Best price on Quietline mounts?

[CADplans]

Originally Posted by Methos

I wasn't happy with the MOOG mounts. Went out paid for the cc ISO mounts and wasted time and $ on the MOOG mounts. I spent $25 more then the cc ISO mounts and twice the time and work.

Time will tell, but,I went with the MOOG K5342 mounts for my 1000

It cost $10 for the 2 boxes at O'Rielly's.

The engine is in very nicely.

The mounts are polyurethane which should resist oil better.

These tractors are old, they are gonna leak oil, they need something more oil resistant than rubber.

If I had a brand new K301 going in a tractor, I would consider Cub Cadet mounts, otherwise, I need a longer life material.

If Cub Cadet gives me tha same material that was in the 1974 tractor, I would expect to get 2 years live out of them.

We each get our opinion, mine is MOOG.

IH did not do everything perfect, or I would not have had to deal with this.

[prskier17]

Hey you guys from Minnesota.... I live in Andover. Anybody nearby??? It'd be fun to see some other Cubs if you're close. I just got a 1650. I pulled the engine yesterday and got some new motor mounts from Patton Acres.

[Methos]

Originally Posted by CADplans

Time will tell, but,I went with the MOOG K5342 mounts for my 1000

It cost $10 for the 2 boxes at O'Rielly's.

The engine is in very nicely.

The mounts are polyurethane which should resist oil better.

These tractors are old, they are gonna leak oil, they need something more oil resistant than rubber.

If I had a brand new K301 going in a tractor, I would consider Cub Cadet mounts, otherwise, I need a longer life material.

If Cub Cadet gives me tha same material that was in the 1974 tractor, I would expect to get 2 years live out of them.

We each get our opinion, mine is MOOG.

IH did not do everything perfect, or I would not have had to deal with this.

The time and work needed to be done are the same.

[bkw3614]

Now, I am really confused. I understand about OEM parts. In principle, I generally use OEM when I am repairing or replacing something.

But here is my thing. I bought that tractor to drive up and down the street, run it in parades, put on display at shows and to pull a small garden trailer to help tend the flower beds around the house. I am not intending to regularly mow with it, nor am I going to get a plow, disk, digger, tiller or other farm-type equipment. I suppose it will mow occasionally, but that is about as hard as it will work. Weight should increase somewhat with the added amount of polish coats that will be applied to the machine.

So, what do I do? The argument to use OEM parts is a strong one, and always will be with whatever repair is being accomplished. But occasionally, aftermarket parts are better, more effective and more economical. I like the arguement for the oil resistant mounts. It makes sense to me. So does OEM at twice the cost. I am really confused, and I don't know anything about what I am doing.

I have to be crazy, and I am enjoying being off my medication.

[Matt G.]

Originally Posted by bkw3614

So, what do I do? The argument to use OEM parts is a strong one, and always will be with whatever repair is being accomplished. But occasionally, aftermarket parts are better, more effective and more economical. I like the arguement for the oil resistant mounts. It makes sense to me. So does OEM ad twice the cost. I am really confused, and I don't know anything about what I am doing.

In this particular case, none of those turn out to be true. These chassis mounts, while cheap, are not meant for this application, and consequently don't do a good job of doing what the OEM mounts are designed to do: damp out the engine's vibration. The new OEM mounts, while expensive, do a great job of this at wide-open throttle; the 1650 I had was nearly as smooth as my 782 at full throttle. Fix your tractor's oil leaks and you won't need to worry about oil resistance.

And yes, I have done this both ways so I can make the comparison. I put new OEM mounts in a 1650 and was pleased. I put the chassis mounts in my loader 682 w/ K321 because I'm not sure that engine is more than temporary in there. It shakes (visibly) and worse than any other tractor I've had, and nearly as bad as the 1650 did when I got it and its mounts were bad.

[bkw3614]

prskier17 -

I am from Moorhead. I do get to Champlin a couple of times each year to have lunch with a long-time friend.

[themaddhatter]

I am in Rush City (between Pine City & North Branch on 35)