So due to aquiring some great blades for free today, my "ice buggy someday" back burner project just became "ice buggy this week!"
I have a pretty good idea how the buggy will go together, my question for buggy builders is;
What is your bum resting on, is it comfy and where did you get it?!
It's going to be a low-riding iceboat style buggy with foot steering. Maybe a big yacht too. I have tons of blades
Edit: ditched the crab buggy ideakitemaker4 - 28-1-2014 at 07:09 PM
Custom camo seat out of cordura that I made. I have a picture somewhere that I can post later.
Wow! great looking seat.kitemaker4 - 28-1-2014 at 08:40 PM
Thanks.
Susan (npw goddess)rectifier - 28-1-2014 at 09:10 PM
Yeah, that is a nice seat, Susan! Is this generally the best way to do a seat, where there is not really a standalone "seat" but it is more built into
the frame with padding?andy666 - 29-1-2014 at 02:56 AM
I used shade sail canvas. Waterproof, uv stable, but expensive. $60/msnowspider - 29-1-2014 at 09:40 AM
Misc. fiberglass seats work well. Secure with webbing , pad rails with pipe insulation. Cheap!kitemaker4 - 29-1-2014 at 10:11 AM
Yeah, that is a nice seat, Susan! Is this generally the best way to do a seat, where there is not really a standalone "seat" but it is more built into
the frame with padding?
All the manufactured buggys have a seat more or less that is built into the frame. Some of the home built buggys have done things different. You
want a seat that is comfy so you can ride for hours without a break.
Susan (npw goddess) KAZEDOKA - 29-1-2014 at 11:40 AM
For a ice sled, The Manta Landsailer has a molded seat with 4 point mounting on the bottom its
resonably priced and available as a replacement part.rectifier - 30-1-2014 at 07:27 AM
The fiberglass seat sounds easy to mount to the prototype as it will be wood and i can just screw it down. Where do you get these assorted seats
though? Buy a chair and cut off the legs?flyguy0101 - 30-1-2014 at 08:19 AM
for a plastic seat look at west marine or even cabelas for the folding plastic seats used on rafts/ fishing rigs
The fiberglass seat sounds easy to mount to the prototype as it will be wood and i can just screw it down. Where do you get these assorted seats
though? Buy a chair and cut off the legs?
If you want a seat that fits a Peter Lynn buggy (either XR+ style or older Competition (ST) ) I know there a small number sitting in Ontario. I can
put you in touch with the guy if interested to work out a deal. But then you would need a design with side support to wrap the webbing to suspend the
seat.
Markrectifier - 30-1-2014 at 06:21 PM
Thanks for the offer markite but this buggy is going to have a seat mounted on a flat surface, there's not going to be a way to hang a sling-type
seat.
I like the boat seat idea since it is going to be rather like a small iceboat.
Hoping with a bit of effort I can get an ugly prototype together for the weekend, then I can test it behind the quad when we go ice fishing snowspider - 30-1-2014 at 07:12 PM
I am "fortunate" to live in an area of the USA thats called "The Rust Belt" meaning there is lots of stuff thats been here a long time and is generaly
in disrepair or decay. I can usualy find what I need free in someones house sale and junk , or cheap in one of the 10 thrifts stores around here.
I've got plastic boat seats on my sleds and they have held up well , on the buggies not so well , hard ground is less forgiving.
