New GL series w/cab.seat sucks

[illiceman11]

I am a big guy 298 lbs.The seat will not hold me.I need a air ride that will fit tractor or a stronger stock seat.Any one have a good idea.Thanks Jim

 

[D2Cat]

Jim, welcome to the forum. I just installed a fairly oversize chair on a B7100. It's nice with folding arm rest, etc. but not air ride.

I found many seats just looking on Ebay, but bought one locally. May take a few mechanical skills to get the thing mounted up.


Moderator note: D2Cat's appreciated lashing sentence that is part of this post can be found in the apologies thread located at: http://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19778 Moved it only to keep this thread on topic. It is not hidden, nor deleted, just moved to keep integrity of lashing and integrity of this tread

 

[TripleR]

With the help of Wildfire (Paul Short), I installed a Grammar air ride seat in my L5740, I believe an air ride seat is an option on the L60 Series. I believe it is made by Grammar. My old seat beat me to death and just was not comfortable.

http://www.suburbanseats.com/thumbnails.aspx?ss=grammer - msg 93 - 721

This is another option, but the base on the L40 and L60 may differ too much to work.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/customization/192419-my-new-kubota-air-ride.html

Good luck

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

What exact model are you working with?
I have seen many air ride seats that will work well for just about any situation.

 

[Tallahassee Kubota Man]

Welcome Jim. With the exception of replacing a Kioti seat with a Grammar years ago I don't have much experience upgrading. Keep us posted on what seat you go with. I bought an M5140 last year and the seat isn't bad, but when you spend 8 hrs a day in the seat a really good one is worth it's weight in gold.

 

[Diydave]

I am a big guy 298 lbs.The seat will not hold me.I need a air ride that will fit tractor or a stronger stock seat.Any one have a good idea.Thanks Jim

I have had good luck in finding seats at surpluscenter.com. Sure you sometimes have to drill them out, or make a hinge bracket, but they have seats big enough for my huge ass, LOL!

 

[coachgeo]

So not to hijack this thead; moved my Devils advocate post and resulting lashing to:

http://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19778

 

[Daren Todd]

I definitely would like to see what you come up with. Mines the original 35yo seat. Padding is a little bare in spots. I would like to put in a sliding one on mine to get it back a little further. Being 6'1" it get's a little cramped after a couple hours. And the hard seat is hell on the old back

 

[TripleR]

Looks to be a moot point now as the OP seems to have gone elsewhere.

 

[BAP]

Don't blame him

 

[TripleR]

Don't blame him

Me either though some of us really tried to provide information.

 

[Tallahassee Kubota Man]

Hated to see that. I was interested in seeing what he came up with. Some days I'm on the tractor for long periods of time and having a good seat is nice. Anyone out there that has upgraded an M5140 or M6040/M7040 ?

 

[Daren Todd]

Here's a mac daddy one Little out of my price range though

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/to...ci_sku=26916&gclid=CPCrho6dx8UCFUgkgQodOI8AbA


This one is more my price range

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/to...ci_sku=11754&gclid=CNPA0rudx8UCFRcvgQodiWQACw

 

[Tallahassee Kubota Man]

Here's a mac daddy one Little out of my price range though

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/to...ci_sku=26916&gclid=CPCrho6dx8UCFUgkgQodOI8AbA


This one is more my price range

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/to...ci_sku=11754&gclid=CNPA0rudx8UCFRcvgQodiWQACw

That first one is pretty sweet Daren, with the second one being more in line with my wallet contents. The seat on my M5140 is not bad and would probably have to spend $500 or more to get an improvement.

 

[Grouse Feathers]

Here's a mac daddy one Little out of my price range though

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/to...ci_sku=26916&gclid=CPCrho6dx8UCFUgkgQodOI8AbA


This one is more my price range

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/to...ci_sku=11754&gclid=CNPA0rudx8UCFRcvgQodiWQACw

I couldn't buy the first one my tractor garage isn't heated and my wife would have me living out there on my $1,000 seat.

 

[Daren Todd]

That first one is pretty sweet Daren, with the second one being more in line with my wallet contents. The seat on my M5140 is not bad and would probably have to spend $500 or more to get an improvement.

Adding one of those crocheted doileys that are on our bar stools would be an improvement on mine Tsc has some seats in there tractor section. I wonder if they would ask me to leave if I pulled down there display and sat in them for a bit

 

[Daren Todd]

I couldn't buy the first one my tractor garage isn't heated and my wife would have me living out there on my $1,000 seat.

Mine would do the same After a trip to the ER to get her foot removed from my butt

 

[Tallahassee Kubota Man]

Adding one of those crocheted doileys that are on our bar stools would be an improvement on mine Tsc has some seats in there tractor section. I wonder if they would ask me to leave if I pulled down there display and sat in them for a bit

I dare ya! Hmmmmmm......

 

[D2Cat]

At Coleman's in Bonner Springs they have a row of various models lined up on the floor for your posterior fitment! Maybe some stores in your area do the same?

 

[illiceman11]

Thanks everyone for your response.Sorry for belated response.
My GL 60 52 hp w/ cab
.is not what my other Kubota's have been.W/ 24 hrs the FWA has broke the front pinion shaft.Break is a clean shear.My seat with not hold a 250lb man up at all.Last my blue tooth is not working right.
Great dealer service.not problem there.I have two other Kubota,s a track hoe and a tractor.These have great seats on them.
It looks like we might install a air ride but the I don,t have my swivel.I really think the pinion gear was not heat treated properly.The blue tooth is being taken care by selling dealer.