Vibration Problem with Cub Cadet 1210
 

Hello i am new to only cub cadets forum. I own a cub cadet 1210 hydro. I bought it a year ago and was told that will need motor mounts soon. So I noticed about a month ago that it was starting to vibrate more than normal. So I went to my cub cadet dealer and got motor mounts. I put them in and started it up to find that the vibration got worse than it was before. Can anyone help?

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I'm thinking that you over tightened the motor mounts when you installed them. Got pics of your motor mounts?

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You may want to check your driveline. Make sure your drive shaft [#12] is true. Look at your Flex Disc Couplers [#9] to see if they are intact, out of alignment, or distorted. Then check your bushings [#8 & #13] to see if they are wollered out.

If you followed the instructions that came with the motor mounts, you have them too tight. Only one thread on the bolt should be showing on the locknut.

I had a guy that worked on cub cadets for years and that I take mine to when I run into a problem like this. He said that everything was right and that he talked to three different cub cadet dealers and they said cub cadet is making the motor mounts out of a harder rubber than before. We did take the drive shaft out and the bearing on back of the engine and replace both thinking that would help, but it didnt.

Read my previous post for the solution to this.

So if I losen them up it should help?

I do NOT use the "number of threads" showing on the bolt procedure nor use a torque spec. I use NyLock nuts and I tighten the nut until the bushings are just snug. It works for me.

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I will try that and see what happens. The vibration is happening when the tractor itself is running. I do not have the mower deck or any other attachment on. I am getting ready for winter and took they mower deck off.