Little Buddy Seat

[jbbankshot]

I wanted some company while riding my JD3320. So, I made a spot your my little buddy. Does anyone else have a space for a passenger on their tractors?

 

[DT86]

Nothing custom built, mine just ride between my feet. It's usually not a problem but there have been two "incidents" lately.

First one was a couple of weeks ago on the RTV. Both dogs were riding in the floor, I got off to open a gate and hear the engine rev up behind me about half throttle which was odd since nobody was with me. I turn to see the driverless RTV headed my way slowly (parking brake is on, still in M range), male dog has his butt on the accelerator, female looking out from the other side, neither one steering.

Then Friday the female was riding with me on the tractor, once again in the floor. I went to make a turn and it just wouldn't turn. Puzzled I look down to see her lard a** on the diff pedal.

 

[duwem]

Anyone added seats for their kids to ride along?

I dont want to start on the lap, mine are just too small (2 and 3) and dont want them to start that idea.

Thinking of adding a seat to the fender with some sort of harness.

And no, the cage idea would probably not be approved!

 

[Zebrafive]

Glad you are not going to let them ride on your lap. I see a lot of people doing that on riding lawn mowers. On their lap or knee, an accident waiting to happen.

 

[Sysop]

A seat on the fender I think would be more dangerous as it is outside of the ROPS protective area.

 

[Otto Syracuse]

It's just me, but I would NEVER have my dog or child anywhere on or near the tractor when it is under operation. Please, DON'T ask me how I know.

 

[duwem]

A seat on the fender I think would be more dangerous as it is outside of the ROPS protective area.

In my case it would be on garden tractors. And I don't cut grass with them.

 

[adirondackmtnman]

It's just me, but I would NEVER have my dog or child anywhere on or near the tractor when it is under operation. Please, DON'T ask me how I know.

I'm personally of the same opinion...besides the danger of falling under a wheel while in motion, they may run for the equipment when the operator isn't looking. Even if I had an approved 'buddy seat,' I probably wouldn't let the kids anywhere near the operator's station until I thought they were ready to drive. My kids are way too important to me to allow anything less. I know that a lot of others have just the opposite opinion, but it's my $0.02

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[ericher69]

A cab tractor makes a nice legal cage for my little one. Have no issues giving him a ride or even snow clearing with a cab.

 

[alchemysa]

Best seat for the kids is about 20 yards away from the tractor.

Seriously, its not just having a safe seat on the tractor you should think about. Its when they unexpectedly want to get on or off thats the problem. Unless you've got eyes in the back of your head I'd suggest that having kids hanging anywhere around a tractor is not a good idea.

 

[adirondackmtnman]

Best seat for the kids is about 20 yards away from the tractor.

Seriously, its not just having a safe seat on the tractor you should think about. Its when they unexpectedly want to get on or off thats the problem. Unless you've got eyes in the back of your head I'd suggest that having kids hanging anywhere around a tractor is not a good idea.

Couldn't agree more...they can be fun, but they aren't toys

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[unclebilly]

My opinion is just the opposite and this is exactly why I recently bought he new Kubota for my wife. This is so she can feed our cows with a 3 year old and a baby in tow when it is -30 and I am away for work. My open cab JD just wasn't safe enough for this.

My boy has been around equipment his whole life. He has driven my Mack tandem gravel truck since he was 1. I would take him and he truck out into the middle of our field and let him steer it all over in low gear. He has run combines, sprayers, swathers (steered) and he is only 3. He has also got a few hours in a JD200CLC excavator and a D6 cat. It is all about exposing them to the right stuff in a safe manner - not just TV and video games because they cant get hurt... My dad did the same sort of stuff for me. I remember riding in the bucket of crawler loaders, clearing snow in the old grader, riding on his bulldozers with him as a kid. Apparently when I was 18 months old, I could climb up into the seat on his old Terex 8240 all by myself.

 

[Agent Blue]

I am building a cab for my 4110 Deere. If all works out there will be room in back of the drivers seat for my Wheaten Terrier. He loves to ride and commandeered the 1100RTV every time it moved. He should have a great view from another " glass cage ". With a heater in the snow months I may need a hanger for our coats. He is not spoiled... just over loved.

 

[jerrybob]

My opinion is just the opposite and this is exactly why I recently bought he new Kubota for my wife. This is so she can feed our cows with a 3 year old and a baby in tow when it is -30 and I am away for work. My open cab JD just wasn't safe enough for this.

My boy has been around equipment his whole life. He has driven my Mack tandem gravel truck since he was 1. I would take him and he truck out into the middle of our field and let him steer it all over in low gear. He has run combines, sprayers, swathers (steered) and he is only 3. He has also got a few hours in a JD200CLC excavator and a D6 cat. It is all about exposing them to the right stuff in a safe manner - not just TV and video games because they cant get hurt... My dad did the same sort of stuff for me. I remember riding in the bucket of crawler loaders, clearing snow in the old grader, riding on his bulldozers with him as a kid. Apparently when I was 18 months old, I could climb up into the seat on his old Terex 8240 all by myself.

How many packs of cigs a day does your 3 yr. old smoke? What's his favorite whiskey? Just kidding....of course but what you describe is just not safe. Might work for you but pretty dumb for most. Good BS though!!!

 

[chad22]

Glad you are not going to let them ride on your lap. I see a lot of people doing that on riding lawn mowers. On their lap or knee, an accident waiting to happen.

I remember my dad riding me around on the mower in his lap. And yes he was mowing. He started doing that when I was 5 years old up until I was around 10.

My mom hated the idea of me riding on his lap though and for good reason. It's just wasn't safe. Thankfully nothing happened.

I also remember riding in the city of Sylvia Kansas's road grade with my older brother when I was 8. Me and my brother had walked to the convenience store to get something to snack on. And it started snowing really bad on our way back.

The guy driving the grader asked us if we wanted a ride home since the snow was piling up making it hard to walk through. So we climbed in and he cleared the snow as he drove us home.

That was the first time I've rode in a grader.

Chad

 

[mangus580]

Here is a 'buddy seat' I used for my dog for a while - The pic was taken at our local tractor pulls - I was running pull back with dads IH 656.






As for kids riding - I do take my kids on the tractor for minimal usage. Mostly when I am moving the tractor from one point to another in the yard (or I have had the 7 or 10 year old ride with me to my parents on it). I refuse to have them on the tractor if I am actively using any implement at all.

 

[unclebilly]

I agree that the actions are dangerous. A ONE Year old isn't capable of driving the beforementioned machines. Most children don't even have all their Baby Teeth yet. I have two questions. Does the Child chew Tobacco yet, and is the Child engaged to get married anytime soon? Hopefully The FATHER has provided EAR Protection for the Child while on these Machines. If not, the Child's hearing will be, most certainly, damaged. MACHO, MACHO Parent.

You are right, most kids are not capable of doing what . Obviously we have different ideals about raising children. I bought my 1/4 and built my farm so I could raise my family in a rural setting. I guess I am giving my kids life experience, that will benefit them in later life like my childhood did or me.

 

[creekbend]

You are right, most kids are not capable of doing what . Obviously we have different ideals about raising children. I bought my 1/4 and built my farm so I could raise my family in a rural setting. I guess I am giving my kids life experience, that will benefit them in later life like my childhood did or me.

Your Children are Your Children, but please provide Ear Protection.

 

[Mike476]

Everyone has their beliefs, I was driving tractors on my mothers family farm in Finch Ontario when I was 9 or 10. Dad was a motorhead, rebuilt cars, motorcycles, snowmobiles, whatever. I hung around him every waking moment so I was riding or driving whatever he was working on from a very early age.

Those times were different, not careless or wreckless, just different. I raised my daughters to be the same way, my 23 year old daughter has put some men to shame when parking their horse trailers, recently she parked a trailer for a gentleman who was experiencing difficulty. They can ride bike, drive tractor with trailers full of hay, drive truck and to look at them dressed up you wouldn't think either of them would be inclined or interested in doing any of it.

As parents we all have our personal beliefs on what we need to do to prepare our kids for life, sometimes that involves risk. I'm not supportive of needless risk but I'm not in favour of dance class over motocross either (nothing wrong with dance class either, great exercise).

As far as the buddy seat is concerned, for my kids I taught them to drive when they were old enough to reach the pedals and had the awareness needed to drive. If I had owned a cab tractor I would have allowed them to ride with me, all I had was an open station so that wasn't possible.