Balance gears are bad actually. They were a bad design by kohler. They wear and get sloppy and the next thing you know, you'll be mowing and pass them in your yard as they get ejected through the block. Most people leave them out when the engine is rebuilt.
As far as using solid engine mounts, that's been a great debate for a while. In my opinion, I don't see why it would be any different than any of the earlier series of cubs with out iso mounts. Thousand and thousands of 12hp cubs have been built with the engine bolted directly to the frame without any rubber mounts. If it were my tractor, I wouldn't hesitate to buy the solid mounts and use them. They require no modification to the tractor so if you don't like them, you can alsways break down and buy the proper rubber mounts through cub cadet for $80.
AJ
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