Seat shock

[CD Long Jr 86]

Anyone know of a replacement shock that's not 110 bucks? I need more important parts than this, but I want her right.

[953 nut 63,496]

@cleat has you covered in this post, the strut will probably be about $ 20.  at Advance Auto, that is where I got min after seeing Cleat's helpful post.

 

[JoeM 9,365]

[cafoose 3,528]

Got this for my 520-HC works great

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093BKZX4V?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2

 

[Ed Kennell 44,016]

I buy mine at a truck topper dealer.    He has 5 gallon buckets full from old topper lift gates at $5 each

[Handy Don 15,491]

16 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

I buy mine at a truck topper dealer.    He has 5 gallon buckets full from old topper lift gates at $5 each

I don’t recall seeing a bucket of these on your trailer at the last show?! 

[Bill D 2,480]

You can get those shocks at TSC.  They are Dee Zee toolbox lift shocks.  About $30

[Ed Kennell 44,016]

10 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

I don’t recall seeing a bucket of these on your trailer at the last show?! 

So, ya think they would be a good seller at the SHOW?     

[Handy Don 15,491]

4 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

So, ya think they would be a good seller at the SHOW?     

Good point. Few would think of stocking them--they seem to be a “replace it when it fails” sort of thing. They are a convenience item versus a ‘can’t run without it’ item. 

I got a pair on the jungle site. Used one and had a spare until my son’s 312-H needed one.

Edited 13 hours ago by Handy Don

[SylvanLakeWH 30,075]

None of mine have had such bling... I'll be an outsider for this one, but can you imagine the Ponds putting one of those on a Wheel Horse that came off the line when they ran the show? As with much of the unnecessary stuff on today's wheeled computers aka cars, I just don't see the need... rest the seat on the steering wheel for free... 

Edited 11 hours ago by SylvanLakeWH

[CD Long Jr 86]

2 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

None of mine have had such bling... I'll be an outsider for this one, but can you imagine the Ponds putting one of those on a Wheel Horse that came off the line when they ran the show? As with much of the unnecessary stuff on today's wheeled computers aka cars, I just don't see the need... test the seat on the steering wheel for free... 

With the time and effort I'm puttin' in, I want to restore her as she was built. But you have a good point. It's not really necessary.

Edited 10 hours ago by CD Long Jr
Bad spellin'.

[Handy Don 15,491]

1 hour ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

test the seat on the steering wheel for free... 

 

58 minutes ago, CD Long Jr said:

With the time and effort I'm puttin' in, I want to restore her as she was built. But you hace a good point. It's not really necessary.

At least on our two, the seat will not stay up without a working gas cylinder. For a while I was using a custom cut piece of scrap wood that I kept in the shed. 

Filling the gas tank while holding the seat up was not enjoyable. 

[SylvanLakeWH 30,075]

8 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

 

At least on our two, the seat will not stay up without a working gas cylinder. For a while I was using a custom cut piece of scrap wood that I kept in the shed. 

Filling the gas tank while holding the seat up was not enjoyable. 

Ahh... different design then all the black hoods... perhaps the engineering folks should have not "improved" this aspect of the seat design and kept it functional for free... 

 

Thanks for the clarification. 

[Ed Kennell 44,016]

My 314-8 and the 520H did not have seat support cylinders.

 

So, after consulting with Red Green and Rube Goldberg;

 

 The 314

 

And the 520

 

 

[CD Long Jr 86]

56 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

My 314-8 and the 520H did not have seat support cylinders.

 

So, after consulting with Red Green and Rube Goldberg;

 

 The 314

 

And the 520

 

 

Definitely Old School!

[953 nut 63,496]

3 hours ago, Handy Don said:

 

At least on our two, the seat will not stay up without a working gas cylinder. For a while I was using a custom cut piece of scrap wood that I kept in the shed. 

Filling the gas tank while holding the seat up was not enjoyable. 

I had a piece custom cut of 1/2" PVC with a slit up the side that I would slide over the shaft until I finally broke down and bought a par, one for the 310-8 and one for the 418-C.