Replace / Upgraded your seat?

[Dustin]

I have a Kubota M5700 and after 50 or so hours of seat time, I've decided I hate the seat.

The NH, Case, or JD seats I have sat in are superior to mine. The Kubota seat isn't very deep or long, doesn't have a very high back, and has a 45 degree angle between the bottom cushion and the back coushion, where some other manufacturers have a 50 degree back. Maybe the seat is good for something other than how I'm using it.

Now, don't get me wrong, I like the simplicity of the tractor, but I just want a more comfortable seat. Does anyone know of a replacement seat? Please help!

 

[CampMan]

I understand your problem... We must have the same style seat. I have a B7510, and yes, the seat is at a 45 degree. I have gone to a number of Kubota dealer about the seat. They all tell me that my complaint is the first that they have heard. No replacement of any type yet... I'm still looking.

 

[Charliebrn]

My brother felt the sameway about his seat on his new 7510...so he went out and bought a decent one with shock absorbers (or springs, not sure which) down at TSC. He's pretty happy, and not real big on modifications, so it must not have been a big deal.

 

[SWB]

I understand your problem... We must have the same style seat. I have a B7510, and yes, the seat is at a 45 degree. I have gone to a number of Kubota dealer about the seat. They all tell me that my complaint is the first that they have heard. No replacement of any type yet... I'm still looking.

There have been so many comments on numerous threads in this forum about the problems people have getting comfortable using Kubota seats that I can't believe the dealers and Kubota don't know about it. I think they are just not admitting it and hoping people will ignore the seats because the rest of the product is so good. However, as many have discovered, if you spend a lot of time on a tractor, the comfort of the seat becomes extremely important. I have replaced seats on previous tractors I have owned, but haven't had to on my Case DX.

 

[Dan239]

I have a Kubota M5700 and after 50 or so hours of seat time, I've decided I hate the seat.

The NH, Case, or JD seats I have sat in are superior to mine. The Kubota seat isn't very deep or long, doesn't have a very high back, and has a 45 degree angle between the bottom cushion and the back coushion, where some other manufacturers have a 50 degree back. Maybe the seat is good for something other than how I'm using it.

Now, don't get me wrong, I like the simplicity of the tractor, but I just want a more comfortable seat. Does anyone know of a replacement seat? Please help!

I think you are referring to a 90 degree seat rather that 45 degree seat. No one that I know of could get into 45 degree seat since that would be half of the normal seat which means the upright cushion would be tilted forward to one half of it's usual position.

Please do not take offense at my correction, but I am just trying to avoid any confusion for someone who reads this thread later on.

Daniel

 

[Doc_Bob]

There have been so many comments on numerous threads in this forum about the problems people have getting comfortable using Kubota seats that I can't believe the dealers and Kubota don't know about it. I

The seat on a Grand L3830 (??) kept me from buying a Kubota. Wonderful machine, simply perfect in everyway, except the seat.
Bob

 

[4cylinder]

I would like every seat complainer to state their height and weight. I think this must be an ergonomic issue, because I have no problem with my seat, yet I've heard many others complain. I am 6'1 and 180 lbs. No complaints.

 

[LeadPoison]

I have no problem with the seat on my M4900 and I am 5'8" and weigh 200#.

 

[Doc_Bob]

I would like every seat complainer to state their height and weight. I think this must be an ergonomic issue, because I have no problem with my seat, yet I've heard many others complain. I am 6'1 and 180 lbs. No complaints.

74 inches, 195 pounds, long legs. bony rear end
Bob

 

[IslandTractor]

I have a 2004 Kioti CK20 (before suspension seat became standard). I am 6'5" and 230 so I bottomed out when traveling in bumpy areas. Problem solved by sticking a chunk of fairly stiff foam under the seat. In my case it just happened to be a handy used washing machine drum protector from U haul but the critical points are that 1) it was stiff and 2) it was almost exactly the same height as the uncompressed spring. See photo. Works well and is cheaper than buying the new Kioti suspension seat for $600.

 

[AB4D]

I would like every seat complainer to state their height and weight. I think this must be an ergonomic issue, because I have no problem with my seat, yet I've heard many others complain. I am 6'1 and 180 lbs. No complaints.

I am 5' 10", 190, with a 34" inseam, and I don't like the seat on my L3430 HSTC. The seat always makes me feel like I am sliding forward out of the seat. When I go down a bumpy hill, and if I am not wearing the seat belt, I will slide right out of the seat. I am thinking about raising the front of the seat or seat base to compensate.

 

[PSDawg]

I have had the exact problem on my 7510. I ended up taking off the springs the seat rest on and cut about an inch off them with a grinder. Worked out great and now I don't feel like I am sliding forward all the time.

 

[Dascro]

I am 6' 4", 210 lbs with a 34 in inseam and I always feel like I am about to slide off of the seat on my B7610. I find it a very uncomfortable seat.

 

[ChuckinNH]

I'm 6'2", 225 lbs, and find all the Kubota "B" series seats quite uncomfortable. Like many others here, I find they slope forward way too much. I've been curious if the seats from the older B2710/B2910 would fit since they are much more comfortable?
Chuck

 

[Musclford]

I'm 6'2", 225 lbs, and find all the Kubota "B" series seats quite uncomfortable. Like many others here, I find they slope forward way too much. I've been curious if the seats from the older B2710/B2910 would fit since they are much more comfortable?
Chuck

6' 215lbs, and My BX2350 sits the same way,, I hate how it slopes forward... I thought I was the only one, but this thread proves that I'm not...

Shimming the front may help... how do things like this get out the door... Just makes me go Hmmmmm....

I suppose that just lets us personalize our units for our own taste...

 

[rswyan]

6' 1" and 200 lbs. and I find the seat on my B2910 to be basically comfortable once I adjusted the suspension to my taste (fairly firm) - however I find that the seat angle tends to make me want to lean forward, which, over hours, fatigues my lower back. Sitting back in the seat to get some lower back support feels unnatural .... leg room is at the point of being marginal for my frame size with the seat at it's rear position.

 

[MOPAULY]

I've noticed my BX24 seat does slope forward...no really comfortable while mowing, but good for backhoe work. I may look into trying to level it unless I can find a way to adjust the rear springs.

 

[HappyHillFarmer]

I'm 5'10" and 175lb. I've had my M5700 for 4 1/2 years and have around 360 hours on it. I think the seat is great and would say that it's the most comfortable utility tractor seat I've been in. That said, I've spent my fair share of time on 20 or so different tractor models by Ford, JD, IH, Kubota and Fiat through the years, both on my farm and on jobs. I've got to wonder if you have a defective seat or if the weight suspension spring isn't set right and/or you need to move the seat forward or back. I have a BX1850 and there is a bit of a forward slant to that seat. The BX seats are completely different from the seats on the M series tractors.

 

[Charlesaf3]

I didn't like the seat on the b3030, so I had Messicks replace it with the much nicer seat (he rec'd it in another thread). I'll review it once the tractor arrives.

 

[SWB]

The seat on a Grand L3830 (??) kept me from buying a Kubota. Wonderful machine, simply perfect in everyway, except the seat.
Bob

Same for me. I wanted the L3830, but bought the Case DX35 mainly because of the seat.