HAD THE LOT THIS 2 WEEKS . BRAND NEW SCANIA/DAF/VOLVO/RENAULT/MAN/…
ALL I WOULD TO KNOW IS WHERE THE HELL DO SCANIA GET THERE SEATS FROM.■■?
LIKE SITTING ON A BLOODY MILK CRATE… CRAP…
Had the lot this 2 weeks . Brand new scania/daf/volvo/renault/man/…
All i would to know is where the hell do scania get there seats from.■■?
Like sitting on a bloody milk crate… Crap…
I had a special lumbar support pillow that the chiropractor gave me, a hard cushion with the shape of a lower back for when i had my old Scania 142.
The original seat was so bad, i had the inners replaced at an upholstery maker, and it still hurt my back and bottom.
i had that problem a few weeks ago. i had an axor and had to stop to get the feeling back in my legs and feet. the next day i asked for a different axor and i could hardly walk when i got out. cant win
I have only driven DAF’s and a Scania I trained in and out of the 2, Scania was by far the worst! Make my legs ache after about an hour no matter what position it was in, the DAF’s I have been in even with a broken air seat was more comfortable and I was in it for longer journeys 14 hr days.
Eeh, when I were a lad we only had an orange box to sit on thou knows,
Seriously in the last few years I’ve had Scania’s, Man’s, Volvo’s and currently Daf after 3-4hrs bumache in all of them but I put it down to my rear end going saggy after all the miles, maybe they are all guilty of cutting down on seat foam.
The OP has made my day, I thought it was only merc’s that had hard seats and i was always driving round in envy of all the other new motors about that must have better seats!
Mine reminds me of a tractor seat i used to have back in about 1982, only differance being the air. Come to think of it, even ■■■■■■ tractors have arm rests these days, absolute ■■■■
scanny77:
i had that problem a few weeks ago. i had an axor and had to stop to get the feeling back in my legs and feet. the next day i asked for a different axor and i could hardly walk when i got out. cant win
You ought to try an Iveco eurocargo day cab, no bouncy seat, numb bum after 1/2 hour. My FH is miles better, but still get numb bum & legs if slouched in the seat when waiting. For long journeys I change the seat height a couple of times and/or ‘run on the spot’ to keep the circulation going. Thinking of getting a beaded cover, are they still available?
The most comfortable seat I’ve sat in is an Actros. We are all different shapes and sizes so I think a lot of it comes down to how it’s adjust to fit your build and driving position.
My leather seat I have now is just fine though
I did wonder if it was down to the fact that all the units we get are usually fleet spec and have a cheaper seat fitted ? but some runs are 700 kms a day so a comfortable seat is not much to ask for is it.
One of the most important things is to have your seat set right.
I used to have my seat up quite high, but now I have it lower so both my feet can sit flat on the cab floor, the causes less stress on the legs.
Works for me.
rambo19:
One of the most important things is to have your seat set right.
I used to have my seat up quite high, but now I have it lower so both my feet can sit flat on the cab floor, the causes less stress on the legs.
Works for me.
There’s a Youtube vid showing you how to get the best seating position, someone posted a link to it here about a year ago.
From what my chiro and that vid said, as close to the wheel as possible, have the wheel in more of a car position and less like an Atkinson,seat back at around 110° and as Rambo said feet on the floor not on tiptoes. The downside to this is if driving a Daf CF or Foden Alpha, the sun will blind you as it passes under the sunvisors.
I used to love the old Bostron seats that Fodens had late 80s early 90s. Brilliant, but creaky.
