Boat Seat Improves Ride On Old Tractor

Boat seat improves ride on old tractor TRACTORS Accessories 16-6-9 Foam padded fishing boat seats make comfortable, cheap replacements for almost any older model tractor seat, says Harold Klug, Blairstown, Iowa, who mounted a boat seat on his 1958 IH 400 tractor after his back started giving him problems. Klug also mounted a boat seat on his riding lawn mower (his dog chewed up the original seat) and plans to mount one on his 1950 Allis-Chalmers WD tractor. "The original seat on my IH tractor didn't have a backrest. I started looking for a replacement seat and soon discovered that conventional replacement seats for older tractors don't have backrests and sell for up to $50. I bought my fishing boat seat at K-Mart for $23. It's made from vinyl and foam rubber. The backrest can be folded down when not in use. "The seat has a swivel plate on the bottom. I bolted the swivel plate to a 5-in. sq. adapter plate that I made from 1/8-in. thick steel, then bolted the adapter plate to the tractor's seat mounting bracket. I drilled holes in the swivel plate and adapter plate to match holes in the mounting bracket. "International Harvester tractors weren't offered with seat backrests until sometime in the 1960's. Deere tractors already had seats equipped with back-rests in the 1950's," notes Klug. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Harold Klug, 1871 75th St., Blairstown, IA 52209 (ph 319 454-6544).

To read the rest of this story, download this issue below or click here to register with your account number.