Suspension Seat for PT 425

FAZTRAC · Dec 12, 2010

New PT 425 owner here. Has anyone found a suspension seat that works well in the space of the PT.

The stock seat is like riding a rock.

No doubt this has been covered already somewhere in these forums, but I have not located.
Has anyone found a particular seat that works well with PT configuration?

Thanks

American Bulldog · Dec 12, 2010

That is one thing I definitely want to do, as the the PT seat leaves something to be desired. Biggest mistake I made was paying $125 for those stupid arm rests. I should have put that money in a new seat. I also dislike the seat belt. A retractable one would be so much better.

SpringHollow · Dec 12, 2010

MY suspension seat modification:
USA Discount Generators - Standby and Portable Gillette Generators

I am not sure how the room in a 425 compares to an 1850.

If i could only do one modification, that is the one i would do.

Ken

Clumber · Dec 12, 2010

SpringHollow said:
MY suspension seat modification:
USA Discount Generators - Standby and Portable Gillette Generators

I am not sure how the room in a 425 compares to an 1850.

If i could only do one modification, that is the one i would do.

Ken

How much higher are you sitting now?

American Bulldog · Dec 12, 2010

Clumber said:
How much higher are you sitting now?

On my machine there is plenty of space below the seat, so a low profile suspension seat could be fit in without raising the height at all.

SpringHollow · Dec 12, 2010

I am not sure how much higher I sit. The 1850 has the seat tilt mechanism and i believe the slide rails were part of the original seat. If i had to guess, I would say 1.5 - 2". If i remember, i will measure from the bottom of the suspension mechanism to the top of the seat. The seat has a contoured profile so it will be hard to guess where to measure.

Ken

MossRoad · Dec 13, 2010

Here's a link to previous discussion...

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/power-trac/138830-pt-seat-suspension.html

SpringHollow · Dec 13, 2010

Thanks, Moss. Saves me from measuring. You can save some height by not using the slide rails. I have never adjusted it since the first time.

The TSC seat is much taller than my setup. There is no way i could have used it.

Ken