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Seat to ride behind driver?

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Renee Booth

11-08-2007 15:54:14

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Okay, here is a good question for all you tractor buffs. My son wants to build a frame to hold a bus seat ( or something similar) to put on the back, behind the rear axle, for me and his dad to ride in when he is driving in special occasions. He wants to know where would be the best place to bolt the frame of the seat to and maybe what type of metal you all would suggest for the frame. This will be going on a 1939 H.

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Harold H

11-09-2007 15:38:53

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Re: Seat to ride behind driver? in reply to LarryD, 11-08-2007 15:54:14

On a B or BN you can just add an additional seat and platform on the left side which would be safer than adding a rear seat.

Harold H

David Goode said: (quoted from post at 15:54:06 11/09/07) Just out of curiosity how was that attached to the 8N? I'm trying to build a rear seat for my 8N and was wondering weather to bolt it to the frame directly or make a 3pt attachement.
-David Goode Coggon, IA

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Idaho Ron

11-08-2007 20:01:47

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Re: Seat to ride behind driver? in reply to Renee Booth, 11-08-2007 15:54:14

How about a carry all mounted on the 3 point and have a bus seat mounted in the carry all? Ron

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Renee Booth

11-08-2007 18:08:39

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Re: Seat to ride behind driver? in reply to Renee Booth, 11-08-2007 15:54:14

Thanks for all the input. I told my husband what I would like to have and he called a friend and we went and got an axle so that I can build a frame, hitch and put two bus seats on it. At the most the trailer will be 4 foot wide and 8 foot long. That work?

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Heyseed

11-08-2007 18:01:20

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Re: Seat to ride behind driver? in reply to Renee Booth, 11-08-2007 15:54:14

here is a pic of one with a load on it

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deesyeH

11-08-2007 18:20:53

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Re: Seat to ride behind driver? in reply to Heyseed, 11-08-2007 18:01:20

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Honest Jon

11-09-2007 05:27:42

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Re: Seat to ride behind driver? in reply to deesyeH, 11-08-2007 18:20:53

Whew! That's quite a load!

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T-Rev

11-08-2007 17:44:09

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Re: Seat to ride behind driver? in reply to Renee Booth, 11-08-2007 15:54:14

I always thought thats why newer tractors had fenders. Hahahaha, let me have it, but thats that.

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Heyseed

11-08-2007 17:42:39

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Re: Seat to ride behind driver? in reply to Renee Booth, 11-08-2007 15:54:14

I have a shot of one I saw. I can not get a photo to past to this page but I will put it on tractor photos

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Heyseed

11-08-2007 17:32:26

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Re: Seat to ride behind driver? in reply to Renee Booth, 11-08-2007 15:54:14

I saw several home-built seat trailers at Red Power. Some even looked like a bus seat, but mounted on a low slung two wheel trailer hooked to the draw bar. All looked pretty stable and relatively safe.

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Karl Hamson

11-08-2007 17:27:27

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Re: Seat to ride behind driver? in reply to Renee Booth, 11-08-2007 15:54:14

Well, when I was a kid it was 7 miles of mud to get to town. All we had that would deal with those "roads" was an 8N. We built a "carryall" to fit the 3 pt and we would all go to town for groceries, kerosene for lamps, etc, etc. Gran, who was in her 80s sat in a chair that was tied to the deck of the thing wrapped in a blanket. Us kids just sat with out lags hanging over the side and back. Do not recall any light front end issues but there was mud everywhere flung off the rear tires. Some of us fell off when the going was rough but luckily no one ever got hurt. Now no one rides on my tractors except the driver, It was fun though.
Karl

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David Goode

11-09-2007 14:54:06

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Re: Seat to ride behind driver? in reply to Karl Hamson, 11-08-2007 17:27:27

Just out of curiosity how was that attached to the 8N? I'm trying to build a rear seat for my 8N and was wondering weather to bolt it to the frame directly or make a 3pt attachement. -David Goode Coggon, IA

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Renee Booth

11-08-2007 18:05:45

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Re: Seat to ride behind driver? in reply to Karl Hamson, 11-08-2007 17:27:27

Thanks Karl, sounds like that would have been fun.

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Mike CA

11-08-2007 17:00:29

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Re: Seat to ride behind driver? in reply to Renee Booth, 11-08-2007 15:54:14

I agree with the others. If you rig a frame to hang from the back, add a seat, and put two full grown adults on it, you could be adding close to 1000 pounds back there, significantly affecting the center of gravity. If he hit a bump or something, it could toss the front end up.
A wagon or trailer is the safe way.

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Allan In NE

11-08-2007 16:03:09

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Re: Seat to ride behind driver? in reply to Renee Booth, 11-08-2007 15:54:14

Just my opinion.

Someones gonna get hurt. Hook a wagon to the tongue.

Allan

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vernMN

11-08-2007 16:40:19

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Re: Seat to ride behind driver? in reply to Allan In NE, 11-08-2007 16:03:09

Amen to that one. I agree Allan. I seen some setups but never would encourage this way of riding.

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I wanna Farmall

11-09-2007 17:25:15

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Re: Seat to ride behind driver? in reply to vernMN, 11-08-2007 16:40:19

Me niether. Youre not really supposed ta ride on a tractor, and i get alot of crap for letting people ride on mine. Seriously, someone standing inside a cab in the corner with the door locked and is holding on to things is safe at 5mph. Just like a little kid riding on my leg steering while i control the hydro. foot pedal and have a hand ready to grab the wheel is safe.

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