Original seat for a 1976 C-160 Auto

[Shuboxlover 482]

Can anyone show me a picture of the correct seat that this tractor came with. I see alot of beautiful pictures of this tractor, but there are many different styles of seats on them. Just wanted to keep my eye out for the proper one....in case of a restore :banghead:

[rickv1957 76]

This is a original seat for the C160 with optional armrest,Rick

[Shuboxlover 482]

Thanks Rick, now I just need to find one....there's one on ebay right now, but already bringing good money with plenty of time left. Are these hard to find? If I find a rough one, can the padded parts be redone? What do you think?

[MikesRJ 558]

The seats are not necessarily hard to come by, but they are rather pricey because most are trashed. Finding one in good condition is going to the price you pay - and it probably won't come cheap.

Refinishing the seat base is like refinishing anything else, strip to bare metal, prime and paint. The seat covers can be made if you can make patterns from what is left of the original covers, can sew or have it sewn for you, and you have a sewing machine capable of sewing up to 4 layers of marine vinyl. Installation of the finished covers on the seat plates is pretty straight forward too.

Here's a group of pic's of one I refinished and recovered: http://www.brandywineits.com/modules.php?n...=show_doc&id=46

[rickv1957 76]

These seats can be found but are expensive,depends on what you want,OEM or will fit,Rick

[rmaynard 16,572]

Now I'm curious. All of the Toro parts pages show the C-160 Auto with a one-piece. high-back seat.

Bob

[MikesRJ 558]

The standard seats installed on most tractors was either the low-back or high-back seat. More times than not the three-piece seat was an option. As an example the '73 10-8 came with the low-back seat, and the three-piece was optional.

[rmaynard 16,572]

The standard seats installed on most tractors was either the low-back or high-back seat. More times than not the three-piece seat was an option. As an example the '73 10-8 came with the low-back seat, and the three-piece was optional.

I don't see the 3-piece offered as an option on any of the parts pages, but I could be mistaken.

So are you saying that the one-piece is the original, standard equipment seat for the '76 C-160 Auto?

Bob

[MikesRJ 558]

I don't have any 1976 documentation to back up my statement, but yes, that is what I am saying. The standard seat was the high-back and optionally they could be purchased with the three-piece. Normally the dealership would have installed the option if it had the high-back on it from the factory. They may have even come from the factory with the three-piece option already installed, but regardless the three-piece seat was still an optional item.

Summed up; Both seats would be "correct" for that machine.

[CasualObserver 3,411]

Bob, I've got one of those pans I'd sell you... then you can just work on getting the padding parts.

Link to Classified ad

[Brrly1 1,146]

I guess maybe that seat looks something like this one, it's only a guess. See Ya, Bye Burly

[wheel horse 1045 2]

I guess maybe that seat looks something like this one, it's only a guess. See Ya, Bye Burly

thats some collection burly

[wheel horse 1045 2]

The standard seats installed on most tractors was either the low-back or high-back seat. More times than not the three-piece seat was an option. As an example the '73 10-8 came with the low-back seat, and the three-piece was optional.

I don't see the 3-piece offered as an option on any of the parts pages, but I could be mistaken.

So are you saying that the one-piece is the original, standard equipment seat for the '76 C-160 Auto?

Bob

this is the same 1 on my C160 auto

[rmaynard 16,572]

Bob, I've got one of those pans I'd sell you... then you can just work on getting the padding parts.

Link to Classified ad

Jason,

I'm not the one that needs it. "Shuboxlover" is the one who started the thread.

Bob

[CasualObserver 3,411]

Whoops!... My bad. Thanks. Shuboxlover, I'd happily sell it to you too! (or anyone else for that matter! )

[Irv 115]

My 74 C160-8 came with the 3 piece (no armrests).

[rickv1957 76]

My NOS tractors 12hp and bigger have the 3 pcs seat,Rick

[Kelly 1,033]

My 75 C-160 has the 3 piece seat, as do most of my early 70's tractors, Raiders, broncos and 2 of my C-120's

[barns1 57]

I have a 1976 C160 Auto all original. It came with the armrests. I read in the showroom sales brochure that the C160 Auto came standard with the armrests as it was one of the top of the line models in the "C's". The C160-8 came with the same seat only without the armrests, but could be had as an option. I don't know if this helps or makes things worse.

[gwgdog66 23]

I can't speak on a 1976, but a 1975 C-160 8 Speed came with this one. I had the cushions covered.