Drying Out Seat

[SnoManX]

I swamped my wheeler this summer and now that the temperature has been below freezing, I realize now that I still have a lot of water still in the seat foam because it is rock hard! Anyone have any suggestions on how to get the water out?

[trapperdirk]

I swamped my wheeler this summer and now that the temperature has been below freezing, I realize now that I still have a lot of water still in the seat foam because it is rock hard! Anyone have any suggestions on how to get the water out?

There is no real quick fix for this other than to bring the seat into the house and dry her out . I know you were hoping for something better but that's how she goes .

TD

[Dave S]

If you can find a very durable bag to place the seat in (not sure a garbage bag will be strong enough), not to mention that doesn't leak, then put your seat in there, seal the bag around the vacuum hose and draw the air, and hopefully the water out of the seat/bag.

I think places like Fleet Farm have some heavy duty clear plastic bags. I'm not sure it will work on your seat, but I've seen it done on other things. It may draw some of the water out, but you might need to expose the seat to some higher temps to get the rest of the water to evaporate.

Like TD said, bring it in the house to warm up/thaw out first

[GoodToGo]

Depending on the seat you can take seat cover off and put a piece of plywood over it, then drive a car tire up onto it to squeeze the water out.

[leech~~]

Originally Posted By: SnoManX

I swamped my wheeler this summer and now that the temperature has been below freezing, I realize now that I still have a lot of water still in the seat foam because it is rock hard! Anyone have any suggestions on how to get the water out?

There is no real quick fix for this other than to bring the seat into the house and dry her out . I know you were hoping for something better but that's how she goes .

TD

Also, hang it up from one end so the water will drip out after it starts to thaw out. Not sure about driving over with a car, it may crack the plastic base.

[motley man]

Just hang from one end and let it dry for as long as possible. If you can get cover off, do the same. The foam traps the water after it has soaked in and takes time to dry out.

[huntingislife]

Maybe low temp in the oven?

[dustin85]

Maybe try to store it in a small room/closet with a dehumidifier running in there?

[Diesel man kevin]

I have tryed some of the ideas mentioned, I sunk a sled and i went to a commercial laundry mat and put it in the spin dryer. It took 95% of the moister out of it. Good luck.

[Surface Tension]

Take the cover off the seat and let the foam completely dry out.

[63ihharvester4x4]

if you drilled a hole in the under side and hung it up somewhere with a dehumidifier or low humidity is what i would do, the hole would be to let out any large amount of water while hopefully the low humidity will help out some. just my 2 cents.

[Dozer]

I have the same problem, but I drive mine in water that deep on a regular basis in the summer so I bought anouther seat for winter use.