Has anyone added a buddy seat to a CUT?

[NickTaylor]

Wife has said she wants to ride while I mow - not sure if that's a good thing or not... But we are also likely to have foster kids in the house soon and some tractor time for them might be a good thing once in a while.

I don't really need or want a full-size ag tractor - I do alot of trail work in the woods so having a CUT makes alot of sense to me. Has anyone added a buddy seat to a CUT, or mid-size tractor? I see some buddy seats for sale on the web, but most of them seem to be intended for full sized ag tractors.

 

[Tinhack]

That would be Death or Serious Injury looking for a place to happen. I would ONLY consider it for a tractor with a cab. Unless you can LOCK the passenger in the seat and have control over the that lock, you're begging for an accident.

 

[NickTaylor]

That would be Death or Serious Injury looking for a place to happen. I would ONLY consider it for a tractor with a cab. Unless you can LOCK the passenger in the seat and have control over the that lock, you're begging for an accident.

You make an excellent and important point. I may look at cab options (the AC would be nice down here in the summer anyway)

 

[Thomas]

Do you think it maybe crowded more with in cab,also if you had to make quick action would you feel comfortable?

 

[LouNY]

Dang the safety police are all over this,
heck yesterday I rode the fender on a JD 4430 about 3 miles from the farm back over to a field where my pickup was parked.
Anything can hazardous or done with reasonable safety, nothing is pure and simple, black or white.
100% safety amounts to not doing anything.
The problem with many compact and all sub compacts is that there is no space for a jump seat or even a good enough fender to have riding space.
If you can get a buddy (instructor) seat mounted on your tractor where you can still operate it properly good for you, go for it and enjoy.