m seat spring

[johndeeregreg]

i have an aftermarket spring (from stiener i think) under the seat of my m. when i sit on the seat it basically goes all the way down, not all the
way, still bounces some when i bounce on seat. i see some springs on ebay listed as heavy weight, would that keep the seat from going down so far?
also when i take the spring out the seat drops rather quickly like the shock had no resistance to compressing, when i lift the seat i can feel
resistance from the shock, do i most likely need a new shock to? would shock alone make my current spring hold seat up better of just cushion the
bounces more? i'm not a huge guy at 200#

 

[Phil Tibbetts]

I've read about someone putting a football inside the spring and adjusting the pressure until you get what you like for compression. Never tried it but can see how it might work.

 

[gab]

A new shock won't contribute a thing to the height of the seat, it's job is to take the bounce out of it.

 

[P I Pete]

I put a knerf football in the spring of my M, keeps it from bottoming out. Got it at the dollar store!

Pete

 

[53 super H]

I got mine from Steiners and it hardly moves and I weigh about 205. I would bottom out the old one. This is on a Super H.

 

[D beatty]

Got my new spring from Bates Corporation Bourbon, Indiana and it is stiff. I weigh 225 lbs and when i set on it the seat drops about 2 ' and I have never had it bottom out. Schock does help some because it dampens the up and down movement. You also need good rubber bushing in pivot point of seat.

 

[TJV]

I have used two older weak springs one inside the other it works well and in my opinion looks nicer than the football which also works.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

There used to be three different springs but there is only one spring available now.

Take the old spring and twist it together with the new spring. I think you'll like the results.

 

[rustyfarmall]

(quoted from post at 16:42:45 01/30/18) i have an aftermarket spring (from stiener i think) under the seat of my m. when i sit on the seat it basically goes all the way down, not all the
way, still bounces some when i bounce on seat. i see some springs on ebay listed as heavy weight, would that keep the seat from going down so far?
also when i take the spring out the seat drops rather quickly like the shock had no resistance to compressing, when i lift the seat i can feel
resistance from the shock, do i most likely need a new shock to? would shock alone make my current spring hold seat up better of just cushion the
bounces more? i'm not a huge guy at 200#

You need the heavy duty spring. It is black instead of red. I weigh 230. The heavy duty spring works for me.

 

[D beatty]

The last one I looked for Case IH dealer said they could only get it after market and only one ype of spring. They wanted way more for the
same spring that i bought from Bates. The one I got from Bates is very stiff. When you replace spring you should replace the rubber bushings
in seat pivot and they act as a torsion which helps.

 

[pickup22]

well, I am a lot bigger than you guys,(not saying how much) I have two new springs on my M one inside the other, works for me