3000 Seat Questions

stbrown1 · Sep 8, 2009

Does someone have a good picture of the correct seat for a 1966 Ford 3000?

Also where is the best place to find a reproduction (as they are no longer available from the dealer)?

Thanks in advance.
Steven

Ultradog MN · Sep 9, 2009

There were two options available when new.
The old fashioned pan style seat and the "deluxe seat".
I bought a new seat from the dealer a few years ago - not the whole suspension and frame - just the butt bucket. They only had them in black. I see new blue ones on Ebay from time to time but they cost around $180 just for the butt bucket.

stbrown1 · Sep 9, 2009

The bottom one is the one I need. The one that is on it now is in worse shape than the one in your picture.

RodinNS · Sep 10, 2009

Does it have to be 'that' seat, or do you just need a good seat?
I've changed mine over to the cheap suspension seats that are available in the surplus centers, etc. Gives you fore and aft adjustment along with a real suspension. Much more comfortable if you're taller than a midget.

If you're doing an exact restoration... I don't know where you'd get the right seat other than NewHolland. I honestly havent' checked to see if they have them or not. Could try salvage I guess....

Rod

Scott HouTex · Sep 10, 2009

New Holland shows the "pan and cushion assy" as
available in black, part #E2NNA405AA99M
Don't know what it costs or if it is really available, but would like to know, as I need one.
Double check the drawing to be sure this
is the same as yours, as several deluxe seats were
used.

Scott

Hogleg · Sep 11, 2009

I bought a aftermarket seat at the local Bg R. It had multiple bolt holes in the back and bottom that fit up pretty close. Only problem is that I got on the seat sortly thereafter with a screw driver in the back pocket. Yep. It cut the vinyl and now it is eating itself. Is a good seat otherwise and only cost me around $70 at the time. Get to keep the OEM suspension, which I like very much. Here is a pic.

John

stbrown1 · Sep 12, 2009

The one that is available from NH is not the correct blue one. I would like to go back to an original. (Even though it is supposed to be less comfortable than a bed of nails.)

I think I have the enough of the original seat mounting/suspension assembly that we could re-use that, but the seat pad itself is pretty much gone and the pan is pretty rusted out. I just wanted to find a reproduction of the whole thing, bolt it on, and be done.

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