Possible way to stop sliding-slipping down in Kubota "B" seat.

[sixdogs]

Excellent cover at honest price.

 

[sixdogs]

I've put over 1,000 hours on my B7800, in which case I think I have enough seat time to comment on this...

I had this very problem with the factory seat. Put up with it until the rails finally broke. I bought a replacement seat from NorthernTool (about $100 at the time). I've likely put at least about 400 hours on it and can state that it's FAR superior to the stock and that you really don't slip off. Note that I don't have a lot of slopes, so can't really comment on how that works out: but one should be wearing a seatbelt in such situations, so slipping around in the seat is less likely (the seatbelt, however is another thing I have a beef with- it readily tensions and after a while you find that you're being over-cinched and have to release the belt and refasten).

Does Northern Tool still offer that seat? Did the bolt holes line up or did you have to improvise?

I replaced the seat on my B2710 with a Northern Tool seat and it was a huge improvement. I think this is the same seat, or at least pretty close. I've had mine for about 10 years. It did require a bit of fabrication to get the bolt holes to work, I used slotted angle. It also doesn't tip forward, something I really miss because it had that little tool box under the seat that I can't use anymore. That also complicates using the PTO without being in the seat, like if you want to use a log splitter. I modified mine so the engine will still die if I'm not in the seat, but I left a little pigtail that I can use to jumper the safety out, so I can get out of the seat and the engine and PTO will work.

Looks like they do:

https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200490177_200490177

I don't recall having to do any modifications. But, I seem to recall cussing a bit. So, if they're still the same, yes, the holes line up (but one has to play around a bit).

Pretty sure that you'll be happy with this seat. It's nothing special other than it just works (and it's cheap). The drain holes are a plus.

OK, I just ordered the replacement seat from Northern Tool. That OEM seat should have been replaced eons ago. Irony is, it was. About a month after I bought it, the dealer called and said there was a factory replacement seat for me--free. I picked it up, put it on and slid just the same as before. I really like almost everything Kubota but not that OEM seat.

 

[sixdogs]

Got the new seat, installed it f-a-s-t and now I stick like glue. Plug and play. Huge improvement over the B7800 seat. Mowed the lawn for a trial and zero problems.

Seat is made for lots of models of Kubota and would easily fit my MX5100 and probably dozens of other models. Lots of hole choices and just unbolt seat from brackets and bolt new seat in it's place. Ten minute install if you take your time.

This is the seat and it's the one recommended by DieselBound and Beezfun earlier.

https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200490177_200490177

EDIT--Let me add that the new seat has a slightly more upright back. It makes you feel like you are sitting closer to the steering wheel but you aren't. Same place.