Tazz
Bronze Member
One of the main reasons I had my eye on the Boomer series is the comfort and ergonomics of operating this tractor. I often find myself on board for 4-6 hours on my "Boomer Day" and so far feel I made the right decision. Needles to say the seat itself plays a major role and with the TC29D it slides, swivels and bounces on springs to give a smooth ride.
The other day I was out raking/dethatching the fields and spreading winter rye when !!WHAMM!! the seat dropped about 3" to the stop and sent a 20 G shockwave thru my spine right up to my fillings.
I found the seat spring tention knob had broken off allowing the seat to drop. Looking closer I found the threaded rod had snapped where the knob attaches. The knob is held on to the rod by a small pressed in dowl.
Now, if you can picture this, a threaded rod with a hole drilled through the side leaves very little steel keeping it together. Maybe strong enough to keep the knob on but by design this actually holds the seat up with 200-300+ lbs bouncing up and down. All on 2-3 sq/mm of steel. It was just a matter of time before it broke.
Quick fix: I was able to use a nut in place of the knob on the rod.
The other day I was out raking/dethatching the fields and spreading winter rye when !!WHAMM!! the seat dropped about 3" to the stop and sent a 20 G shockwave thru my spine right up to my fillings.
I found the seat spring tention knob had broken off allowing the seat to drop. Looking closer I found the threaded rod had snapped where the knob attaches. The knob is held on to the rod by a small pressed in dowl.
Now, if you can picture this, a threaded rod with a hole drilled through the side leaves very little steel keeping it together. Maybe strong enough to keep the knob on but by design this actually holds the seat up with 200-300+ lbs bouncing up and down. All on 2-3 sq/mm of steel. It was just a matter of time before it broke.
Quick fix: I was able to use a nut in place of the knob on the rod.
