where that stud was in your O.P. is definitely were the baffle bolts go.
The should be three more holes for more bolts.
Perhaps at some point late in the product run, IH began welding the baffles in place? But still used the same deck shell.
You might want to weld a 10ga patch over the tensioning pulley spring pivot bolt area as the tilt is maybe coming from weak mother metal in that area.
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