Technical complicated question

[Old560]

If you put a rain cap on the exhaust stack, should it face forward, backwards or sideways, or does it depend on the make and model and year. Attempting to be humorous.

 

[Rodney51Cub]

I face mine side ways. If I face it forward it blows open when I tow it on my trailer. When it faces back the exhaust blows at me.
The exception was my Case VAI, I faced it forward because I could not raise the hood with it side ways.

 

[Gene Davis(Ga.)]

If the engine has a turbocharger on it you need to have the raincap opening to the back so that the air while moving won't casue the turbo to windmill and with no oil feeding the bushings wear them out.

 

[rustred]

i like to see them installed properly , opening at the front. everything else looks goofy. and when hauling a long way with a turbo the exhaust should be taped shut. no different that putting a blanket on the front window of equipment to prevent rocks from hitting it.

 

[4play]

I say it really doesn't matter, but if it hinges on the rear, there's a chance the cap will blow open while trailering, also so it doesn't snag a tree limb or something.

 

[dlbuck]

If you put a rain cap on the exhaust stack, should it face forward, backwards or sideways, or does it depend on the make and model and year. Attempting to be humorous.

Coffee cans are non-directional.

 

[Rodney51Cub]

Coffee cans are non-directional.

Yes they are if you forget to remove them before you start the tractor.

 

[jwal10]

Traditional, open to front. If I haul a tractor, I always back it on. But I never ran one farming. My tractors were always shedded at night or when it was too wet to run, always....James

 

[caterpillar guy]

No correct way just what pleases you. As for a turbo I always just run a short piece of duct tape over the top on a rain cap so it can't blow open regardless of position. And yes they can blow open. When I hauled equipment including tractors for long distances like from Blatimore or Texas to other places like WY or FL to MN I would cover the top then wrap a strip around so the sides could not blow off even on gas engines so water could not get in if it rained while on the road.

 

[Absent Minded Farmer]

Yes they are if you forget to remove them before you start the tractor.

If you tether the can to the tractor with some string, you won't loose it.

You'll also have the ability to call someone if you run out of fuel.

Mike

 

[crooked rows]

I was told to have it open to the back so tree limbs wouldn't hook on it.

 

[Tim in New York]

I try to have mine opening to the front. Less likely to catch a tree branch in the woods that way. But only a bit less likely.

 

[jon f mn]

Open to the back to make use of the extra thrust when you need that last hp.

 

[moresmoke]

I face mine side ways. If I face it forward it blows open when I tow it on my trailer. When it faces back the exhaust blows at me.
The exception was my Case VAI, I faced it forward because I could not raise the hood with it side ways.

I go with sideways also. Do the pulling thing so I don’t want to tape them every time, and they aren’t always the same direction on the trailer. Don’t have any turbos to worry about, but have had an open flap catch enough air to push the oil out of the air cleaner. Talk about a mess.

 

[olddavid]

Yes they are if you forget to remove them before you start the tractor.

And you need to remember to put it back on when you quit.

 

[buickanddeere]

Flap directing the noise away from the operator .

 

[Harold Hubbard]

Flap to the rear. Makes it harder for a tree branch to catch it and rip the muffler off.