ROGER4314
Been Called "Flash" Since I Was A Kid!
I am sick of buying and using chairs that are built for Munchkins! What is with our society that a plus sized person can't get a proportionately sized chair!
As in UFC fights here's the ....Tale of the tape
6'1"
size 54 coat
weight about 290
12 EEEE shoes
XXXL gloves
I am very wide in the shoulders and can't get through the bathroom door without turning sideways....WTF!
Here are some failures:
I can crush one of those plastic stack chairs in a heartbeat! Most folding lawn chairs are toast. I CAN sit on a solidly built metal folding chair.
Academy has a "big man's" folding chair rated at 350 pounds.....perfect, right? It's like sitting in a bucket and I tore one of the arm rests the very first time that I used it. I can't get OUT of the thing!
Office Depot Leather Office Chair. The chair held up OK but the wheels cratered. This was a $350 chair but it was discontinued so they had no remedy. I gave it to my former lady friend.
Office Depot High back leather office chair #1
The pneumatic lift cylinder gave it up and leaked down repeatedly when I sat in it. I'd sit then very soon, my knees would be up around my chin. I sent for a replacement cylinder but they were coming from China and I needed a chair so I bought Big man's chair number 2 as my primary ride.
I put this chair in my reloading room and finally got the replacement cylinder which I installed. That new cylinder lasted about 3 months then began to leak down, repeatedly.
Finally, I cut a piece of 2" pvc pipe and installed it over the pneumatic cylinder between the base and chair mount. It won't change height, now but it's MY chair and no one else sits in it. So far, that cure works!
Office Depot Big man's chair #2
Also not a cheap chair. The cylinder began to fail almost right out of the box! I noted that even though this chair was designed and advertised for 350 pound users, fine print in the instruction book CANCELLED warranty if the user was over 250 pounds!
Even so, the nice lady manager at Office Depot gave me another chair to replace it. That chair cylinder failed within a few months! Finally, I cut another piece of 2" PVC pipe to lock the pneumatic cylinder in the "UP" position. So far, that is working!
What really pisses me off about this chair is as stated previously It's an expensive unit and they sell it as a 350 pound load chair but cancel the warranty if you are over 250 pounds! That's just chicken!
Custom Made Platform Rocker- Heavy duty!
I broke the frame so I moved it into the corner, put some comfy blankets and throws on it and that's Jakes bed. He loves it so I can't complain too much.
Roller Work Stools
I have two of them. They look like mushrooms with red upholstered seats. Both broke welds at the junction where the seat joins the post. A neighbor welded one of them but the metal is just too light in gauge.
I had some successes! Here are three of them:
Cracker Barrel Oak Rocker.
This chair was designed for big people. It was over $200 but everything is built solidly! All parts are extra heavy and thick. The seat is wide and spacious. All braces are twice the thickness of a regular duty rocker. The down side? The seat is hard as a rock! I don't have a lot of padding on my ass so it's painful for me to sit on something so hard. A friend made a cushion for me but it wasn't nearly enough padding for me.
Pro-Lift Roller Work Stool with built in 3 drawer tool box
I've had this for about a year and so far, it works fine. I love having some basic hand tools right with me as I work. The weak point may be the casters. I'm careful about not sliding over bumps or cracks while I'm seated.
Harbor Freight Tractor Seat Pneumatic Tire Work Seat
The structure is plenty strong and the seat is very sturdy. This seat was too hard for my bony ass so I bought a tractor seat cushion at Tractor Supply and attached it. It didn't fit so I punched some holes and laced it on with 1/4" nylon cord.
The unit works best when working in the yard or on grass. It doesn't steer, so it's sometimes a PITA to move it to where you want to go. There is a steerable version of the same seat and I may send for that
Oddly, the fact that it rolls so easily is a disadvantage! If you are on concrete and rise up, the seat will roll away! I may install a brake on it.
SO....If you're a big guy trying to survive in a nation of munchkins, maybe we can share information!
What say you?
Flash
As in UFC fights here's the ....Tale of the tape
6'1"
size 54 coat
weight about 290
12 EEEE shoes
XXXL gloves
I am very wide in the shoulders and can't get through the bathroom door without turning sideways....WTF!
Here are some failures:
I can crush one of those plastic stack chairs in a heartbeat! Most folding lawn chairs are toast. I CAN sit on a solidly built metal folding chair.
Academy has a "big man's" folding chair rated at 350 pounds.....perfect, right? It's like sitting in a bucket and I tore one of the arm rests the very first time that I used it. I can't get OUT of the thing!
Office Depot Leather Office Chair. The chair held up OK but the wheels cratered. This was a $350 chair but it was discontinued so they had no remedy. I gave it to my former lady friend.
Office Depot High back leather office chair #1
The pneumatic lift cylinder gave it up and leaked down repeatedly when I sat in it. I'd sit then very soon, my knees would be up around my chin. I sent for a replacement cylinder but they were coming from China and I needed a chair so I bought Big man's chair number 2 as my primary ride.
I put this chair in my reloading room and finally got the replacement cylinder which I installed. That new cylinder lasted about 3 months then began to leak down, repeatedly.
Finally, I cut a piece of 2" pvc pipe and installed it over the pneumatic cylinder between the base and chair mount. It won't change height, now but it's MY chair and no one else sits in it. So far, that cure works!
Office Depot Big man's chair #2
Also not a cheap chair. The cylinder began to fail almost right out of the box! I noted that even though this chair was designed and advertised for 350 pound users, fine print in the instruction book CANCELLED warranty if the user was over 250 pounds!
Even so, the nice lady manager at Office Depot gave me another chair to replace it. That chair cylinder failed within a few months! Finally, I cut another piece of 2" PVC pipe to lock the pneumatic cylinder in the "UP" position. So far, that is working!
What really pisses me off about this chair is as stated previously It's an expensive unit and they sell it as a 350 pound load chair but cancel the warranty if you are over 250 pounds! That's just chicken!
Custom Made Platform Rocker- Heavy duty!
I broke the frame so I moved it into the corner, put some comfy blankets and throws on it and that's Jakes bed. He loves it so I can't complain too much.
Roller Work Stools
I have two of them. They look like mushrooms with red upholstered seats. Both broke welds at the junction where the seat joins the post. A neighbor welded one of them but the metal is just too light in gauge.
I had some successes! Here are three of them:
Cracker Barrel Oak Rocker.
This chair was designed for big people. It was over $200 but everything is built solidly! All parts are extra heavy and thick. The seat is wide and spacious. All braces are twice the thickness of a regular duty rocker. The down side? The seat is hard as a rock! I don't have a lot of padding on my ass so it's painful for me to sit on something so hard. A friend made a cushion for me but it wasn't nearly enough padding for me.
Pro-Lift Roller Work Stool with built in 3 drawer tool box
I've had this for about a year and so far, it works fine. I love having some basic hand tools right with me as I work. The weak point may be the casters. I'm careful about not sliding over bumps or cracks while I'm seated.
Harbor Freight Tractor Seat Pneumatic Tire Work Seat
The structure is plenty strong and the seat is very sturdy. This seat was too hard for my bony ass so I bought a tractor seat cushion at Tractor Supply and attached it. It didn't fit so I punched some holes and laced it on with 1/4" nylon cord.
The unit works best when working in the yard or on grass. It doesn't steer, so it's sometimes a PITA to move it to where you want to go. There is a steerable version of the same seat and I may send for that
Oddly, the fact that it rolls so easily is a disadvantage! If you are on concrete and rise up, the seat will roll away! I may install a brake on it.
SO....If you're a big guy trying to survive in a nation of munchkins, maybe we can share information!
What say you?
Flash
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