Quick little project I put together yesterday

[ClassicTractorProfessor 5,314]

We have one of those rolling mechanics seats at work, but one of the wheels has been broken for a long time and it has a bad habit of dumping me over backwards when I least expect it.

 

Yesterday was an extremely slow day, so boredom took over. I started digging in the junk pile behind the shop, and came up with a coil spring and brake rotor off of an F150, and a hub assembly off a half ton Chevy. Little bit of welding and a reproduction tractor seat and I now have a new chair. Just the right height for doing brake jobs on the ground when we don’t have a lift available, and would probably work great for wrenching on the Horses as well

[953 nut 55,091]

Be very careful!

 

[Pullstart 62,799]

YyyyyyOUCH Richard!  Great work, Bryce!

[ClassicTractorProfessor 5,314]

37 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

Be very careful!

 

That hurt me just watching it

[squonk 41,037]

I dast you to jump off the bench whilst sitting on that! 

 

Those rolly seats (and creepers for that matter) are notorious for the casters loosening and stripping the threads. I went to Harbor Fright () and biought new casters with longer stems. Lock washers, lock nuts and loctite cured that problem for good! 

[ebinmaine 67,288]

2 hours ago, squonk said:

jump off the bench whilst sitting on that

We want video. 

 

 

 

Very nice work on the seat Bryce!