New seat for BGS

[Russ Moore]

Many of the Cletrac crawlers I have seen available for sale all suffer from either a missing or rotted seat, especially the A and B series crawlers. I was in the same boat with my BGS and have made one from patterns I made from the remnant of the rotted out seat I had. After painting and putting on the logos and seat pads from Zimmerman's, I have what looks like a new seat. Glad to send anyone information on how it was done and dimensions if it helps them make one for themselves. This will be a piece of working machinery and no trailer queen, but I would like it to look better than it did.
I also made an upgraded dash panel with a few more pieces that supply useful information to the operator.
I have bitten the bullet and converted to a 12 volt alternator and electrical system. Made up a new wiring harness and new plug wires.
Had some repair work on the gas tank and a fair amount of welding to make the fenders one again.
Next we tackle the undercarriage and tracks. Replacement of all hydraulic hoses is also on the horizen. This has the Heil 7' dozer blade with a front mounted pump.
From the general looks of things, this old girl had a hard life and there are signs the previous owners at one point stopped trying to maintain her and parked it.
Russ