295s Suspension
295s Suspension
Is the bogie suspension put on 1973 JDX8 the same bogie suspension that was put on 74 295s? I know 295s with bogie suspensions are rare, but I have a 73 JDX8 bogie suspension and I was wonder if they might have been the same?
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400brian
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The biggest difference that comes to mind is the bogies.
Your '73 X8 should have steel centers, a 295S would have aluminum.
Your '73 X8 should have steel centers, a 295S would have aluminum.
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295s Suspension
I have an X8 restored bogie suspension. I am now working on a 295 s so I was thinking I could maybe put the X8 suspension in the 295s, only if it fits and the holes line up. No retro fitting here.
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I believe it will fit. Rich will correct me if I'm wrong. 
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295s Suspension
The Bogie Slider using the all rubber Poly track is the rare 295/S suspension if your X8 has a bogie slider in it ?? are you sure it isn't a bogie slider from a 295/S as I don't think anything else used/came out with that type of suspension??
Brian, I don't think there ever was any aluminum centered bogie's until the Dators came out???? unless the factory teams had some, but I doubt they did as Deere would have had to have them in the parts system.. I've never saw any..
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Brian, I don't think there ever was any aluminum centered bogie's until the Dators came out???? unless the factory teams had some, but I doubt they did as Deere would have had to have them in the parts system.. I've never saw any..
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295s Suspension
The JDX8 just has the straight boogie suspension that was put in on the early serial #, manufactured late 1973 the way I understand it.
The 295s has a straight old slide suspension.
I was thinking of switching the 2 because the boogie suspension I believe tends to ride a little better for cross country.
I would dearly love to come across a boogie/slide suspension for a 295s. If anyone knows of any I would gladly pay for it.
The 295s has a straight old slide suspension.
I was thinking of switching the 2 because the boogie suspension I believe tends to ride a little better for cross country.
I would dearly love to come across a boogie/slide suspension for a 295s. If anyone knows of any I would gladly pay for it.
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I still laugh everytime you talk about bogies.400brian wrote: The biggest difference that comes to mind is the bogies.
Your '73 X8 should have steel centers, a 295S would have aluminum.