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D17 Buddy Seat? |
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elec
Bronze Level Joined: 23 Nov 2020 Location: mi Points: 86 |
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Posted: 29 Jun 2024 at 12:52pm |
Hello
Wondering if anyone knows where I can buy a "buddy seat" or good plans to build one, for my D17? My 2 year old son loves to ride with me, but it's hard to hold him and operate the hand clutch at the same time. (This picture is when he fell asleep holding the hydraulic controls on my D17 with bench seat) (no joke - "tractor" was his first word!). |
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Stan R
Orange Level Access Joined: 03 Dec 2009 Location: MA Points: 960 |
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Personally, I'd let him ride 2 laps around the field between your legs on your lap and then let him off.
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jiminnd
Orange Level Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Location: Rutland ND Points: 2236 |
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Just for info, not practical in your case. Have a friend who had a D 14 for caravan use, move the wheels out wide, moved fenders out and put 2 car bucket seats on it so he and his wife could ride.
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1945 C, 1949 WF and WD, 1981 185, 1982 8030, unknown D14(nonrunner)
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DrAllis
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Points: 20528 |
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I think if I had to do that, the left fender would get moved out a few inches and the child's seat would be down low inside the fender with a seat belt restraint and backrest. Might have to move the rear wheel out a bit, but that's where he should be= between you and the fender down low.
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WF owner
Orange Level Joined: 12 May 2013 Location: Bombay NY Points: 4666 |
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If you were to move the fender out, could you put a child's car seat on a platform that the seat could be secured to?
Kids are happy to ride in car seats, because that's all they are allowed to do. I bet he would be happy (and safe) in a similar seat on a tractor.
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