Mobile heavy equipment glass replacement in Bristol and across Connecticut
ClearCab Equipment Glass is a mobile heavy equipment glass replacement service based in Bristol, Connecticut, serving contractors, farms, rental yards and municipal fleets statewide.
Broken cab glass on an excavator, skid steer, backhoe or tractor in Connecticut is usually a one-visit mobile repair, not a trip to a dealer. A technician comes to the jobsite or yard, pulls the broken pane, and either cuts flat laminated or tempered glass to the exact pattern on the spot or orders the curved OEM windshield by the machine serial number. Flat panes run $300 to $800 installed and are typically done the same day or the next morning. Curved OEM excavator windshields run $750 to $1,500 and arrive in two to four days. Rock chip repair on a laminated windshield costs $120 to $220 and takes under an hour. The machine works the whole time except the hour or two the glass is actually being set, which is the point: mobile glass exists so a $100,000 machine never sits idle over a $500 pane.
We drive to the machine, not the other way around
Hauling an excavator to a glass shop means a lowboy, a driver, permits and a lost day before anyone touches the broken pane. Our truck carries flat glass stock, cutting tools, setting rubber, urethane and vacuum cups, so the repair happens where the machine already sits: a Bristol jobsite, a Windsor tobacco farm, a logging landing above Torrington or a rental yard in Manchester. You keep the crew working around the machine until we arrive, and back in it a couple of hours later.
Mobile service also fixes the old-machine problem. Dealers stopped stocking glass for a 1998 backhoe decades ago, but the pane is still just flat glass with a shape. We lift the pattern from the frame and cut it at the machine, which is why the age of your equipment has almost no effect on whether we can fix it, only on which line of the price table it lands on.
Glass for every cab on the site
Front windshields, doors, side panes, rear glass and roof hatches, laminated or tempered to match the position, on all the common construction and farm brands.
Excavator glass
Flat panes cut same day, curved OEM windshields ordered by serial number.
Skid steer glass
Door, front and side glass, plus polycarbonate fronts for demo duty.
Backhoe and loader glass
Rubber-set and bonded panes, old machines cut to pattern.
Tractor cab glass
Farm and orchard tractors, tint matched, no dealer part needed.
Forklift and telehandler glass
Warehouse lifts and jobsite telehandlers, single units or whole fleets.
Machine down now
Same-day service for a machine that cannot work. Breakdowns go first.
Prices on the table before the truck rolls
Equipment glass is normally a quote-only world, which leaves you calling around while the machine sits. We publish our ranges instead. Here are the most common jobs; the full table with every cost driver is on the price page.
| Job | Typical installed range |
|---|---|
| Rock chip repair, laminated windshield | $120 to $220 |
| Skid steer door or side glass, flat tempered | $350 to $700 |
| Skid steer front windshield, laminated or polycarbonate | $400 to $800 |
| Excavator or mini excavator flat pane | $400 to $800 |
| Excavator curved OEM windshield | $750 to $1,500 |
Same-day and after-hours calls add $150 to $300 depending on distance and hour. A machine down on a job always goes to the front of the line.
Ballpark your glass job in ten seconds
These ranges come straight from our price page. The cost driver most people miss is curvature: a flat pane can be cut from stock the same day, while a curved OEM windshield has to be ordered by part number and freighted in.
Why crews call us, not the dealer or an auto glass shop
Downtime is the real bill
A dealer glass appointment means transport plus a week on their schedule. We work around your schedule at the machine, and most flat glass is done the day you call or the next morning.
The right glass for the position
Laminated where the operator needs the pane to hold together around an impact, tempered where clean breakage matters, polycarbonate where demolition or forestry duty calls for armor. Operator-facing glass is safety glazing, the same laminated spec highway vehicles carry, so a hit stars the pane instead of filling the cab.
Workmanship warranted
Every install is warranted against leaks and setting defects for as long as you own the machine. If a pane we set weeps in the rain, we come back and make it right, no arguing.
Brands we glass every month: Cat, Deere, Kubota, Bobcat, Case, Komatsu, Volvo, New Holland, JCB, Takeuchi, Gehl and most anything else with a cab. Fully insured, and certificates of insurance go out with commercial quotes on request. Written by the owner who answers the phone, not a call center.
Fleets, rental yards and public works
Ten machines break ten times the glass. A standing account means a cracked pane is one text with a fleet number and a photo, and yard visits bundle several machines into one trip so each job costs less. Details on the fleet accounts page.
Where we work
Based in Bristol, on the road across Hartford County, the Naugatuck Valley and the Litchfield hills, and statewide for fleet work.
What we get asked every week
How much does heavy equipment glass replacement cost in Connecticut?
Flat cab panes run $300 to $800 installed depending on the machine and position, and curved OEM excavator windshields run $750 to $1,500. Every range is published on our price page before you ever call, and we confirm a firm number before the truck rolls.
How fast can you get to a machine that is down?
Same day for most flat glass within our core area around Bristol, Hartford and Waterbury. Flat panes are cut to pattern from stock on the truck. Curved OEM glass has to be ordered by part number and typically lands in two to four days.
Do you come to the jobsite or do I have to move the machine?
We come to the machine. Jobsite, rental yard, farm, logging landing or pit, if a pickup can reach it, we can service it. Moving a machine with broken glass is usually the worst option.
Do you cut glass on site or order everything?
Both, and the difference decides your timeline. Flat laminated and tempered panes we cut to pattern at the machine the same visit. Curved windshields, mostly on newer excavators, are OEM parts we order by machine serial number.
Which machines and brands do you cover?
Cat, Deere, Kubota, Bobcat, Case, Komatsu, Volvo, New Holland, JCB, Takeuchi and most everything else with a cab. Excavators, skid steers, backhoes, dozers, wheel loaders, tractors, forklifts, telehandlers, sprayers and forestry machines.
Will you work with my insurance on an equipment glass claim?
Yes. Many inland marine equipment policies cover glass with a low or zero deductible. We document the damage with photos, invoice the way your carrier needs it, and you keep the machine working while the claim processes.
Get a written price today
Send the machine model and which pane broke, and we call back with a price from the published table, usually within the hour during work hours. Photos help: text them to (860) 506-6682.
Prefer talking? Call. The person who answers is the person who prices the work and sets the glass.