Looking4new
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- Joined
- Apr 8, 2012
- Messages
- 8,398
- Location
- Northern Ontario, Canada
- Tractor
- 2012 Kioti CK27HST w/cab
I don't dare run my Kioti in long dead grass for fear of starting a fire. So after 5 years of thought and designing I bit the bullet and took her apart.
We separated the loader from the tractor;
The bolts holding the muffler onto the manifold were easy to take out;
I needed to remove the hood, first. The hardest part of that was getting the headlight harness off the hood. (No pics)
Stuffed a rag into the manifold hole to stop any cuttings falling in and cut the heat shield in two places so I could bend the horizontal part up.
The pipe I used was 1.75" by 45° angle, with a little 'customizing'. There are two of them. One off the manifold and the other fit into the first one. Both of these needed cutting/customizing.
The 2.5" x 30" stack installed. The stack is too short and I will be ordering a 3" x 48" stack this morning, along with adapters to go from 1.75" to 3". Might need to do that in two stages, but that is O.K. too.
The only thing left to do is cut the hood on the back corner. Pic of that to follow.
We separated the loader from the tractor;
The bolts holding the muffler onto the manifold were easy to take out;
I needed to remove the hood, first. The hardest part of that was getting the headlight harness off the hood. (No pics)
Stuffed a rag into the manifold hole to stop any cuttings falling in and cut the heat shield in two places so I could bend the horizontal part up.
The pipe I used was 1.75" by 45° angle, with a little 'customizing'. There are two of them. One off the manifold and the other fit into the first one. Both of these needed cutting/customizing.
The 2.5" x 30" stack installed. The stack is too short and I will be ordering a 3" x 48" stack this morning, along with adapters to go from 1.75" to 3". Might need to do that in two stages, but that is O.K. too.
The only thing left to do is cut the hood on the back corner. Pic of that to follow.