Matbro seat repair/replacement

[Richard98]

The KAB 811 seat in our matbro ts270 is well past its best after 11,000 hours, it squeaks like hell and the suspension is hit and miss, gives me a sore back after sitting in it too long. I thought I should get it fixed before this harvest as I seem to spend the most time bouncing across stubble in it. Is it worth stripping out and putting new rollers in and whatever else it needs or is it better to get a complete new seat? looks like you can still buy them new, £450 from a quick google search which is plenty enough but I'm not sure if you can get parts for them and are they a sod to rebuild or not too bad? TIA

 

[Thick Farmer]

I think ive got one for a tr250. It’s not pretty but may have some useable parts. I’ll take a look tomorrow.

 

[masseybreaker]

buy a new one if you bugger your back you will pay £450 to take the pain away and you will still need a new seat

 

[The Seeker]

I took mine out and found a snapped arm, welded it up and gave it a good greasing now it’s bouncy and quiet , thin metal to weld mind. That was a tm270 btw

 

[tr250]

Make sure you put a nice one back in ours broke years ago from a combination of heavy joystick console and having a lad work for us that was rather heavy. Dad put a cheapy seat in and it does the job but spoils the machine that was 15 years ago

 

[organic antares]

Look up Thomas Scott Seating, they have a lot of parts or whole new seats. Helpful on the phone as well.