Why You Should Put a Bose Ride in Your Truck

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Ed MacLane, Jun 12, 2014.

  1. Richter

    Richter Road Train Member

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    Id buy a bose ride seat if it had a half way decent seat. The seat is junk. No heat, no cooling, no massage. If i spend 6k for a seat it better be loaded. If they sell just the platform for like 3 or4 k and i could put my own seat on it, id buy one. In summer i need my cooled seat after an hour of strapping and tarping. In winter i def need my nice warm seat
     
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  3. Semi Crazy

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    I removed the upholstery of my old Seats Eldorado million mile cushion, cut a hole and put in a $75 Wondergel cushion in and my gluteuous maximus feels mucho bueno!

    I also beefed up the lumbar support and my back no longer bothers me. $75 beats $6K and a sore ###!

    Ed I've done a lot of research on foam for bedding and seats. BTW I built my own mattress. You can easily rebuild your own seat cushion. Most all seats and mattresses use polyurethane foam of varying firmness but latex is the king of bedding and there's no reason not to use some latex foam in a seat cushion other than cost to manufacturers. Quality Latex mattress toppers are relatively cheap on Amazon and you'll have plenty of material to do all your friends seats too.
     
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  4. Richter

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    That's why I got a 800 dollar mattress and a 2000 dollar seat. I spend 80% of my life in one of those. No they dont make money, but they do make the life ont he road better. If money was all we are after, we should drive trucks with 30 inch sleepers (not 70+). Seats shouldn't even have air ride. Why waste money on power steering, power mirrors, power windows. Why do we have radios, heat and a/c. We all know a.c robs engine power. Lol, u know thats to the exrream, but we buy all kinds of add ons to make our trucks more livable and comfortable. Why no a really nice seat.
     
  5. trees

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    I spent 5 grand on my tempurpedic mattress at home, I've had it for 6 years now and it's been worth every penny. Eddie's got me thinking hard about the Bose seat, if it lasts 6 years, and there's no reason to think it wouldn't, then that's what, a hundred a month? Think about how much time you spend in that seat.......
     
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  6. lester

    lester Midwest's #1 Feed Hauler

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    All my new John deere tractors come with a seat much like a bose (may be a bose not sure) it self adjusts ride height (which I hate) but is no doubt the smoothest riding seat I've ever sat in. Way way better than a standard air ride. It doesn't bounce it floats. It's quite remarkable. And the leather is an even better touch. But all that said I have mine unhooked and sitting low as it goes (on the floor). Mostly because of the self adjusting ride height, seems every time I move it changes the height
     
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  7. jldilley

    jldilley Medium Load Member

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    Just put a new Legacy in my tractor replacing the 9 year old seat it originally had. Now I feel like I'm driving in a big old Cadillac. The difference between a $1000 seat and a $6000 seat can't be enough to justify such a difference. After the first $1000, the utility per $1 would have to drop off significantly.
     
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    Sue Vinje Trucking; Sue advertises all her trucks have Bose seats.
    Now, go apply for a job there!
     
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    HaHa, never heard of that company. Was actually thinking about purchasing one and putting it in my m35a2.
     
  11. Chinatown

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    Take her out for a candle light dinner and maybe get a discount on Bose seat.
     
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