Replacement Seat for TC40

[MikePA]

<font color=blue>I added the armrests and I believe they were about $75</font color=blue>

Brad - Do the armrests fold up and out of the way?

Spencer200 - How much are the armrests for a 25D seat? I noticed the back of my seat has the predrilled holes, so I imagine I can just order the armrests and attach them.

 

[spencer200]

arm rest kit includes both part number 718852006 dealer list price $95.60

 

[kcbarnes]

This is the seat I bought <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.northerntool.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=39321&prmenbr=6970>http://www.northerntool.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=39321&prmenbr=6970</A> and yes I had to drill into the tractor seat bracket.

 

[JohnMiller3]

If you get too comfy… you can sit on the tractor watching TV… /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif

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[BKColeman]

Mike, the armrests do fold up out of the way. I use them some, but not as much as I thought. For me they would be more comfortable about an inch or two higher.

--Brad

 

[MikePA]

Brad,

Given the price Spencer200 quoted, I'd be looking at close to $100 after tax and shipping are added in should I purchase from my local dealer. Do you think they are worth it?

 

[BKColeman]

<font color=blue>Do you think they are worth it? </font color=blue>

Hard to say. I thought I would use them mostly for mowing. I almost never use them for that. But I do use them quite a bit when using the loader. They seem to be just in the right position for that.

If it were me, I'd probably pass on them for $100. I didn't mind as bad because I got them at the same time as the tractor so it was just a drop in the bucket.

 

[DVerbarg]

<font color=blue>Do you think they are worth it? </font color=blue>

Agree with Brad that the arm rests are great when doing FEL work, perfectly positioned to let the arm rest with the FEL joystick in your hand. They are ok for me too when mowing or doing non-FEL work. It seems to depend on body dimensions and how you like to position the seat and tilt steering.

Added mine a few months after the tractor purchase and spent $90 for them. Would I do it again, yes. It makes the tractor use a little more comfortable.

 

[Bird]

Mike, the arm rests are like a lot of other "options", I guess; some like'em; some don't. My B7100 didn't have any and I think they'd have been worth $100. My B2710 did have them and I never folded them up out of the way except to see that it did work if you wanted to do that. My neighbor has an old Oliver that I put a lot of hours on cutting and baling hay and it has a really nice seat with arm rests. When I use that tractor, I keep the arm rests down and use them, but when he gets on it, he folds them up; never uses'em./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif