Broke my seat

[woodlandfarms]

Well, lets cut to the chase, I am fat. Not sure how or when it happened but here I am, overweight, middle aged and angry.

Anyway, basically my machine lives in a wet environment. Even with cover it still gets wet 8 months out of the year. The seat had been feeling funny and I thought I could just fix it by replacing the plywood, but when I pulled the cushions up, surprise, it is all rotted out.

I debated for a while about doing Kens seat upgrade, and in the end I will do it someday, but two years ago the wife made me a custom seat cushion and I need to use it or pay a handsome price.

So I have cut out the pan, and am making a thicker base pan. More photos to come as I get on with the project.

 

[CobyRupert]

...So I have cut out the pan, and am making a thicker base pan. More photos to come as I get on with the project.

Not the only pan you might have to cut out.
...you might also have to cut out the pancakes, pan sausages, & pan fried pork chops too! :laughing:

 

[SpringHollow]

Mount the new seat on the low profile suspension system - you live and you get to have a smoother ride.

Ken

 

[SpringHollow]

Although the rubber donuts (?) were working well, weren't they???

Ken
(carefully avoiding comments about the other donuts, Carl knows where I live)

 

[agjones]

I swapped to a forklift day w integral suspension... Awesome. ~300 on Ebay

 

[woodlandfarms]

Agjones. Can you show me your seat. As mentioned my wife made a custom cushion so I am in Dutch if I don’t put it on

 

[agjones]

Mine is like this one, I'll get a pic of it mounted....

Maybe your keester cozy will fit it...

Toyota Forklift Full Suspension Seat - Model 3600 - P/N TY53710-13131-71 | eBay

 

[woodlandfarms]

Finally, lots happening with life these days, looking forward to 2020 (wtf is going on with 2019?) Anyway, pix of the new pan in 1/8 steel, pix of the ruber bumpers I put in under the chair, and the wife struggling to staple on the chair cover. and the final results. WAY too fancy for the tractor, but god bless her for the effort.

 

[woodlandfarms]

Mine is like this one, I'll get a pic of it mounted....

Maybe your keester cozy will fit it...

Toyota Forklift Full Suspension Seat - Model 3600 - P/N TY53710-13131-71 | eBay

Wll that is pretty nice. I think I need a chair with arms given all my slope work. But yeah, that is nice.

 

[BobRip]

Very nice.

 

[agjones]

I work pretty hefty slopes too.. I find this much more suitable than the original. The original seat arms were pretty much in my way all the time. I find this seat, very supportive due to the deeper bucket and the wrap effect of the loops. The pictures don't serve well, but I'm further in this seat than the first one. Coupled with the suspension, a big improvement.

It was a pretty direct install and I was able to get a sense that it would work before I committed it to the machine. I'd have been out shipping if it didn't work... Very satisfied.

 

[cqaigy2]

Wow, i want one now!

 

[Incline]

First off - there's no way you're going to be able to replace that seat and stay married! Plus, it really looks good. You both did a great job.

I second Ag's experience on the suspension seat. I have the same one and like it. Adds some height but I'm 6'1" and don't hit my head on the rops

Related to tool storage I went two routes with a small pouch for some of the basic wrenches etc. Put a few powerful magnets inside the pouch and just slapped it on the front - doesn't budge at all. For bigger tools I cut down a car roof rack, modified the mounts a bit and made a wooden box to set on the cross members. The spider netting holds the box to the rack and the tools in the box.

 

[Incline]

oops, just realized the tool storage topic was an entirely different thread - sorry 'bout that.

 

[agjones]

Your wife knocked that out of the park man. That cover rocks!

At 6'3, I'm pushing it under the rops...but I fit safely (as far as I remember)

 

[lilranch2001]

Although the rubber donuts (?) were working well, weren't they???

Ken
(carefully avoiding comments about the other donuts, Carl knows where I live)

Rubber Donuts do not sound fattening at all!

 

[MossRoad]

I can verify that the steel canopy on my PT425 was still just as hard last night when I whacked my head on it as the day I bought it 18 years ago. That's quality right there, folks! :thumbsup:


Nice job on the seat! The 8 ball joystick, too. All you need is some fuzzy dice.

 

[BWSwamper]

Do you have a link to your rubber donut source?