) and I fully understand that that is the reason behind the Grumpy kit.I was just trying to find out whether it had an additional "side-effect" of reducing engine noise, or indeed - going back to my original post - whether there were other things one could do about the original steady bar to reduce the noise of the engine, as heard in the cab.
Obviously I'm supposing a starting point of a properly adjusted bar, with nice springy rubber mounts all over the shop. What I've been talking about is possible improvements to that sytem - things one could do other than making sure that the steady bar was operating optimally.
my ponderings on the Grumpy kit had reached roughly to your conclusion, "good standby tho...just incase" - sounds about right
though if my theory that a bar running from the engine to the bulkhead does conduct engine noise to the cab is correct, then it looks to me as though the Grumpy's kit would do so just as much as the original bar.It doesn't look, or sound, from any posts so far on this thread, as though the Grumpy's kit would in fact help lower cab noise.
SO:
anyone got any thoughts about:
1. whether the steady bar (properly adjusted etc etc etc) does conduct noise to the cab
and, if so,
2. whether there is anything one can do about it?
*pauses for breath*
(and thanks for the grin Big Man 
