Reply To: That Doggone Shock Absorber

[Don]

This shock set up seems like over engineering to me…  Isn’t this what the shear pin is supposed to take care of?  Just seems like they could have saved plenty of money and customer repairs if a regular strength shear pin was used and the shock feature deleted.   Were the engineers trying to have the shock take care of hitting minor/soft obstructions without actually shearing the pin?  Nice thought, but impractical.