Most awesome new tractor seat!

[davehowell]

HI folks, I will add my $0.00 here, but found myself getting a new seat because the original seat did not allow me to work the hydrostatic transmission forward/reverse petals safely. I found myself in (rare) situations where I had to brace my feet on the deck because of the poor seat and then could not finesse the hydro petal. Nothing bad ever happened, but it scared me and made me realize that a good seat is a safety issue as much as an comfort thing.

 

[locknut]

I have one of these seats also, however I have not had time to mount it yet. The seat belt is attached to the frame that holds the cushion. When the seat moves the belt will move with it. Sears (Michigan Seat company) builds a lot of the OEM seats. Grammer is another big seat company.

Found a good deal on a Grammer MSG20 suspension seat on ebay and got it installed over the weekend.The only armrests I could find quickly were for the MSG95 seat,so I spent a lot of time adapting those to this model.It rides better that the factory seat but my back still aches after mowing a rough yard for 2-3hrs straight.The seat absorbs the vertical shocks ok,but those lateral jerks I can feel in my lower back is what does me in.The seat is a lot larger so I don't think it'll work with the cab.On the plus side,my butt sticks to the cloth seat covering much better mowing down the 30 deg bank.

 

[Sportsman762]

I finally mounted the Michigan/Sears seat listed in the first post on my zeroturn. Wow what a difference, the lumbar support and suspension really helps to keep your back from hurting after mowing. I was amazed that a seat could make such a difference.

 

[Texasmark]

You wouldn't believe what I have gone through to get a smooth ride on a lawn mower. Between drought cracks in the rock hard clay and hoof marks, it is unbearable with the suspension systems normally sold. But after tweaking springs, a suspension seat, an air shock system I built, knee action front axles, an air cushion like OTR truckers use, and running the tire pressure as low as I can (10psig or less) I finally got something that works.

On mowing 30 degree pond banks I posted somewhere else here on a forum, I have a conventional mower for that and explained how it's setup. Took long enough for me to get it right. Main problems were center of gravity, traction, and weight of the machine. My ZTs just couldn't hack it.

On lumbars, the OEM machines you buy with the regular suspension having lumbar molded into the back of the seat, drive me nuts as your bouncing up and down just rubs your back raw. With a floating suspension and reasonably smooth terrain, I'm sure it's a different story as you said.

Mark

 

[Sportsman762]

I have never had trouble with mowing banks in a zero turn. I frequently mow 30 degree banks, and have one section of 40 degree bank that only occasionally gets mowed. A zero turn with strong hydro's are a must for bank mowing, and operator skill helps a lot. The key to lumbar is having not too much that it rubs your back raw but not so little that it provides no support. Lumbar is worthless at anything over 15 degrees as you are so twisted in the seat that it provides no support. The seat i was referring to had adjustable lumbar, so i could tweak it to perfection.

 

[jhwhite]

where did you find seat and how much ?

 

[jodebg]

Waiting to hear the same.

 

[TomSeller]

The original link is to Northern Tools. If you select the "shop now" button the price is $329. I did not note if shipping is extra.

 

[Djames55]

That Grammer MSG20 seat looks funny on that lawnmower... But bet rides nice...

 

[HEC]

It looks like a good deal to me, sure would like that on my mower .