Sawyer Rob
Super Member
Air cooling went away when the treehugger crowd got "noise" pollution regs into place.
Water cooled diesels are much quieter...
SR
Water cooled diesels are much quieter...
SR
Air cooling went away when the treehugger crowd got "noise" pollution regs into place.
Water cooled diesels are much quieter...
SR
Not suggesting you buy a Fendt. I’m suggesting that since Fendt uses Deutz engines, that you would do well in a Deutz Fahr tractor.I don't have a a Fendt dealer/service in my area and the $55k price point is likely below what a Fendt costs for a 75hp unit. Thanks though.
New common rail diesel engines are quieter because of pilot injection. Pilot injection is mainly used for emissions but it also reduces diesel clatter. Diesel with the older style injection, like on my Branson are still noisyI can't find any noise regulations for off road diesels. Could you post a link?
I could see manufacturers going to water cooled for emissions reasons, as water cooling gives better control of combustion chamber temperatures and that affects emissions. There's some motorcycle manufacturers (Harley being the most well known example) who went to water cooling primarily for emissions reasons.
In vehicle design there's a three way battle between power, size/weight, and noise. You can make good power and be quiet but then you need big mufflers and airboxes (and maybe water cooling or other engine changes). If muffler size is restricted and the vehicle needs to be quiet then it's going to make less power. Harley had this problem for a long time. With a tractor, keeping weight low is not an issue and space isn't much of one either. So it's possible to make good power with low noise.
One of the things I like about my tractor is that it's quiet. At least when it's not powering the PTO chipper.