can take. If an opening on your cab needs something different, you will hear it on the phone, not after the box lands.

Ordering: Do It in One Call

You can add Side Window Panels to a door order or buy them on their own. Either way, ordering together is the smart play. One call confirms your door and your window configuration at the same time, and one shipment means the whole cab project lands at once instead of dribbling in.

Before you call, have this ready. It takes about sixty seconds to gather:

• Make and model, read off the data plate. Not from memory. The plate settles it.
• A quick look at both side openings. Left and right are not always twins.
• Whether your cab already has our door, a factory door, or no door at all.
• The work you do. Snow, brush, barns, dirt. It changes what we recommend.
• Any other accessories you are considering, like a wiper kit or heater, so it all ships together.

That is the whole list. When the panels arrive, fitting them is a basic hand-tool job, and our side window panel install guide walks through it. And if you are still deciding on the door itself, start with what comes with every door kit.

The Bottom Line

Do skid steer side windows come as a set? Ours ship as one product, $399, configured for your specific machine, and the only reliable way to know exactly what your loader needs is a one-minute call to the people who build them. We fit twelve brands, we cover older machines nobody else supports, and we would rather check your fit twice than ship you a guess.

Close in the sides and the cab holds its heat, keeps out the dust, and makes the whole machine worth more the day you sell it. That is the point of the panels, and it is why the operators who add them do not go back.

Find your door in 30 seconds. Pick your machine’s make and model and see the exact door built for it: [Find Your Door]. Questions? Call or text (800) 781-8000, Mon–Fri 7am–4pm CST.