Farmall M Seat

Jim R · Apr 13, 2009

I am restoring a Farmall M and have a question about the seats. I have seen some Farmall M tractors with a seat that had a coil spring and a shock absorber under it and some that had a smaller spring down close to the deck and a little tool box or cubbyhole under it. Did the differences in the seat have to do with the year that the tractor was built or was one of them an option? Thanks for any response!

Jim in michigan · Apr 13, 2009

if i recall correctly the one with the shock (thats whats on mine) is a monroe seat,was a option on the tractor...Jim

Smith1000 · Apr 14, 2009

We have a Super MTA that has the battery under the seat in a metal box. The seat is adjustable and will slide forward or back as needed on the battery box. Where the battery is located on the older Ms, there is a tank for hydraulic fluid. On my neighbor"s older M, there is a giant spring under the seat.

NDS · Apr 14, 2009

Someone correct me if I am wrong but I think the Monroe seat was an after market seat that had long shock at rear. The original equipment seat with shock had shorter shock in front, do not know who made it.

NDS · Apr 14, 2009

Someone correct me if I am wrong but I think the Monroe seat was an after market seat that had long shock at rear. The original equipment seat with shock had shorter shock in front, do not know who made it.

CHIEFEAVES · Apr 14, 2009

I have a 39 M and the seat on it has a spring in front close to the transmission housing. It appears that the later models had the coil spring under the back of the seat. Harley

Anonymous-0 · Apr 14, 2009

the early models had the old pan style and the newer stage two had the coil spring seat with batt. under it.

Anonymous-0 · Apr 14, 2009

Dad had a 39 m #5645 an it had the shock on the rear & spring under the pan & my 1942 A john deere has the same seat. Must be a Monroe as other posters have written. Gene

Red Mist · Apr 14, 2009

(quoted from post at 19:54:58 04/13/09) I am restoring a Farmall M and have a question about the seats. I have seen some Farmall M tractors with a seat that had a coil spring and a shock absorber under it and some that had a smaller spring down close to the deck and a little tool box or cubbyhole under it. Did the differences in the seat have to do with the year that the tractor was built or was one of them an option? Thanks for any response!

Generally speaking, the early M's had the curved pipe seat with the cubby hole tool box and the small spring at the base bolt. The later M's (1945?) had the seat with the bigger around spring under the seat pan and a short shock running diagonally from the base rearward. The aftermarket Monroe seat had a long, long shock absorber mounted at the back of the seat pan.
The Stage II super M's had a "Battery Box Seat", although aside from the battery box itself, it was very similar to the late M type - same spring and same size shock.
mike

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