Seat spring upgrade

Pburchett

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MX5200HST
May 7, 2016
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South Central KY
I upgraded my mx5200 seat springs with these from tractor supply. Does not bottom out now and rides much better. Thought this might help someone.
 

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200mph

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How about a part number or link?
 

Steve67

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B2601-fel, 60"mmm, 5' rear blade, balast box
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I would also be interested in a part #, don't see such a spring on their web site
 

Pburchett

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MX5200HST
May 7, 2016
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South Central KY
It was a compression spring pack I picked up at the spring display board. I threw the package away months ago. When I look online it appears the be sku number 353420299.

I had to bend the last coil on the springs together a little with vise grips to get the mounting bolt to hold the spring onto the tractor. No major effort applied but a slight modification that will have to be made.
 

skeets

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Hmmm wonders if a set of old valve springs from an old pan head would work?
 

D2Cat

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Hmmm wonders if a set of old valve springs from an old pan head would work?
No way! You can't take things and make them do something totally different then engineered for. Besides why would they need to be from an old pan head?:D:D
 

skeets

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BX 2360 /B2601
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Ya cant??? awwww man now you tell me, I guess I have to throw out all that stuff made from other stuff that started out bein udder stuff :D And the pan head springs,, cause I got them layin around,, but now I cant use them cause you said I cant use stuff to make other stuff,,, I am so confused this morning :D
 

skeets

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Hmmm how do dat go??? Oh yeah necessity is the mother of invention,,, Thats the problem, some times its a real mudder to get it working to fill the necessity part :D:D