Got a new one

[finsruskw]

And if you ever participate at a plow day......
You will have that left side handle or whatever it's supposed to be stuck up in where you wish it wasn't!!

[Radioguy41]

Strictly a mower but what left side handle? Do you mean the chair railing or the deck lift handle? The whole point of the chair is for that railing to keep you from sliding off the seat on an embankment or when turning a tight turn.

[finsruskw]

Well, if you never plow, don't worry about it.

[Radioguy41]

I adapted the factory seat safety switch to the new seats safety switch mounting bracket. Really just a matter of carefully enlarging the hole in their plastic bracket until the old switch popped in then reinstall their plunger cover and she's good to go.

Update - I had to remove about 3/16" off the top of the switch plunger to fine tune it. Works as advertised now.

[Radioguy41]

Here she is, all back together, new headlights, seat, front tires, gas gauge, and a rear weight bracket.

[DeltaCub]

Looking good! It's race ready.

[Radioguy41]

Hard to believe but I mowed my lawn with a different tractor for the first time since 1993 when I bought my Craftsman LT4000 brand new.

[Ozcub]

Have you been able to ascertain why steering is heavy
Seat looks good , the later models came out with arm-rests on the seat
Oz

[Radioguy41]

Once I put on the front tri-rib tires and positioned the new seat so I sat more over the steering wheel instead of behind it where I was reaching for the wheel the steering got much better. I still think the steering wheel is too thick but it is what it is.