WANTED: Backrest and handrail for model Thirty tail seat

Casting number on the seat is 361A. Thanks!

I don't have one to look at anymore - I want to say a piece of 5/8" cold rolled could be formed to make the rail, it was held to the seat with a nut above and one below on the seat. Backrest if memory serves had a bolt on back of the rail that went through the support for seat back, there was a spring between the seat support and the nut on the end of that bolt. Should not be difficult to fabricate other than the bends in the cold rolled. Just be careful not to break the ears on the cast iron seat. -- cts

"Sandman" used to make them. I do not know if he follows this website anymore. I can post a photo of something to give you an idea.

I bought a set from him and wish I had bought a second set now

Thank you for the lead. I PM'd him yesterday. It doesn't appear he has posted in a couple of years so we'll see how it goes. Fingers crossed.

Photo of one in case you wish to make your own.

Another angle.

I think that I have the prints for all of the parts too, if you need them

Ken

Thank you Ken! If I run into a dead end here I would definitely like to have a copy of those to build it myself. The bolt that connects the rail and backrest appears to be a specialty piece of hardware from what I can see in the pics from juiceman. I have an original parts manual from the year this tractor was made but this seat is not in it.

Everything used on that rail is a custom piece besides the nuts and cotter pins.

A "good" hardware store should be able to supply the "eyebolt" and a spring, metal shop/blacksmith could bend the cold rolled and thread. This is not something that would be that difficult to fabricate. -- When there is a need, there is a way. I have seen many of these that were broken at the threads where attach to the seat. - cts