“Easy Rider” Suspension Kit For Zero-Turn Mowers
You can drive zero-turn mowers faster and with fewer bumps with the Easy Rider Springs Suspension Kit from Nance Innovations. Retrofit new or used mowers without front end suspension, or replace poorly designed OEM suspension.
“A smoother ride saves equipment wear and also your back,” says John Nance, Nance Innovations. “Some zero-turn mower manufacturers use coil springs and shock absorbers, but these can be expensive and can still cause bouncing and gouging in some instances. The Easy Rider has rubber torsion springs that are designed with pressure up and down to immediately self center and therefore eliminate bounce and gouging.”
Nance developed the Easy Rider rubber torsion springs at the request of a local landscaping firm. After suffering several broken forks and frames, they asked Nance for help. He developed a compression and torsion damping system that fits the standard caster wheel fork systems.
“My kit uses the existing forks, but reverses them,” explains Nance. “With the torsion arms installed, the wheels are left at their original location and height. Installation takes 10 min. or less.”
Since the suspension elements are only under pressure when the wheels are riding up over an obstruction or dropping into a depression, there is no noticeable wear. Nance says he has had several sets on machines for 3 years with no problems.
Eventually he hopes to license the Easy Rider. Currently he is producing the kits himself. The price ranges from $269 to $289, depending on the make and model of mower.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Nance Innovations, 156 Cider Mill Rd., Ringoes, N.J. 08551 (ph 908 442-3966; john@nanceinnovations.com).
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“Easy Rider” Suspension Kit For Zero-Turn Mowers FARM HOME Lawn Mowers 31h 38 You can drive zero-turn mowers faster and with fewer bumps with the Easy Rider Springs Suspension Kit from Nance Innovations Retrofit new or used mowers without front end suspension or replace poorly designed OEM suspension “A smoother ride saves equipment wear and also your back ” says John Nance Nance Innovations “Some zero-turn mower manufacturers use coil springs and shock absorbers but these can be expensive and can still cause bouncing and gouging in some instances The Easy Rider has rubber torsion springs that are designed with pressure up and down to immediately self center and therefore eliminate bounce and gouging ” Nance developed the Easy Rider rubber torsion springs at the request of a local landscaping firm After suffering several broken forks and frames they asked Nance for help He developed a compression and torsion damping system that fits the standard caster wheel fork systems “My kit uses the existing forks but reverses them ” explains Nance “With the torsion arms installed the wheels are left at their original location and height Installation takes 10 min or less ” Since the suspension elements are only under pressure when the wheels are riding up over an obstruction or dropping into a depression there is no noticeable wear Nance says he has had several sets on machines for 3 years with no problems Eventually he hopes to license the Easy Rider Currently he is producing the kits himself The price ranges from $269 to $289 depending on the make and model of mower Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Nance Innovations 156 Cider Mill Rd Ringoes N J 08551 ph 908 442-3966; john@nanceinnovations com
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