Tractor Sizing Floor boards size

[deepNdirt]

Re-sizing a Compact tractor Floor boards size

I like the compact size of our cut tractors, although I have found 1 area where it could stand to be a bit larger.... the foot rest/floor boards area,
the Jap's must have very small feet and build them to their standards,
But with me have 13 EEE I found it very uncomfortable trying to step on and off of and was very limited with moving my feet about, of course for the most part I rest on the heals being ready to brake or clutch, But when being out in open Field and simply trying to relax it feels like sticking my feet in the shoe box themselves,......... so I did something about the ones on my tractor, I notice there were more space all away around especially at the rear, was 2 1/2 gap..... anyway here are a couple picture of using diamond sheet metal and cut bending it to have larger floor boards, the only thing I didn't bother to do was use the stupid little studs and springs with clips that held them down, I simply used carriage bolts nuts & washers, couldn't seethe pointin the spring deals, what! floating footboards
BTW anyone with small feet need a good set of used but straight foot boards? only pay shipping

 

[Johndeere3720]

I too find it rather cramped on my Yanmar but being only 14 and always changing gears, I can live with it for a while.

 

[Neat 1500]

i am no hulking bloke by any standard but find the 1500 OK. if i were any bigger or the tractor smaller i might have a problem. the only thing i find annoying is the shifter, its always in the way when i want to get off. can the shifter be spun around so it leans back when its in neutral? i was going to unbolt it and try but dont want to possibly drop something in the trans.

 

[California]

You can turn the shift lever around but that would be darned dangerous if you hit a bump!

If you really want to do this, lift the rubber boot and drive the rollpin out, turn the lever, and shove the pin back in. I'm not sure there is enough room to engage first and third gears.

 

[Neat 1500]

You can turn the shift lever around but that would be darned dangerous if you hit a bump! I'm not sure there is enough room to engage first and third gears.

i was wondering about this- i guess i can try it if not get the gas axe out and warm it a little and re-position it.

 

[rhett]

hi Neat 1500,

I removed the 4 bolts, turned it around 180 degrees and bolted it back tight.

No problems for me that way and yes it is much easier to mount and dismount the tractor now. see attached pix. Also notice I moved the seat back a few inches.

 

[deepNdirt]

i am no hulking bloke by any standard but find the 1500 OK. if i were any bigger or the tractor smaller i might have a problem. the only thing i find annoying is the shifter, its always in the way when i want to get off. can the shifter be spun around so it leans back when its in neutral? i was going to unbolt it and try but dont want to possibly drop something in the trans.

yes the shifter was a bit in the way at first, but rather then alter the shifter I decided to fab up an extension to set the seat back 3" plus it help to give more leg room and now can clear the shifter when stepping in, although was still a problem trying to situate my right foot when exiting back off so that I could step off forward,
I can only get on & off from the left side, the FEL control is blocking the right side, so I weld a small step onto the left side of the loader mount bracket about 3" lower than the foot boards, now i have a place to put my right foot while getting off, as when before I had to try and twist around to even back off , now with the combination of the larger foot boards, the seat setting back 3" further, and the added step, I can now bring my right leg/foot over the shifter and simply step down to the added step bring my left foot on down to the ground,........................
when I had the smaller kubota equal to the size of the YM 1500 it was easy to swing the right leg over the steering wheel and hood then step onto the front left tire and then onto the ground with left foot... funny thing is the person i sold the ol-Kubota to was at least 285lbs very large around the waist
and had to force his way between the steering wheel and seat,but some how he still managed to steer it, the tractor full loaded with just him on it when he finally got seated and situated he made a comment,
"perfect fit" who am I tel tell him differently

what are other things ya'll have done to re-size your tractors?

 

[careyo63]

Ditto on moving the seat back. One of the first things I altered. Nice Job on the foot Rests DND. I also have problems if I'm wearing boots.Not much room to move thats for sure

Carey

 

[jmf7112001]

Have you guys ever look at a 2000B model it has a much larger floor board. I sell every one I can get fast, just for that reason and I put a seat riser to raise the seat about two inches. You are right these tractor was built for the smaller Japanies people.

 

[careyo63]

I'll Agree with that to, also found that they are a little to laid back for me. So on the cheap and easy you can see all I did was hit the Hardware store and put some 1.1/2 inch PVC. freeze plugs on the seat rests they are right at 2" perfect for me. I know it's showing again

Carey

 

[deepNdirt]

I'll Agree with that to, also found that they are a little to laid back for me. So on the cheap and easy you can see all I did was hit the Hardware store and put some 1.1/2 inch PVC. freeze plugs on the seat rests they are right at 2" perfect for me. I know it's showing again

Carey

that works for me Carey my tractor came with a "ghetto" engineered bright yellow JD seat this color just simply wouldn't go with my attire
plus it sit way up to high having me looking over at the front bumper, (Not really)
but it was tall and not right for this tractor,i didfind a nice seat over at jones from another tractor (Kubota ) looked to be an after market and while i ws changing them out I went ahead and made this extention for it, did you also know that the factory bracket can be reversed and will set the seat back more than 3" just by doing this allone.... I'm going to the shop to take some pictures, be right back

 

[careyo63]

Look Hard thats what I did I'm pretty sure. Dang it's showing again

 

[deepNdirt]

I forgot to mention that because I raised the seat about 2" inches it put my legs closer to the steering wheels, so! then I got another steering wheel, Purchased from a local man who has all kind of tractor stuff and happen to have one from Yanmar, although i think it was from a smaller size tractor which even help more so, the steering wheel is approx 1" small in diam. and sets up approx 2" higher because the spokes of the wheel are not flat from the hub to the wheel like the old one was,it has a rise hight to it, you can see this in the picture, although I have yet to find the correct hub/center cover for it this wheel,
anyway with all the modification I have made what was originally setup for a small man now will fit a 6.1 man with large feet

 

[California]

I added a step to get up on my YM240 (YM2000).

I am no taller than an average Japanese farmer so after fiddling with the seat adjustment the tractor fits me well. It feels snug but right-sized, like a fighter pilot's cockpit. But climbing off, getting over the gearshift lever, is way too complicated. When I'm wearing clumsy high rubber mud boots, 'milking boots', it is impossible to dismount without leaving mud from the right boot smeared on the front edge of the seat. I can see the attractiveness of a flat-floor tractor.

And the other tractor, the tiny YM186D, is downright dangerous. I moved the seat back so I could crouch going under low trees in the orchard. I discovered both heels caught badly which would have made an emergency jump-off impossible. My right heel was wedged under the diff lock pedal and the sole of my left heel under a 1 inch gap between the bottom of the fender and the top of the floorboard. If you move your feet forward to clear those obstacles, they are trapped under the brake pedals and the clutch pedal. I wear size 10 shoes. Summer hiking boots are ok but my giant rubber mud boots are 100% the size of the 'sweet spot' where I might lift them quickly *if* they were in exactly the right spot. If too far forward or back, I have to move them just right before lifting either one.

I seriously considered shortening the difflock lever to move that pedal back, and extending the fenders downward to eliminate the gap along their front edge. Then my shoes would slide upward smoothly at farthest-back position.

Instead I moved the seat forward again to get my weight over my feet, like with stirrups, because that feels safer than sitting way behind my feet. I think those shoe-trapping features are a significant design flaw.

Also on the YM186D, I removed the coil springs that surrounded the underseat rubber bumpers. This lowered the seating position a little. More important, this ended the seat swaying side to side which was really a nuisance when I had it adjusted back and couldn't stabilize with my feet because they were too far in front of me.

This tractor must have been designed for little kids.

 

[deepNdirt]

I added a step to get up on my YM240 (YM2000).

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California-
I almost did the same kind of step,and that is a great way to ad one, although I realize by me welding a pc. from the cross member mount of the FEL bracket and then over to the frame rail I had add built for reinforcement, if ever i wanted to remove these brackets they would be permanently attached,
and i didn't want to drill a hole in the rail to bolt it on could potentially cause a weak spot because of using only 2 x 2 angle iron,
the frame rail I built to reinforce the tractor has to be slid from under the rear of the tractor all the way forward to the front and lifts up to be bolted on, then the cross mount for the loader is slit in from the side and mounted to the 4 holes of the tractor thru the built reinforcement frame. it is no doubt much stronger of a tractor now, as far as the weight it can hold, even if i were to remove the FEL assembly i would leave the frame reinforcement in place,

 

[California]

That step in the picture is simpler than it looks. It was the control panel of some mil-surplus electronics. The edge you can't see has a lip same as the visible edge.

The step overlaps the crossmember and is wedged against it. No weld. I wrapped the far side of the step down behind the front-to-back rail then secured the step there with a hose clamp. It would be easy to remove.

 

[drippingwithgold]

Re: Re-sizing a Compact tractor Floor boards size

I like the compact size of our cut tractors, although I have found 1 area where it could stand to be a bit larger.... the foot rest/floor boards area,
the Jap's must have very small feet and build them to their standards,
But with me have 13 EEE I found it very uncomfortable trying to step on and off of and was very limited with moving my feet about, of course for the most part I rest on the heals being ready to brake or clutch, But when being out in open Field and simply trying to relax it feels like sticking my feet in the shoe box themselves,......... so I did something about the ones on my tractor, I notice there were more space all away around especially at the rear, was 2 1/2 gap..... anyway here are a couple picture of using diamond sheet metal and cut bending it to have larger floor boards, the only thing I didn't bother to do was use the stupid little studs and springs with clips that held them down, I simply used carriage bolts nuts & washers, couldn't seethe pointin the spring deals, what! floating footboards
BTW anyone with small feet need a good set of used but straight foot boards? only pay shipping

Large feet? How about size 15, I need to make some mods. Nice work on your mods! Thanks for adding more projects for me to do. I just added a permantly installed battery maintainer last night.