Stuck on a hill

SevenCorners · Dec 19, 2004

Ron,
My seat is the worst, it is a stock Jinma seat, no hand rests really cheap. The guy I bought it from claimed it was sprung seat. I knew very little about tractors back then. I think f100panel had posted a replacement seat. Does your new one have suspension and arm rest? Any other mods needed? About how much was it?

billbill1 · Dec 19, 2004

Seven, the 284 LE came with a spring seat with arm-rests and it's adjustable for different weights. Pretty comfortable.

Bill

yugo · Dec 19, 2004

seven corners, My tractor came with a no cushion, no springs - solid seat. I changed the seat over to be like a riding lawn mower; I took the front brackets and sawed them in two, lowered it an inch or so, and put a 5/16 bolt and lock nut for the front hinge, removed the back bracket, and installed a new angle iron bracket with a compression spring (that matched my weight), with a bolt through the center of the spring to keep it from going up too high, so the seat belts still work. Works great for a few hours of tinkering.

Ronbo · Dec 19, 2004

The seat at TS was about $89. It had a dent, no rip, so I asked for a discount. Got 10% off. It is a spring seat and has little arms. It is wide enough for me,and I am wide. The seat belts fasten to the seat. I believe Johns Tractor has an article about making it swivle. I have all the parts to do this. It also moves the seat further back. Us europeans have longer legs than the aisans.

Ron

Harrygoodwrench · Dec 19, 2004

Here's Johns site with mod's. John has been a life saver when it comes to helping us. Thanks, John.

http://www.johnstractor.homestead.com/SwivelSpringSeat.html

JerryG · Dec 19, 2004

<font color="blue"> Here's Johns site with mod's. John has been a life saver when it comes to helping us. Thanks, John. </font>
I look at his site quite often. even though I don't own a Chinese tractor. I enjoy Johns site. Thanks John.