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I believe in the parts manual they list the spring ratings and info by model.

Yes, they do list the ratings, so I have that. I just need to confirm if there are any dimensional differences between a 138 and 120.

A few of folks in Hershey were interested in my dad’s woodworking. I’ve posted pictures of the the Packard he built for me years ago before, but here they are again, along with my daughters bulldozer (pink seat) and my son’s low boy to haul his dozer. And…just like our Packards are meant to be driven, the toys are meant to be played with…and were!

Mr. Greene is not running 36 leaf springs and thought you needed dimensions on the 36 coil springs he recently posted pictures of. Mr. Greene is red with embarrassment that he misunderstood as he was on his way to watch the now historic space X launch. Mr. Greene has 37 138CD leaf springs.

No worries, Henry. If you get a minute will you make some measurements on your springs? Then, I can compare to the springs on a 120 to see if there is a difference? I suspect that the only reason for the different part numbers are the weight and rate ratings.

How was the launch?

Related to the question about dimensions of the 138 leaf springs compared to those for a 120….I also notice that the bushings for the shackles also have different part numbers in the parts list. What would be different about the bushings if the shackles are the same?