Westonium
Silver Member
I have a JD 4310 and the stock exhaust points down left from the front. Doing a lot of FEL work leaves me thinking that I am inhaling way more diesel fumes than is healthy or necessary.
I know I can buy a kit to make a vertical stack, but I want to weigh the options of DIY. With DIY I can put that exhaust anywhere I like (pretty much). I am pretty new to tractors, but "I ain't a skeert of no tractor".
Why on earth did someone in engineering go "lessee now - point the hot exhaust down at the ground...CHECK. Hey guys I got it so we can increase fire risk AND let the operator drive through fumes!"
Wouldn't the exhaust gases be better off extending behind the ROPS, almost as high as the ROPS but pointing backwards? It's just a thought.
Looking for ideas, advice etc. Outside the box is good. Frankly I could hardly sleep last night wondering how easy it would be to run a tube around the exhaust that fresh air pumps through and into the operator area (I mean hey - its free wasted heat).
I know I can buy a kit to make a vertical stack, but I want to weigh the options of DIY. With DIY I can put that exhaust anywhere I like (pretty much). I am pretty new to tractors, but "I ain't a skeert of no tractor".
Why on earth did someone in engineering go "lessee now - point the hot exhaust down at the ground...CHECK. Hey guys I got it so we can increase fire risk AND let the operator drive through fumes!"
Wouldn't the exhaust gases be better off extending behind the ROPS, almost as high as the ROPS but pointing backwards? It's just a thought.
Looking for ideas, advice etc. Outside the box is good. Frankly I could hardly sleep last night wondering how easy it would be to run a tube around the exhaust that fresh air pumps through and into the operator area (I mean hey - its free wasted heat).