Howzit, kings of the cab. Justin in Cato Ridge here, with Ralph holding the phone in Benoni. Between us we’ve pulled more than 420 complete cabs off 20–45 tonne machines in the last seven years, and we’ve learned one unbreakable truth: A happy operator digs faster, breaks less stuff, and keeps your machine earning R18 000–R25 000 a day instead of sitting dead while he moans about back pain and cracked windscreens. Dealers want R148 000–R285 000 for a new cab shell + another R