Air ride or upgraded fixed seats?

[ColemanR]

OK its been awhile over 100k in the seat and only 1 trip to my back cracker. I figure in 1 year I've saved about 400 bucks just by not going to my back cracker still lovingOo. the air ride.

 

[bigkavr]

I've got a year on my air-ride seat too, and the easiest was to sum it up is this: I'm no longer uncomfortable!! A 16 hour trip up into Canada is now pain free and as a added benifit, I don't hit my head on the roof when I hit those dips in the Canadaian roads. And yes, speed "may" be a factor when my head contacted the roof, but with the air-ride seats i can now go faster...

Whoo Hooo. . Oo.

 

[retirednak]

I've got close to 1 million miles behind the wheel of a semi both on road and off road before I retired. I do agree air seats are the only way to go for big rigs as well as medium duty rigs,and it doesn't take long to become miserable if you are stuck with low bid air ride seats that fall apart with 2-3 yrs. There is night and day difference between low bid seats and a true back saver that isolates the vibrations and poor roads,yet gives support where its needed with two or three air bladders for your back and legs. I can't decide if I'm going to make the jump to air ride seats or not,was looking at the available seats again this past week. I know I won't make the mistake in buying the lower priced seats to just have air ride,but I'm finding it hard to spend the big bucks in a true back saver seat. There is another option for seats,its a suspension seat with a shock absorber. Most heavy equipment/off road rigs use this type of seat. All though there is still some vibrations,they do a good job absorbing the bumps. Plus they are usually not as pricey as air ride. I did ride in a buddies off road Jeep and he has Baja suspension seats that were very comfortable and supportive.

 

[rashwor]

We have a air-ride seat in one of our JD tractors. Fully adjustable, up, down, forward and backward and sideways motion, turn left or right for better access to controls console. It is the only way to plow a field, but is is nice anytime. It makes me want one in my truck, but the cost is prohibitive for me, since it would just be nice to have.

 

[AlaskanCummins]

I just finished up a 6500 mile road trip and the wife and I are very impressed with my National seats. They rode very well in the atrocious frost heaves in the Yukon. We went 800 mile + days without any back pain or legs falling asleep. I'm so impressed with them that I'm putting a set in my Fummins.

 

[retirednak]

I just finished up a 6500 mile road trip and the wife and I are very impressed with my National seats. They rode very well in the atrocious frost heaves in the Yukon. We went 800 mile + days without any back pain or legs falling asleep. I'm so impressed with them that I'm putting a set in my Fummins.

Which model seat did you get? I keep forgetting to get a hold of you when I'm heading to town. I'm going to send you a PM to leave my e-mail and cell number. I'm heading to town on the 12th and perhaps we can hook up.

Those frost heaves are hard to describe and most folks don't have a clue. My last trip almost put me in the tundra,one heave came out of no-where. I didn't think it was possible to bottom out my suspension with new shocks.

 

[TFoote]

Had the national in my 06 for 200000 miles and it was great. have to get used to the short base seat, but long trips are great and no leg problems. Just sold my 06 and have not put in my 09 yet. I weigh 240 and the stock seat breaks down about 50000 miles.