Teikas Dad
Gold Member
I'm not going to say that my wife is short.....let's just say that she's vertically challenged. This presents a problem when she's operating the tractor (B3200) as her leg is not quite long enough to fully apply the brakes from a normal seated position. To push the brake all the way down she has to slide forward in the seat to get close enough which I don't think is particularly safe.
The tractor has the reversing seat mount for use with the backhoe. I've got the slider adjustment as far forward as it will go (it's actually a good spot for me to operate from and I'm 5'11"). Here's a photo of the mount.
If I could get the seat to slide forward another 2 inches it would make a big difference for her. There are other holes in the bottom of the seat but they don't have the same spacing dimension as the bolts holding the silver plate on. I thought about moving the seat on that bracket, but that seems to be a no go.
The track section that attaches to the seat is 11 inches long.
Does anyone have another model tractor that has a longer seat slide than this? If so I may be able to buy the parts and retrofit mine to get a little extra forward movement.
If anyone has any other ideas, suggestions or if you had the same problem and you modified things, I would appreciate hearing from you.
Thanks
The tractor has the reversing seat mount for use with the backhoe. I've got the slider adjustment as far forward as it will go (it's actually a good spot for me to operate from and I'm 5'11"). Here's a photo of the mount.
If I could get the seat to slide forward another 2 inches it would make a big difference for her. There are other holes in the bottom of the seat but they don't have the same spacing dimension as the bolts holding the silver plate on. I thought about moving the seat on that bracket, but that seems to be a no go.
The track section that attaches to the seat is 11 inches long.
Does anyone have another model tractor that has a longer seat slide than this? If so I may be able to buy the parts and retrofit mine to get a little extra forward movement.
If anyone has any other ideas, suggestions or if you had the same problem and you modified things, I would appreciate hearing from you.
Thanks