CORRECT hardware for flip back seat ,Super M w/ battery box

mike1972chev · Feb 24, 2014

Redoing the hinge points and pins on my flip up seat. The LOWER hinge point on mine(hinge point CLOSEST to the seat pan.) has the pin shown in the photo. (3/8 diameter) and I redid the "wallered out " holes to take this new pin.

The UPPER hinge point on mine currently has a 1/2 Carriage bolt in it,only threaded at the very tip of the bolt. Did this ORIGINALLY take the SAME 3/8 pin as the lower hinge point that I just re did?????(SAME one in photo????

(BTW,I have been seeing different photos showing ALL KINDS of different hardware,Some replaced BOTH hinge points with 1/2 bolts. )

DeltaRed · Feb 24, 2014

Both my Supers have the pin/clip.No bolts.

rustyfarmall · Feb 24, 2014

I've got only one tractor with flip-over seat. It has the pins in both locations.

John -OH · Feb 24, 2014

All 3 of mine have pin/clip combo

Nebraska Cowman · Feb 25, 2014

yes, 3/8 pins at all pivots.

mkirsch · Feb 25, 2014

The litmus test on whether the carriage bolts are "correct" would be:

Is the square part of the carriage bolt engaged in a square hole? On a seat flip bracket, that answer is "no."

They used 1/2" because the holes were "wallered" out.
They used carriage bolts because that's what was on hand when a longer bolt was needed. Even now, there are always long carriage bolts on hand at the farm, but long hex-head bolts are hard to find.

CORRECT hardware for flip back seat ,Super M w/ battery box

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