Seat Snapped off & kill switch

[ThomD]

Gets your attention is what I found.

The bracket that is fixed immediately to the top of the seat post detached itself along with the seat. Suddenly, no warning. Pretty highly stressed part when I look at it. How to fix?

I can Tig weld, but the welder is actually waiting to go in for service and is out of state anyway. My competence in TIG is 4130 tubing, and general steel like 1020, and copper. This may be steel to iron for the post.

Anyone have any ideas, or should I source a part, which could well be just as near term?

So when this happens the tractor keeps on going with or without you depending on where you fall into on the way down. Anyone ever consider a kill switch?

[Eugene]

Contact the advertisers on this board for replacement parts. Or place an ad in the Vine, several folks part out Cubs.

Kill switch. Probably could install one of the safety type switches that have to be closed for the ignition system to operate. Or, magneto, switch in the open position with operator in seat and closed position of operator left the seat.

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

I bought a cub around 30 years ago that had been operated a long time with no battery box, and the floor pan along with everything in the area was badly eaten up. It had been badly neglected over the years, but after about 3 months I got it going, and am still using it. About 10 years later I was disking the garden one day and realized the steering wheel was getting further and further away. When I stopped and checked it, the post mount was so badly eaten through the side straps had failed and it was leaning to the rear. I had some pieces of strap steel that I bent to fit and welded to it for a reinforcement, and welded it all to the floor pan. When I rebuilt it for the 2nd about 5 years ago, I replaced the bracket and badly pitted floor.

[Matt Kirsch]

Yet, people curse at the kill switches that are mandated on equipment these days, and go out of their way to defeat them...

It's not until something happens that you see the value in safety devices. They're mandated by law, so you don't have to find out for yourself.

[olebluegrassboy]

I had the same thing happen while I was mowing. I bent the steering wheel just trying to stay on the tractor, that jagged seat post cut through my pants and my backside! I ordered a new seat post because it was rusted so thin I didn't trust trying to weld it. I gave the new one a heavy coat of grease when I put it on, and spray it with lube often. I do not care to be in that situation again! It hurt my tractor, my feelings, and my pride.

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

when I posted above, i was thinking of the lower bracket, but i did have one that the seat rusted out and let the seat come off. I did not have either equipment or skill enough to weld metal that thin so I took it to a friend who had a welding shop and let him repair it. In the meantime you could rent it out as a hemorrhoid remedy.

[leerenovations]

when I posted above, i was thinking of the lower bracket, but i did have one that the seat rusted out and let the seat come off. I did not have either equipment or skill enough to weld metal that thin so I took it to a friend who had a welding shop and let him repair it. In the meantime you could rent it out as a hemorrhoid remedy.

REMEDY ?!?!?!?