Seat cover

[OregonAaron]

I have seen all these posts about seats and they prompted a question. Less than a year ago I bought a new seat for my JD 1520. Nothing special, just a yellow rubbery/foam seat probably made in china. It s comfortable and doesn t absorb water. Anyhow, one day I go out to tend to my cattle and I see several crows sitting on the seat pooping all over it and they poked several holes in it with their beaks. Annoying, but manageable. I cleaned it up and made a few flexible patches out of rubber from an old inner tube pieces and some E6000 adhesive. I figured I would cover the seat with a heavy tarp while not in use to protect it from the birds. The pack rats decided that I had created the perfect hang out for them and they peed all over the seat and chewed some holes. Now I am trying to decide what material I can make a tight fitting seat cover out of that will resist punctures and be waterproof but be plyable enough to work with and sit on.

 

[flying belgian]

Can you flip the seat up when parked?
That's what I do to keep the cats off.
They claw at the vinyl.

 

[OregonAaron]

Nope, it does not flip at all.

 

[DeltaRed]

Years ago I worked for an old guy who covered the seat(MF 65) with a tractor inner tube. Bullet proof,wore like iron,water just beaded up and ran off.Wouldn't crack,no matter how cold it got. However.it would
blister your butt on a hot sunny day.

 

[OregonAaron]

I had thought of using rubber from a inner tube to do the whole thing. However I had not considered the heat factor!!!

 

[PJH]

When my wife discards an old cookie pan I save it. I lay them on the seat of my mower and my old Deere tractors when they're parked. It seems to discourage the cats from sharpening their claws on the cushion.

 

[Geo-TH,In]

Google seat covers on Amazon.
If the link below works you should see a pic of them.

There is a zipper pocket on the back of most to put your cell
phone.

I put another memory foam cushion under the seat cover to soften
the ride. Google seat cushion for office chairs on Amazon.

I have many seat covers and cushions on my tractor and lawn
mowers.
I even added a cushion to my new Kubota for extra comfort.
15 amazon seat cover.

 

[DoubleO7]

(quoted from post at 11:16:24 09/22/22) I had thought of using rubber from a inner tube to do the whole thing. However I had not considered the heat factor!!!

Do a search engine query with. "Fixing holes in foam tractor seat"

Many solutions will pop up.