2555 HST Cab seat ...

JerryK · Jul 12, 2016

Raised my seat up today. Decided to go 3" up and back one set of holes [ 1 3/4" back, using an unused set of holes ] using some home made oak blocks. Now the seat height is more like my 5035 HST, and still have lots of head room. Going back allows me to get the seat adjustment knob out of my leg path entering/exiting the tractor. The blocks are just 13 1/2" pieces of 4 by 4, with one side shaved off to give me 3.5" x 3".. [ I are a profussional, do not try this at home ] For a 3" block height, I used 8mm X 100mm bolts.

Uncle Hulka · Jul 12, 2016

You've inspired me to do likewise with my 2555 HST! Tired of sitting with my knees above my hips and a litter further back might be nice as well. Thanks for sharing the details and dimensions. It's become my shopping list!

JerryK · Jul 12, 2016

Uncle Hulka said:
You've inspired me to do likewise with my 2555 HST! Tired of sitting with my knees above my hips and a litter further back might be nice as well. Thanks for sharing the details and dimensions. It's become my shopping list!

I have been modifying my stuff for years. There is no such thing as perfect, and anything you can do to make things better is a good thing...!!!!! Life is short, live better..

jmh1783 · Jul 12, 2016

Looks good. That will be on my list as soon as I get mine...which should be late next week.

JerryK · Jul 12, 2016

jmh1783 said:
Looks good. That will be on my list as soon as I get mine...which should be late next week.

You can sneak out and sleep with it for a couple nights until the wifey catches on.....

jmh1783 · Jul 12, 2016

I'm not leasing one of those at the moment, so no restriction! :laughing:

Engineer42 · May 23, 2018

Jerry,

How well did this work out regarding distance to the steering wheel? With it not telescoping, is it still comfortable?

TractorNH · May 23, 2018

JerryK said:
I have been modifying my stuff for years. There is no such thing as perfect, and anything you can do to make things better is a good thing...!!!!! Life is short, live better..

Haha...Better is the enemy of Good Enough.

TractorNH · May 23, 2018

Thanks for starting this thread, I've been meaning to post my pics but haven't gotten to it yet. Your post pushed me to put them here!

I made a similar mod on my 2018 2655 HST Cab. When they went to the new seat design it doesn't go back as far as the seat in the 2555 and I noticed the same issue about my knees being too high up when sitting. I also went 3" high but used 2"x3" stainless box tubing since I had that available. I also got plastic end caps which aren't shown in the pictures. Raising the seat 3" makes it WAYYYY more comfortable and increases visibility.

The last pic is looking down behind the seat. I moved the seat 1-1/2" back but probably could have gone 2".

Not sure why this posted my pics sideways, they show up the right way on my computer. If anyone knows how to fix it let me know!