JM -- I see a couple of changes? 1. That terrible piece of plywood is gone for the backrest, leaving just the flat bar stock! Not going to take any rides on rough ground that way! 2. Do I see a modification built just for my big feet? Seat extended? NICE! 3. Excited to know that exhaust will be directed away and up front, something that should have been standard on any orchard machine! Those stacks that were just level with the hood were deafening! ??? who needs hydraulics for implements -- most I ever experienced in the orchard work were muscle powered with a rope tied to the seat ring. Rope sometimes got tangled up and broke, but that was by design, strong rope could cause seat ring to break or catch ones appendages. -- cts