My new driver's seat
 

My new driver's seat

Started by Mex-Busnut, October 29, 2011, 07:19:11 PM

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Mex-Busnut

Dear Friends,

I have been looking hard for a new driver's seat that wouldn't send me to the poorhouse. The original one was a simple tubular frame, with particle-boards covered in foam rubber and upholstery cloth. I simply leaned on the backrest, and it busted in two! Plus the fact that I had a Cesarian (maybe it was just back surgery. I am a grampa and don't remember details. ;D) some years back, and my back is very sensitive to poor lumbar support.

My friend Checo, the owner of the body shop, took me to his favorite junkyard, and I ended up getting a driver's seat out of a 2008 Suburban. It is real dusty, but otherwise in excellent shape, all electric, built-in seat and shoulder belts, adjustable lumbar support. I think I made out like a bandit, as it set me back 800 pesos (Checo's cost), at today's conversion rate, U. S. $60.00. Now we are going to give it a good vacuuming and then a wash with upholstery shampoo.
 

Dr. Steve, San Juan del Río, Querétaro, Mexico, North America, Planet Earth, Milky Way.
1981 Dina Olímpico (Flxible Flxliner clone), 6V92TA Detroit Diesel
Rockwell model RM135A 9-speed manual tranny.
Jake brakes
100 miles North West of Mexico City, Mexico. 6,800 feet altitude.

challenger440

That is the same seat I'm looking at.  I like the idea of the built in shoulder harness.  Look forward to hearing how it works for you.  John M.
John M.
Helena, Mt
MC7  "under construction"

Uglydog56

Dodge pickups have built in seat belts as well, although I think the Chevy seats are more comfortable.
Rick A. Cone
Silverdale, WA
66 Crowny Crown "The Ark"

bevans6

I have the same seat in my bus, slightly earlier version.  My sister was on the team that designed the seatbelts and air bag system in the GM trucks, she said that if the seat is well mounted the integral shoulder belt is extremely effective, more so than a chassis mounted belt.

Brian
1980 MCI MC-5C, 8V-71T from a M-110 self propelled howitzer
Allison MT-647
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia

Oonrahnjay

Quote from: bevans6 on October 30, 2011, 04:01:28 AM(snip)   the integral shoulder belt is extremely effective, more so than a chassis mounted belt.
Brian

    Yes, they would be.  The designers can have much more control of the geometry of the belt and belt anchorages.  I'm looking a similar seats.
Bruce H; Wallace (near Wilmington) NC
1976 Daimler (British) Double-Decker Bus; 34' long

(New Email -- brucebearnc@ (theGoogle gmail place) .com)

uemjg

Has anyone mounted one of these to a stock floor of an MCI 8 bus?


bevans6

I have an MCI 5C, so very similar.  In my opinion the floor structure isn't strong enough for the seat mount to meet modern standards.  You have to do the best you can...   I put a pedestal into the stock location, built a frame on top of that, and welded the seat frame to that.  It's as good as a stock seat with just a lap belt, better in a lot of cases, but not perfect by any means.

Brian
1980 MCI MC-5C, 8V-71T from a M-110 self propelled howitzer
Allison MT-647
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia

prevosman

I would rather eat bees than go without my ISRI air seat.

They are a pain in the butt because they often leak air, but that is usually just hoses or fittings, easy to fix. I would crawl around truck junk yards until I found one. It makes a long day in the driver's seat very comfortable and easy to do. I drove a S&S that did not have an air seat and was amazed at the difference.
Jon Wehrenberg
Knoxville TN
1997 Prevost Liberty

bevans6

An Elite 80 air seat may well be my retirement present to myself!

Brian
1980 MCI MC-5C, 8V-71T from a M-110 self propelled howitzer
Allison MT-647
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia

Mex-Busnut

Quote from: prevosman on November 02, 2011, 05:27:04 AM
I would rather eat bees than go without my ISRI air seat.

How about posting a picture of what you are talking about?

Thanks in advance!
Dr. Steve, San Juan del Río, Querétaro, Mexico, North America, Planet Earth, Milky Way.
1981 Dina Olímpico (Flxible Flxliner clone), 6V92TA Detroit Diesel
Rockwell model RM135A 9-speed manual tranny.
Jake brakes
100 miles North West of Mexico City, Mexico. 6,800 feet altitude.

bevans6

1980 MCI MC-5C, 8V-71T from a M-110 self propelled howitzer
Allison MT-647
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia

Mex-Busnut

Brian:

As the Germans say, Donkey chin.

;D
Dr. Steve, San Juan del Río, Querétaro, Mexico, North America, Planet Earth, Milky Way.
1981 Dina Olímpico (Flxible Flxliner clone), 6V92TA Detroit Diesel
Rockwell model RM135A 9-speed manual tranny.
Jake brakes
100 miles North West of Mexico City, Mexico. 6,800 feet altitude.