I relocated the newer tractor seat in the shop area. Found the mounting plate for it too.
The seat is a Marine seat. Most of the Marine seats are UV ray protected in the materials used.
Many of the tractor replacement seats no-long come with UV grade material. When you buy these new seats for $150 to $200, they are only good for 5 years now. So frustrating.
Last summer, I picked this up at a yard sale for $15. It was never used. My current seat is coming apart now too quickly. I've waited an extra year so as to extend the life of the replacement.
The seat also has a bottom swivel. I have to set it to 30 degrees rotation.
![20230618_113127.jpg 20230618_113127.jpg](https://www.nettractortalk.com/forums/data/attachments/14/14013-43b225d3deee3e439f5756688c7ea2ee.jpg)
On some of the more plush Yanmar models, there is a seat swivel for 30 degrees. This saves your neck from turning around and looking back so much. Below is the OE mounting my machine does not have. So I need a durable plate to simulate this.
![YM2310 seat mount - catalog page_493760142.jpg YM2310 seat mount - catalog page_493760142.jpg](https://www.nettractortalk.com/forums/data/attachments/14/14014-5187ff14ac0637c9359ca7e2537bd99f.jpg)
![YM1810D-YM2310 swival seat.jpg YM1810D-YM2310 swival seat.jpg](https://www.nettractortalk.com/forums/data/attachments/14/14015-9f203e622e9cc0bc52978868dac4070d.jpg)
The seat is a Marine seat. Most of the Marine seats are UV ray protected in the materials used.
Many of the tractor replacement seats no-long come with UV grade material. When you buy these new seats for $150 to $200, they are only good for 5 years now. So frustrating.
Last summer, I picked this up at a yard sale for $15. It was never used. My current seat is coming apart now too quickly. I've waited an extra year so as to extend the life of the replacement.
The seat also has a bottom swivel. I have to set it to 30 degrees rotation.
![20230618_113127.jpg 20230618_113127.jpg](https://www.nettractortalk.com/forums/data/attachments/14/14013-43b225d3deee3e439f5756688c7ea2ee.jpg)
On some of the more plush Yanmar models, there is a seat swivel for 30 degrees. This saves your neck from turning around and looking back so much. Below is the OE mounting my machine does not have. So I need a durable plate to simulate this.
![YM2310 seat mount - catalog page_493760142.jpg YM2310 seat mount - catalog page_493760142.jpg](https://www.nettractortalk.com/forums/data/attachments/14/14014-5187ff14ac0637c9359ca7e2537bd99f.jpg)
![YM1810D-YM2310 swival seat.jpg YM1810D-YM2310 swival seat.jpg](https://www.nettractortalk.com/forums/data/attachments/14/14015-9f203e622e9cc0bc52978868dac4070d.jpg)