Farmall 300 Seat

Bill Braniger · May 17, 2016

All you Farmall Guys,
I have a Farmall 300 with a standard pan seat. I really enjoy going on tractor cruises, but my lower back will no longer tolerate it.
I would like to try installing a modern seat, like a K&M on it, so my back would have some cushion from the bouncing.
I really don't know if it can be done or how to go about it.
Any ideas?

Thanks,
Bill

khouse6 · May 17, 2016

neighbor put a seat from a road tractor on farmall M.
it has air ride, etc.,

fastfarmall · May 17, 2016

Well that K @ M seat is made or distributed

Well it sure should be available, K @ M, products are made or distributed there out of western Minnesota,they make tool boxes, etc, But if i was you i would get a clot seat, their will be less sweating rather then plastic.

fastfarmall · May 17, 2016

Curious where does he get his air pressure from to operate the seat ?

khouse6 · May 17, 2016

he airs it up from air compressor at his shop

Old weldor · May 17, 2016

I have a 300 with a pan seat with a backrest, I think it was the seat that came on the 460 and 560 farmall. To me it seems comfortable.

D beatty · May 18, 2016

It would be hard to put an air ride set on a 300 because it has a battery under seat.

BarnyardEngineering · May 18, 2016

Seems pretty simple to me. The old seat suspension is held on to the battery box by four bolts. Remove that and you have a nice flat platform to install pretty much any seat your heart desires.

The only limitation is the amount of suspension you can have under the seat.

A full air ride setup would probably be too high setting on top of the battery box, which means you would need to remove the battery box and relocate the battery.

A mechanical suspension for an IH tractor might be a little high by an inch or two.

gene bender · May 18, 2016

Make a base and get the real firm foam 6in or so thick it works great but you got to use the good firm stuff an upholstory shop would be a good place to go. See more and more of that type on rides. Love the one on my B with back rest.

Bill Braniger · May 19, 2016

Old Weldor,
How does it mount?
Could you just unbolt the old seat pan and bolt the new one on?

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