more iso mount questions
 

I examined the ISO mounts I pulled out of the 1650 last week.

The first pic is of the nicest one. 3 of them are in close to this condition and they actually look better in person then in the pics.

The second is of the next step worse. 3 of them are in about this shape. kinda beat up but still look pretty good. Then there's 2 that are shot.

The third pic has a little "hill" on the ridge of the metal part of the mount. are all the mounts suppose to have this? It was only noticeable on 2 mounts.

What do you guys think? I think I could use those 6 and find 2 more and it would be good for awhile until I maybe restore the tractor or rebuild then engine later someday? I just don't want to spend the $80 bucks quite yet but if I have to, I will.

I'll be interested in what the other guys have to say, but for me - I wasn't comfortable using some older rubbers with some newer ones.

Besides, if you think you're going to be back in there in the not-too-distant future, it'd be a good time to try out the cheaper aftermarket ones for $20 for the whole set. That's my rationale anyway - I'll be putting the 1650's engine in the 1450 for a while until the project is ready for its engine, so that'll give me some time to try out these aftermarket mounts in the 1450.

I would just get 4 new OEM mounts and be done with it; don't waste your money on the chassis mounts. If you do the cradle mod at the same time, they should last quite awhile. I have really not seen many 'good' used mounts...they're all kinda squishy and worn out at this point.