bright idea

milkman · Jul 12, 2002

don't like the exhaust on the bx2200, it blackens the loader frame on the left side. bright idea, i can get an exhaust manifold for a b7500 w/gaskets for about $70. it exits straight up. a hole saw and a small muffler and the bx will look like a real tractor.

Yukon · Jul 12, 2002

Your kidding right. A little black on the frame is alot better than exhaust in your face. Just my thoughts.

okiedba · Jul 12, 2002

I currently own a BX2200. Much better to have the exhast exit this way than with the stack. I used to bend my stack on a NH 1715 on tree limbs, etc... If you wash down the tractor every now and then most of it comes off. I also like that it exits away from the operator.

chim · Jul 12, 2002

My B7500 throws the exhaust to the front - down and to the left. It makes black deposits on the FEL bucket and frame. The FEL only gets a little bit, but the FEL frame gets more at the bottom of the grille guard. Castrol Super Clean (that wonderful purple liquid) dissolves it easily when I wash the tractor. So far it's been washed twice in the near 90 hours it has been run. I recently degreased the Ford tractor with Castrol using an old paintbrush to work on the worst deposits..............chim

k8ny · Jul 13, 2002

Castrol Super Clean, best cleaner I've ever used. The wife uses it also (diluted) for stubborn floor stains etc.
Great stuff!

Bob

chim · Jul 13, 2002

Yep, it's pretty amazing stuff. Works a lot better than most of the other cleaners I'v tried. We get it by the gallon when it's on sale, and keep some full-strength in a spray bottle in the garage. It normally gets used for tires, cleaning smeary stuff off windshields, degreasing engines, black marks on vinyl floors, etc. It also works great on our vinyl siding to remove all the bug crap. There's 2-1/2 gallons in stock right now

The one thing it didn't work miracles on was the A/C coil in my truck. There was a smell coming from the A/C ducts in my 2000 Chevy, so I assumed there were "crobies" growing in the evaporator / pan of the unit. I removed the rubber elbow from the drain on the firewall, and connected a 3' piece of hose to the condensate outlet. I stuck a funnel in the hose, and filled the A/C with a strong mix of cleaner till it dripped insde the truck. After it stood for about 5 minutes, I hooked the shop vac to the hose and pulled the liquid out. I filled and flushed several times with clear water to get it rinsed thoroughly. A week or two later, the odor returned. I said something to one of our service guys at work, and he gave me a jug of coil cleaner and I repeated the process. That was early this Spring, and it's still OK....................chim

jwstewar · Jul 13, 2002

There was a service bulletin issues for the Silverados for a smell in the ventilation system. I had to have it done to my '99 and no problems since. If you are over on mileage the Chevy dealership should/could also take care of it if the smell returns.

Von · Jul 13, 2002

There is a product called "PURPLE POWER" which is the same thing as the Castrol cleaner, but is about half the price! I paid $7.99 for 2 1/2 gal. I use it for every thing. Even did the carpets in my Porsche, they look like they are brand new!

oombala · Jul 14, 2002

ummmm kinda defeats the purpose of the reverse air flow cooling system and the front exhaust doesnt it?

the idea was to keep the heat off you and the diesel smoke as well.
let alone the noise......

Hawkflyer · Jul 14, 2002

Before I did all that cutting only to put the exhost up where I could drive through it, I might visit the local auto parts store and get a small clamp on pipe tip to redirect the exhost. They cost about $6 and can be turned to piont in any direction. It will add some length (about 4-6 inchs) so space may be a concern.