Customer Reviews

Advanced Tool Design Model ATD-81012 Hydraulic Tractor Creeper Seat

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I bought two of these for my husband's birthday. He wanted something to put in his man cave that he could sit on with a buddy and drink a cool one. He has a work table/bench that is about 38 inches tall and I was hoping that these would be tall enough so him and his friend of choice wouldn't feel (or look) like little kids sitting at the table. I liked the idea that these are adjustable in case one fine day he actually does something out in his man cave other than sit around and gossip. Nowhere on any of the reviews or even in the product description...does it say how tall or how low these will adjust. I took a chance because of the good reviews on the quality and durability of the thing. My husband is a tool snob, only buying the very best of everything. He is, afterall, a diesel mechanic so I give him credit for knowing quality when he sees it in the tool and hardware things. This reminds me of something made by Snap-On or MAC tools, it really is a good quality chair.

The box it comes in is quite small so I was amazed it was as big as it is. It was delivered very quickly and even the UPS guy was envious of my husbands gift. It comes in quite a few pieces that all fit together well in the box.

As the wife of a mechanic, I never have to assemble anything, thank God, but I wanted to surprise him with these so I gave it a try. Much to my astonishment I was able to follow the easy directions and assemble it myself. All I needed was a size 14 metric wrench and a Phillips screwdriver. When it is all the way raised it is just over 23" tall at the seat. The wheels glide around easily and there are 5 of them so you don't have to worry about tipping over backwards. The wheels are a good quality rubbery plastic, like that on skateboards.

When my husband sits at it, he can easily rest his elbow on the workbench too. The workbench hits him about mid-chest when he is sitting at it. He is 5'9" tall and his feet easily touch the floor,as do mine. The seat itself isn't as comfortable on a curvy bottom such as my own and I thought the back would be a little taller than it is. These are deffinately meant for people who kind of lean forward and actually do work on stuff, not sit around and talk to their buddies. However, the heavy duty wheels and the little tool tray at the bottom make this a good all around seat or stool for whatever you or your husband do out in his man cave/garage. I reccommend this product and think it will last my husband and his friends a good long time. If I can put it together ANYone can do it. Ladies, surprise your husband and get him one of these-he'll love it.

I bought this stool for my husband to do woodworking projects that are at waist height. He loves it. The seat is very comfortable. He likes it so much he doesn't want to get it dirty (HA)

Since I bought it, the price went up 30$ and shipping has been added. It's STILL worth the money for what you get. Comfortable, moves easily on carpet and adjusts to great heights! And it was really easy to assemble (all nutz, washers, etc are already ass'y, you just have to unscrew, join pieces and refasten.) The seat is a generous size (as is mine) so it's comfy too. can't go wrong with this.
My husband said Snap On or Mac would charge well over a hundred bux for this.

My husband has been looking for 2 years now for a creeper with a back on it at a reasonable price. We finally came across this one and I ordered it for his Father's Day gift. It is exactly what he wanted at a price that was very affordable.

Got this item from Amazon a few weeks ago. Selected it over others that looked identical but only had four wheels vs the five this one did.

The seat is basically a thick rubberized sleeve but surprised me but it isn't firmly connected to the chair. Not a problem so much once assembled, but you have to keep it on there while you're putting it together. Instructions are sparce, but there are few things to figure out. The only confusing thing was that some of the named parts initially appear to be missing at assembly time, but are actually just attached to some of the larger items shipped in the box and need to be removed to install.

The up/down doesn't have a lot of travel but specs as quoted are correct. Just don't expect this to turn into a bar stool.

The 'be careful' item is that this thing isn't a free-wheeling creeper you can slide about. It tends to tip when moving so you have to watch it.

I bought this chair for my dad to use when he is working on his machinery. His knees are hurting him so I thought maybe I could get him a gift he would actually use. IT WORKED. He uses it all the time and my mom said he loves it.

This creeper arrived in completely separated pieces except for nuts. The nuts had to be removed first. They were attached so firmly (not necessary) that I had to use leveraged wrenches to remove them. After completely assembling the seat and the base, I inserted the post into the rolling base and the seat on the post. I so looked forward to sitting on it, but when I did, I found myself wobbling so excessively, that I was afraid of tipping over backward, and I could not, even with expert assistance, find a fix for it. I weighed my $68.00 refund against COMPLETELY disassembling the thing, and COMPLETELY repackaging it, and sending it back to Amazon, and decided to try to get used to sitting on the wobbly stool. Seeing all the positive reviews on the item I can't imagine I got the only defectively manufactured one from ADT, but I'm not enjoying it. Biggest problem is I would have to pay four or times as much to buy a similar one from a higher quality manufacturer. This the only product I've regretted buying thru Amazon.
*****I found a fix for the problem. Turn the stool upside down, put a claw hammer across bottom of shaft receiving the post, to even percussion, and use a reasonably heavy hammer, not a sledge. Hammering the middle of the claw will drive the post into the shaft, thereby, eliminating the wobble. This is not in instructions.

I bought this seat for my husband to use in his workshop. Now he uses it when ever he's working there, but also when he's assembling things I have purchased, working on the car, etc. It's great for a guy that has spent his life working on anything that breaks, and now needs to sit a little more to complete those tasks.

Looked at all the Reviews, Purchased this Seat.
Went together nice, no problem.
Was almost a month before used the seat on a project.
Used the seat about three times and the gas shock will not keep me up.
I am an average size person.
Looking to return it now, wish me luck now that it is past 30 days.
Please look further than this seat before purchasing!

A huge improvement over the old Sears "butt buster" I've had for years. Nice casters, smooth to operate, assembles in a few minutes. Worth every penny.