KL Seating · Skid steer loader seats

Skid Steer Loader Seat Supplier for Machine Builders and Distributors:Published Seat Envelopes and Cab Measurements

KL Seating is a skid steer loader seat supplier and factory direct manufacturer for machine builders, distributors and importers. The cab of a skid steer loader is small, so the first question in a seat purchase is how much room the seat body takes. Every overall seat size we have published sits in one envelope table below, next to the cab numbers to take from your machine.

Our sheets hold no data specific to skid steer loaders, and no model in our catalog is dedicated to them. Send the machine make and model, photos of the old seat, and the base hole and voltage situation. The reply names a matching model and its parameter sheet.

Email the machine details Jump to the envelope table
mm
  • Outside jawsThe seat body. Read it in the tables below.
  • Inside jawsCab width, depth and the clear distances.
  • Depth rodHeight available above the mounting plate.
  • Hole centersBase holes on the mounting plate.
Instrument sketch
  • Seat manufacturer since 2007, own brand KL Seating since 2016
  • 500,000 seats a year from our own production lines
  • ISO 9001:2015, CE, RoHS and REACH certificates
  • OEM and ODM service with customized, modular seat systems
  • 35,000 m² production base with its own research and development center
Outside jaws · the seat body

Seat Envelope Table: Published Overall Dimensions by Model

Three models in our series carry a published overall seat size. The table lists them as they stand on the parameter sheets.

Each size is one string of three numbers. Which number is width, depth and height is read from the drawing, and the drawing goes out with the model reply. The YQ40 and YJ03 drawings are in our files. For YS15, the parameter sheet value is the one that applies.

Models are shown because their parameters are published in our series. This page does not say that any model belongs to a particular loader.

Overall seat size as published, by model
ModelProduct lineOverall seat size, mm
YJ03Tractor525 × 610 × 780
YQ40Construction machinery570 × 480 × 1160
YS15Construction machinery525 × 610 × 780

No overall size on the sheet we publish: Ask the factory

For every other model in the series the overall size is not on the published sheet. Ask the factory, and name the models you are comparing in the first message.

  • KL01Ask the factory
  • KL11Ask the factory
  • YY03Ask the factory
  • YY53Ask the factory
  • YL02Ask the factory
  • YQ50Ask the factory
  • YS2-8Ask the factory
  • YY08Ask the factory
  • KL03Ask the factory

YQ40 Part Sizes: Cushion and Backrest Published Separately

The YQ40 is the one model whose sheet splits the seat body into parts.

YQ40 parts as published
YQ40 partDimensionPublished, mm
CushionHeight270–335
CushionWidth485
CushionDepth470
BackrestHeight630
BackrestWidth480
570 × 480 × 1160mmOverall seat size
±9°65 mmFront and rear end height adjustment of the cushion
80°–121°Backrest angle
PVCCover. Armrest, headrest and seat belt are options.
YQ40 seat in side view on a white studio sweep, cushion and backrest fully in frame, flat light, no people, no brand marks, no dimension lines
YQ40, side view

The sheet carries CE and ISO marks. The YQ40 drawing requires headrest, backrest, front and rear end height, slide rail adjustment and the locking of the shock absorber to work smoothly and reliably. That is a requirement written on the drawing and not an inspection result.

The drawing also carries a mounting hole pattern, which we send on request. Details on the YQ40 heavy machinery seat page.

Inside jaws · depth rod · hole centers

Cab Measurement List: Seven Numbers to Take From Your Cab

The envelope table can only be used against your own numbers. These are the seven we ask for, in the order that is easiest to take with a tape in the cab.

Read the list by caliper face
Pick a face. The list shows which of the seven numbers it takes.
Nothing to take from the cab. This face reads the seat: see the envelope table and the YQ40 part table above.
Numbers 1, 2, 4 and 5: width, depth, free distance ahead and free distance behind.
Number 3: the height available.
Number 6: the base holes.
Close-up of a tape measure hooked on the edge of an empty compact loader cab floor plate, shallow depth of field, numbers not legible, no people
Tape in the cab

The seven numbers

  1. 1Width at the seat positionThe clear width between the cab sides, panels or control levers at seat level.
  2. 2Depth at the seat positionThe distance from the rear panel or cab wall to the front limit at seat level.
  3. 3Height availableFrom the mounting plate up to the first obstruction overhead, such as a frame member or a roof panel.
  4. 4Free distance ahead of the seat mountThe room in front of the mount, measured to the nearest control or panel.
  5. 5Free distance behind the seat mountThe room behind the mount, measured to the rear wall.
  6. 6Base holesThe hole pattern on the mounting plate, as the distance between hole centers in both directions, and the mounting area itself.
  7. 7VoltageWhether the machine has a 24 V supply, since this decides which models can be considered. Read it off the machine

Taking them

Items 1 to 3 give the room available for the seat body, and items 4 and 5 give the room it moves through. A photo of the old seat from the front, the side and underneath, with the model plate in view, replaces most of the writing. Mark the measured positions on a photo of the cab if a drawing does not exist.

Inside jaws · depth

Fore-Aft Slide Travel: Published Values Per Model and What They Do to Cab Depth

A slide moves the seat along the depth of the cab, so the travel takes up depth beyond the seat body. The depth you measure at the seat position has to hold the seat body and also the slide travel of the model.

Slide rails are a listed option on KL01 and KL11. If your cab leaves little depth, say so in the first message together with the free distances from items 4 and 5. The reply names the model and the slide setup it proposes.

Fore-aft adjustment as published, by model
ModelProduct lineFore-aft adjustment, mm
KL01Forklift16080 forward and 80 rearward
KL11Forklift17680 forward and 96 rearward
YJ03Tractor175
YL02Construction machinery190in 10 mm steps
YQ40Construction machinery120 forward, 110 rearwardin 23 steps
YQ50Construction machinery120
YS15Construction machinery176in 16 mm steps
YY03Forklift150

These are the published values and the comparison is yours. For models not listed here, the slide travel is a request to the factory.

Working Conditions to State in the Enquiry

Skid steer loaders are worked in long shifts, with frequent entry and exit and with the operator turning to look around the machine. Dust settles on the seat. These are the conditions we ask to hear about, since they decide which options go on the list.

  • C1Shift length. Describe it in your own words, and say whether one operator or several use the seat.
  • C2Turning. Whether the operator turns the head or upper body often. This bears on backrest angle and headrest.
  • C3Entry and exit. How often the operator climbs in and out. This bears on the slide and the side of the seat.
  • C4Cover. PVC is the cover across our series, and fabric is listed on some models.
  • C5Optional parts. Choose from armrest, headrest, seat belt, microswitch, electronic lock and slide rail, as they are listed per model.

We do not attach numbers to these conditions. They are answered from the parameter sheet of the matched model.

Underside of a seat base plate with slide rails and mounting holes in frame, hole pattern not countable, no dimensions shown, no people
Base plate, underside
Hole centers

Mounting Data: Base Holes and Drawings

YL02 lists three base hole spacings. The YQ40 and YQ50 drawings carry a hole pattern. For the other models the hole data is a request to the factory. Send the hole pattern or the mounting area of the old seat, and the pattern comes back with the model reply.

230mmhole spacing listed on the YL02 sheet
285mmhole spacing listed on the YL02 sheet
330mmhole spacing listed on the YL02 sheet

Seat Manufacturing: Foam Molding, Welding, Assembly and Testing

Four stages from foam to testing, all under one roof at the 35,000 m² production base.

Wide view of a seat production line with foam molding and robotic welding side by side, no faces, no brand marks
Testing center scene where a seat base is 3D scanned for its base holes and frame outline, no faces, no brand marks
  1. 01

    Foam molding

    Cushion and backrest are foam molded.

  2. 02

    Stamping and welding

    The frame is precision stamped and robot welded.

  3. 03

    Assembly

    Suspension, slide and the chosen options are fitted in assembly.

  4. 04

    Testing center

    CAE checks the frame in design. 3D scanning compares base holes and frame outline, and a pressure distribution comfort test runs on the cushion.

MES records quality inspection and delivery together. On request we send the parameter sheet and copies of the ISO 9001:2015, CE, RoHS and REACH certificates.

OEM and ODM Supply for Skid Steer Loader Builders and Distributors

Builders

Bring the cab drawing and the mounting pattern. The research and development center works on a customized, modular seat.

OEM and ODM seat manufacturer

Distributors and importers

Take the series under wholesale or private label supply, listed with models and options on one sheet.

Wholesale and private label

Model Match for a Skid Steer Loader: Send the Machine and the Old Seat

The match starts from your machine. Distributors send the end customer's machine model and the old seat photos, and the reply returns to the distributor. The full routine is on the seat fitment and compatibility page.

Email the machine details +86 177 0272 7677
  1. S1Skid steer loader make and model
  2. S2Photos of the old seat from the front, the side and underneath, with the model plate if there is one
  3. S3The base hole pattern or the seat mounting area
  4. S4The voltage situation of the machine, including whether it has a 24 V supply
  5. S5The cab numbers from the measurement list: width, depth and height at the seat position, and the free distance ahead of and behind the mount
  6. S6The cover and optional parts you require

Send the Skid Steer Loader Details to the KL Seating Sales Team

The reply carries the matching model and its parameter sheet.

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