Canopy Noise

Maine_Polack · Sep 29, 2005

I am making some "driver protection", which includes adding a canopy. What have people applied to the underside of canopys to lessen noise?
Have been searching here with no luck.
My thought is to use "Truck Bed" spray, because it has a texture. Or...a thin sheet of styrofoam glued on.
What have you had good results with? Thanks.

RedRocker · Sep 29, 2005

I'm going with bedliner top and bottom, waiting for it's arrival so I'll let you know how it turns out.

Soundguy · Sep 29, 2005

Both of my tractors that have/had canopies, were NH.. they used aluminum diamond plate sheeting for the canopy, and angle / square iron for the canopy support and brackets to the rops.. U bolts holding it to the rops.. no drilling or welding.

Now.. on the underside.. it looks almost like a piece of chip or wafer board as we call it here in florida. ( Not particle board.. and not plain plywood.. but the stuff made with chips in the 2-3" range )... looks like a 1/2 inch piece. Could be some other material that is textured? like some kind of glued and pressed padding.. etc... just can't be sure.

Soundguy

Farmwithjunk · Sep 29, 2005

I have O.E.M. canopies on 2 of my 3 tractors. (Deere and Massey) The Massey doesn't have anything for sound deadening. It should. The Deere has a foam "insert" that quiets things down somewhat.

One thing to realize, canopies generate their own noise. Vibration (especially bad at "road speed") sets them to making quite a racket at times. I've heard that on a number of brands.

Best answer I have is to buy a good set of headphones!

1bush2hog · Sep 29, 2005

My NH canopy is a bit different. It is the steel canopy with a smooth finish with some type of rubber matting underneath that appears to be about 1/4 in thick.

For the price of the canopy - it should have been lined with gold or had a free tank of fuel thrown in with purchase /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Maybe you can see detail on the attached pic

Soundguy · Sep 29, 2005

Shazzam.. that canopy looks darn nice.. I'll bet it was a pretty penny.

Both of my NH cannopies are what the dealer called 'the old style' Just bent/ formed aluminum diamond plate, and some sort of fiberboard backing, and brackets.. course.. he only charged me something like 320$ as well.. and had the service guy install them (free) before delivering the tractor to me. I was happy... I don't care if they are old or not.

Soundguy

Soundguy · Sep 29, 2005

( One thing to realize, canopies generate their own noise. Vibration (especially bad at "road speed") sets them to making quite a racket at times )

I'd get that looked at if i were you... My NH1920 canopy was solid as a rock.. no noise.. no vibration. ( traded it in ) My Nh 7610s obviously a much bigger tractor.. also has a solid canopy.. no vibration.. no noise.. and I do road it every time i mow.. about 18 mph ( 4 mile round trip ) down the highway, and a piece of a dirt / limerock road as well.

The only ratle is my left fender... It's crumpled a bit.. well.. straightened mostly.. but some crumpling. At road speed it vibrates noticeably.. but no noise...

Soundguy

Farmwithjunk · Sep 29, 2005

The canopies on Deere's XX30 series through XX55 series (Dubuque, Waterloo, or Mannhiem tractors) that have the shape of the roof on a SoundGuard cab have a distinctive rumble to them when you slow down from road speed. I've been on dozens of them. Nothing to worry about. The shell of the canopy is fiberglass, with a steel re-enforcment. The fiberglass gives it a "drum noise" under certain conditions.

boomer4snow · Sep 29, 2005

Possibly Dynamat? I use it for sound deadening rattles buzzes etc in my cars with rather large stereo systems in em. I also used it under the hood of my pickup, quieted the noise from the diesel engine right down in the cab.

Soundguy · Sep 29, 2005

( The canopies on Deere's XX30 series through XX55 series (Dubuque, Waterloo, or Mannhiem tractors) that have the shape of the roof on a SoundGuard cab have a distinctive rumble to them when you slow down from road speed )

That would deffinately keep me from owning one of those models.. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif I couldn't have a canopy that moved like that.

I like My rigid NH one...

Soundguy