Salvage Seat Parts “Fixed” Deere 5525

Salvage Seat Parts “Fixed” Deere 5525 TRACTORS Miscellaneous James Ryant could barely walk after a day in his new Deere 5525 90-hp utility tractor The problem was the seat “After a day of planting I could hardly get off the tractor ” recalls Ryant “I checked with Deere and even New Holland dealers as utility tractors from both use the same seat Nobody had a solution ” The problem was that while the tractor seat could move up and down there was no movement back and forth Ryant realized he needed a ball bearing isolator like the seat on the Deere 4050 he had traded in “I went to a salvage yard and got one from a 4240 which had the same or similar seat to the 4050 ” says Ryant “I installed the isolator between the platform and the seat All I had to do was drill a few holes ” With his modified seat in place Ryant went out to rake hay “It was like a new tractor ” he says “It took all of the shock out of the ride Now the seat goes back and forth smoothly ” Ryant suggests anyone with a late model Deere or New Holland that doesn’t have a ball bearing isolator under the seat head for a salvage yard “The salvaged isolator cost me about $100 ” he recalls “I would have paid the dealership much more for a better seat ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup James Ryant 2899 210th St Calmar Iowa 52132 ph 563 737-2780; jdryant@yahoo com

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