so you havent had or worked a listeroid but you can get on your high horse and say we're wrong and dont know what we're doing even though we are running them all day everyday day after day. yes we have break downs some are worse then others. when you get your engine and you run oh say 2000 hours and you know more real time data people might start listening
This post is really and truly nothing more than a diversionary tactic. Internet smoke and mirrors, "look over there not at the facts and material presented, look what I FOUND!!!" (P.S. I am honest, I voluntarily answered and I am not ashamed of the fact I research projects before I start engineering them).
If I quoted you someone on this exact topic who has run Listers from the time he was a kid (and I can)... You would find yet another tactic to dismiss the same factual information. I am giving you the straight up facts. If you researched this yourself, instead of operating on an _opinion_ you would come to the realization that there really and truly are engineering specs for mounting this equipment... It boils down to there being a right way, and a wrong way.
My never having mounted a Lister type or worked one hard for long periods is not really relevent to the facts, it is only relevent to _your_ opinion of them. There are some people that never change opinions, no matter what, and that's a fact too... I am not like that, I make logical decisions based on the best available data, including historicals, engineering guides, and current engineering practices in this instance.
Never mind the fact that the _only_ reason I bothered with the research and education was because I will be operating the engine as a primary power supply where failure will cause grave inconvenience.
As for people using flex mounts... I have no problem with your doing that, it's your engine, your decision, go for it. At least you should recognize that by three separate standards (historical, manufacturer, and current practice) this is not the best or proper way to mount stationary reciprocating equipment.
"But it works fine" - That is a comeback I have seen before. Great if you _think_ so... I readily recognize and acknowledge that people are doing this. Great.
Putting pennies in old fuse boxes works fine. I would hope someone would speak up if I started telling people that I was doing it and it was cheaper and less work than driving to the hardware store... It works great.