I have a Kubota M6800 that has a curve at the top of the exhaust. The tractor is too tall to fit in out garage. Will it hurt the tractor when rain gets in the exhaust pipe.
I would recommend putting a can or something over the exaust to prevent rain from entering.
It may not get in with a curved exaust,but it can cause problems if it does!
New holland TC29-9x3 Woods 1012 FEL, Woods, 7500 Backhoe / Kubota L345DT 4WD, Kub FEL, Kub Backhoe
The the old farmers trick of putting a can over the exhaust pipe. On my old Kubota, I cut the exhaust off flush and added one of those flapper caps that close themselves when you shut down the engine. Usually it will just rust out the bottom of your exhaust pipe, where it 90's into the manifold. And if it gets really full it might be hard on your exhaust valve seats when you start it.
A good reason to put a flapper or tin can on the exhaust, (from first hand experience), is when it does rain in the exhaust and you fire it up before it dries, what ever soot might be in the pipe mixed with the rain can come spewing out (if the wind is right) and do a really good job of making you look like you got black chicken pox. Also turns that nice orange color a shade darker.
New Holland TC30 Hydro 4x4, Gravely Zero Turn Mower
Yep Mike, my neighbor started his NH1920 after a good rain and made a sooty, oily, mess of himself. He looked like pigpen from the Charlie Brown comic. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
If mine set outside, I would put a can over the pipe. However, I can't help but look at all the tractors that sit out year round with no protection and no problems. Even the dealers let them sit on their lots for months with no cover. Apparently there is no concern from the dealers or manufacturers about water down the pipe.
2000 New Holland TC29D with 7308 FEL, and top & tilt. 1950 John Deere B. 1940 Farmall A.
We always used to put a can on top of our Farmall A and John Deere B tractors on the farm where I grew up. It was fun to leave the can on Old John and start it up and watch the can go over 5 feet in the air!