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After being on this forum for only a few weeks and getting a bunch of useful info, guidance and tips, I may now have something to offer.
I've owned my 61 PW for a total of five days and am spending a ton of time with it and I know that will continue much to my wife's regret. Oh well...
Living in Alaska, I was concerned about the gaps between the 4 whl drive levers and how much cold they will let in during our frigid winters. I checked this site and couldn't find much on the subject; it might be here, but I couldn't find it doing a search.
I took some half inch self sticking Velcro and attached on each side of the leather draft pad openings. After waiting 24 hours, the self adhesive hadn't stuck. I went to a fabric shop and the woman told me to take rubbing alcohol and rub it into the leather where the Velcro would adhere and then she sold me something called Instant Vinyl, an adhesive for mending tears in leather and vinyl. I applied that product last night and it worked. The Velcro held and the only gap is a small one inch space where the levers are closest.
We'll see how it holds up particularly when it hits -20 or lower, but for now it seems like an inexpensive and easy fix to keep the cold, dust and exhaust fumes out of my cab.
I've owned my 61 PW for a total of five days and am spending a ton of time with it and I know that will continue much to my wife's regret. Oh well...
Living in Alaska, I was concerned about the gaps between the 4 whl drive levers and how much cold they will let in during our frigid winters. I checked this site and couldn't find much on the subject; it might be here, but I couldn't find it doing a search.
I took some half inch self sticking Velcro and attached on each side of the leather draft pad openings. After waiting 24 hours, the self adhesive hadn't stuck. I went to a fabric shop and the woman told me to take rubbing alcohol and rub it into the leather where the Velcro would adhere and then she sold me something called Instant Vinyl, an adhesive for mending tears in leather and vinyl. I applied that product last night and it worked. The Velcro held and the only gap is a small one inch space where the levers are closest.
We'll see how it holds up particularly when it hits -20 or lower, but for now it seems like an inexpensive and easy fix to keep the cold, dust and exhaust fumes out of my cab.
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