401 Seat cover

[TerryJW 0]

Hi all, could someone tell me if the seat cover on my 401 is original. The cover is all white and not in too good of shape. I see a lot of the tractors have red and white combo instead of just plain white. I would like to get a new one for it but I only see the red and white combo for sale. Any help much appreciated.

Thanks

Terry

[Suburban 550 28]

Terry, I know you're having trouble postin' pictures on here so I'll help you out. Not a real good picture but I think everyone will get the idea if this is original or not. The only ones I ever seen were red and white.

[64s 83]

Terry,

I picked up a lawn ranger last year and the seat cover was all white - actually it appears to be almond (I haven't cleaned it yet). I did (and do) believe it was original to the ranger. I thought I had the only one.

George

[Kelly 1,028]

Dealers may have bought seat covers local to help save money and got generic white or off white, these may not be "factory"

[clintonnut 126]

RJ-seat covers were almond originally. Maybe leftover?

Charlie

[KC9KAS 4,741]

I'm not an expert on what is original and what isn't, but from reading everything on RS for the last 2 years, I believe that the WH factory may have used what ever was on the shelf to finish up a model....Not that it makes the tractor worth more or less, it just makes it a little more difficult to make an exact identification of a tractor, or what is/was on it originally.

We all know that when these tractors were new some 40-50 years ago, an owner wasn't even thinking about us collectors/restorers (some weren't even born yet) and may have made changes on their own or with the help of a dealer.

Just my observation....

[TerryJW 0]

Thanks you all for your help and Ray thanks for posting the picture

Terry