straight pipe

[weirdbeard]

Hey guys, would it hurt the engine on a 49 n to run a straight exhust pipe? I know some engines need back pressure.

 

[JMOR]

(quoted from post at 14:24:29 01/07/10) Hey guys, would it hurt the engine on a 49 n to run a straight exhust pipe? I know some engines need back pressure.

o to both sentences, but it will ultimately result in your hearing loss.

 

[Kevin Singleton]

It probably won't hurt the engine, since it's likely very "loose", and already a poor breather, by design, but it might hurt your insurance rates and liberty if you allow a spark to get through to a dry field, and burn up your neighbor's house/barn/crops/horses.

The muffler on most tractors includes a spark arrestor for a very good reason we would all do well to respect.
My 8N

 

[HCooke]

My 2N came to me that way, a little noisy but I've had it several and haven't changed it yet.

 

[ericlb]

the neighborhood teens will love you, you'll sound just like their cars do lol

 

[weirdbeard]

sounds like it might be a bad idea???

 

[JohnC IND]

The '50 I bought in June came with a straight pipe, I changed it to a muffler because the noise gave me a headache.

 

[Drmeatman]

I have a dual intake/exhust manifold that I had made and put it on a 49N with chrome straight pipes out & up over the hood.Sounds "awsome".I had it made because my tractor friends have the loud green tractors.Really pretty at idle.Removed and stored it this past year.Too loud for old ears.

 

[old]

Will not hurt it or help it. But it will help you not hear things as good over time. That said I have tractors that have no mufflers on them and I like the way they sound

 

[Sean (TX)]

It has a good sound ...No pipe at all on this one..LOL...I have since put the vertical exhaust on. It has a shorter muffler then the horizontal system. Has a good sound.
No tail pipe
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[weirdbeard]

Thank for the clip Sean.

 

[Anonymous-0]

My 2N has a straight pipe out past rear axle and it's no louder than it was with a muffler.I have to stand directly behind it to tell any difference.

 

[JMOR]

(quoted from post at 16:54:23 01/07/10) My 2N has a straight pipe out past rear axle and it's no louder than it was with a muffler.I have to stand directly behind it to tell any difference.

1) you needed a new muffler.
2) you hearing already damaged.
3) all of the above.

 

[Gaspump]

No one mentioned that the muffler is supposed to have spark arresting qualities. Straight pipe may not an issue plowing snow but not the top choice for a dry hayfield.

 

[Anonymous-0]

I would doubt that the stock muffler has any spark arresting capability and actually is more of a sound amplifier than a straight pipe.Performance wise I'd say no difference.A spark arrestor would be a good option with either system as lond as it didn't increase back presure.

 

[Pip]

Fixing up my new 8N the last few days I noticed the muffler nearly crushed shut in the middle. Maybe a snow pile or rock or something? My friend Ernie suggests a straight pipe. We've had lots of marine and farm engines running un-muffled so I figure - Why not? Put a straight vertical pipe on the tractor. It wasn't loud but the sound was shall we say "concussive". It just gave me a headache. Ripped it off. Cut the old pipe in front of the muffler and put a new one on. You want a new vertical straight setup let me know. I'll give you a great deal on one.

 

[Bob Harvey]

JMOR, SPEAK UP !!!!

 

[Anonymous-0]

1)I bought the muffler for the 4000 instead of the jack@ss 2)I like the smell of diesel 3) all of the above

 

[weirdbeard]

Sounds like I will need a deal on asprin too.

 

[MarcMi]

Won't hurt anything, I ripped my down stack off in a snowbank last year, and bent a stack to fit going up. Finished the winter with it wide open...I did, however put on a muffler this spring, b/c it was a little loud, not bad though.

 

[Anonymous-0]

the 8n muffler- is a spark arrestor. In any case, a pipe is needed to keep cool air from hitting the hot exhaust valves. Almost all farmers have severe hearing loss from the exhaust. Back pressure is not a measurable issue.