Soild fitting of engines in equipment?

[Big T]

Hiya,

 

I have just replaced the engine in my chipper, the old Kholer blew up and has been replaced by a honda copy. The Kholer was solid mounted to the chipper (No rubber anti vibration mounts). The new engine works fine but does vibrate a bit, I know it will seeing as its a single cylinder instead of a twin but will this cause any real harm? Are engines soild mounted in other machinery?

[gensetsteve]

The hondas are ok on wacker plates. Let us know how you get on with the copy.

[predator]

I thought the honda,s had balance shafts to calm them down etc my honda gx340 is fastened to a steel base and ticking over or flat out does not shudder/vibrate etc puzzler that

[D A Tree Surgeons]

Ive got 3 copied hondas 2 on the log splitters and one on the the saw bench

The one on the saw bench has a half inch hard rubber flat spacer

[simonm]

Solid mounted on our old kwikchip! it rattled every bolt loose and sheared some engine mounts off twice! welded a plate on front and back its been ok now "touch wood"

[Big T]

The hondas are ok on wacker plates. Let us know how you get on with the copy.

 

Will do mate, its all looking good so far! I did a bit of reasearch and quite a few people rate these engines, they aint as bad as they used to be! It`s got a 6 month commercial warranty if its fitted to plant or machinery so it must be something like it!

[Big T]

I thought the honda,s had balance shafts to calm them down etc my honda gx340 is fastened to a steel base and ticking over or flat out does not shudder/vibrate etc puzzler that

 

It does vibrate a bit, it might be down to the drive belts as they are king of "Egg" shaped because the machine sat idle for around 12 months, might try changing them a s sii if that makes a differance.

[Big T]

Ive got 3 copied hondas 2 on the log splitters and one on the the saw bench

The one on the saw bench has a half inch hard rubber flat spacer

 

Thats not a bad idea! I have looked at getting rubber mounts but it works out quite expensive, will see if I can get some think rubber sheet as im sure it will do the same thing:)

[Breezeblock]

ours are solid mounted on the splitters and the stump grinders and they are ok

[gensetsteve]

Thick rubber sheet is a good idea. If you fit isolation mounts it can be a bit of an experiment too soft and they can make things worse.