I'm beginning work on my 801-b starting with the Eagle Hitch/Drawbar and seat. The seat and mount is a mess and I'm hoping for ideas and feedback. There is an after-market 'Pilot' seat welded onto the seat post now.
NOTE: I do have an original seat and mount on my spare 801-b but I might save that for the real restoration work to come a year or two from now.
1. Replacing the original rubber seat torsion spring with a new one, except many people seem to think they are short-lived and a waste of money.
3. Keeping the original seat post, remove he old rubber seat torsion spring and weld the end-caps in place so it's rigid (since the after-market seat has suspension built-in)...this will keep it 'mostly' looking original.
4. Build something from scratch and put these parts on the shelf for restoration later on.
Any ideas/feedback or pictures would be helpful. I'm not too concerned about keeping "everything" original since I do plan to acutally use this tractor and I have the spare tractor with a factory original seat and post.
Link to high resolution photo: https://photos.app.goo.gl/VvzJvkZEq3NLUz6m6
Thanks,
Rodd
NOTE: I do have an original seat and mount on my spare 801-b but I might save that for the real restoration work to come a year or two from now.
1. Replacing the original rubber seat torsion spring with a new one, except many people seem to think they are short-lived and a waste of money.
3. Keeping the original seat post, remove he old rubber seat torsion spring and weld the end-caps in place so it's rigid (since the after-market seat has suspension built-in)...this will keep it 'mostly' looking original.
4. Build something from scratch and put these parts on the shelf for restoration later on.
Any ideas/feedback or pictures would be helpful. I'm not too concerned about keeping "everything" original since I do plan to acutally use this tractor and I have the spare tractor with a factory original seat and post.
Link to high resolution photo: https://photos.app.goo.gl/VvzJvkZEq3NLUz6m6
Thanks,
Rodd
