I just bought my first snowblower. It is a JD TRS27. But I got it home and noticed that there are a bunch of stress cracks around where the motor mounts to the machine. I assume this is from years of vibration. I was thinking of placing a 1/8" plate of steel over the existing problem area, welding it on and mounting the motor back onto that. That would raise my motor up 1/8". Just wondering if that 1/8" would cause any problems with my belts/tension? My drive shaft would be raised slightly, but that surely wouldnt be enough to affect it, should it? I mean, the belts are adjustable, right? Should the motor be mounted with a rubber spacer on the bottom side, would that prevent this from happening again, or do you think adding the extra steel will be sufficient. Thanks