Spring Cushion Seats For Older Deere Tractors

Spring Cushion Seats For Older Deere Tractors TRACTORS Antiques 22-6-38 If you've got an older model Deere tractor with a "hard as a rock" seat, you'll be interested in the spring cushion seats sold by Leland Schwandt of Wilmot, S. Dak. Schwandt makes spring cushion seats for all Deere tractor models made from 1947 to 1960. The seats have six rows of zig zag springs inside a steel frame equipped with heavy duty metal corners. "In 1947 Deere started making its tractors with spring cushion seats, with the battery located under the seat," says Schwandt. "However, the spring cushion seats were expensive so they switched to the foam cushion seats which weren't very comfortable. When the driver went over a bump and hit the bottom of the seat, it was like hitting a board. "My spring cushion seats are hand made just like the originals, right down to the shiny rivets on the backrest," says Schwandt. "I sell the entire seat or I can recover the backrests and spring cushion seats. But usually the springs are broke or rusty and pitted and could break later so you'd be wasting your money. I also make 3-in. thick foam cushion seats for newer Deere tractor models." The spring cushion seats sell for $84; the foam cushion seats for $32. Back rests equipped with shiny rivets sell for $44. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Leland Schwandt, 14215 468th Ave., Wilmot, S. Dak. 57279 (ph 605 432-6192).

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