BrianX128 109 #1 Posted February 7, 2022 I've been trying to do a better once over of the three horses this winter before mowing season this year. We have a little one on the way in may, so the less time I spend fixing stuff and the more time I spend just mowing with these this summer, the better. I noticed on one of my horses after going over all of the pulleys/belts and sharpening blades that when you turn the PTO on, the entire engine tilts back towards the driver. This is on a K341 sitting on an old shaker plate with the rubber mounts, they don't even touch metal on both sides and seem useless. As many of you know from some of my other threads, all 3 mowers have had engine transplants. I have a K series mounted to some sort of fabricated flat stock steel, it's lower than it should be and I have an idler pulley in the belt guard but it works. I have a magnum on a K series shaker plate but with washers and no bushings and it's fine. The problem is the factory one but I'm not sure what to replace it with. The engine literally will tilt a good inch back when you turn the deck on, and I'd think that is not good for the PTO or thrust bearing or anything. Do you just take the plate bushings out one at a time and somehow "bolt" them directly to the plate so it can't move? I've found old threads with solid parts machined to fit in there but looks like those aren't available now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 18,667 #2 Posted February 7, 2022 Or do away with shaker plate and use 3/4 inch spacer and a couple washers like this. It will be in exact same location as shaker mount PTO. You may have to drill 2 holes in the frame. i did not but it is an older frame. Yo also have to source or make a lower PTO bracket that bolts to the frame. 6 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 41,954 #3 Posted February 7, 2022 The infamous anti vibration shaker plate. One of the few bad ideas Wheel Horse engineers put into production. Thankfully it didn't last long. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 28,393 #4 Posted February 7, 2022 (edited) Solid ones are available. Just don’t seem to find the link at the moment. But you can also just stack washers… when tight it will do same thing… @Achto has it below… Edited February 7, 2022 by SylvanLakeWH 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 29,394 #5 Posted February 7, 2022 Solid mounts for shaker plate engines. https://www.ebay.com/itm/323898360067?hash=item4b69d8c103:g:Yj4AAOSwk5NdZ~LQ 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadapples 6,983 #6 Posted February 7, 2022 They look nice, but you can buy a lot of washers for 55 bucks.... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 28,393 #7 Posted February 7, 2022 7 minutes ago, roadapples said: They look nice, but you can buy a lot of washers for 55 bucks.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 18,667 #8 Posted February 7, 2022 The spacers i used in the picture above came from a shaker mount 8 hp K181. #13 WH# 106340 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RED-Z06 2,567 #9 Posted February 7, 2022 Didnt cub, around the same time, go to their anti-vibe mounted K series engines? They had problems also with the shaft drive, it pushed forward to engage the clutch, made fir a mushy pedal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RED-Z06 2,567 #10 Posted February 7, 2022 3 hours ago, roadapples said: They look nice, but you can buy a lot of washers for 55 bucks.... True, but man they are slick arent they? Im surprised they are so cheap, id expect 100+ just because of how few they must sell 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 18,667 #11 Posted February 8, 2022 2 hours ago, RED-Z06 said: True, but man they are slick arent they? Im surprised they are so cheap, id expect 100+ just because of how few they must sell Sorry but for me performance out weighs looks. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RED-Z06 2,567 #12 Posted February 8, 2022 38 minutes ago, pfrederi said: Sorry but for me performance out weighs looks. Im sure they perform really well, they look CNC machined, right height, utilize the original 2 mount holes, definitely no deflection and no drilling holes. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
