'82 310 drivers captains chair

[Isuzusweet]

Sorry, my bad for misreading your original post about your couch......Comes from being cooped up in a tin can all day sniffing silicone and Spray 9.

[Roddyy]

If you have a couch that pulls out to a bed in the Argosy, I may want to buy the mattress and the pullout section. I have a 1981 Excella motorhome with a place for a fold out convertible sofa bed. The slide out frame has been removed and a single mattress sits in the space now. I'd like to get it back to original condition.

[martin300662]

Sorry Roddyy, the previous owner, to the previous owner (and maybe one before that) had taken out the pull-out.

By the time I got the Argosy all the cabinetry and original bath room was a pile of parts sitting in the middle of the new frame/floor. I just got the task of going through it all and throwing all the broken parts in a dumpster

[martin300662]

Looks like the Pushmi-Pullyu seat options is not going to be viable for us as we are having the Argosy rebuilt at an Airstream shop, and the guys aren't willing to install them as they are not DOT rated.

However, whilst stood in our Argosy cab discussing possible seating options with the RV techs, it struck me that it was easier to change the problem than solve the one I had.

We have tried all combinations of chair designs and bases that slide and swivel but all hit the steering wheel when turning. Then I realized the issue was not the seat, it was the steering wheel, and there are plenty of push button steering wheel disconnects for as little as $30. It's easy to fit one of those and simply remove the problem when we want to swivel the chairs.

So far, it looks like that will allow us to use standard slide/swivel bases and a range of Flexsteel type chairs.

[mayco]

That thought crossed my mind but i never pursued the research. Please keep us informed if thats the way you go, and possibly some more info on your supplier and any mods needed to the existing configuration.
Ive been following your thread on your Argosy rehab, its amazing. You are obviously committed to excellence. The finished product is going to be Incredible.

[martin300662]

Thanks for the comments Mayco, reading the advice and contributions from the other MH owners on this forum is invaluable in trying to do the rebuild.

It's also interesting how infectious the rebuild is, as the Shop Manager commented yesterday his guys are really enjoying it and one of my challenges is giving them enough freedom to come up with their own ideas, whilst getting the Argosy we want.

[Isuzusweet]

Okay back to the original poster comment on not being able to swivel the drivers captains chair to face the rear.......

It can be done...

First raise steering wheel to horizontal position.
Then lower left arm on chair and raise the back of the chair to the full upright position.
Pull adjuster to pull chair forward towards wheel.
Pull up on swivel lock and turn chair to face rear. Follow same for passenger chair to face rearward.

Cheers
Tony