Exhaust pipe "flapper" source

[MChalkley]

Exhaust pipe \"flapper\" source

I'm looking for a source for the exhaust pipe "flappers" that you see on some equipment for my EF-5. Currently, it has a vertical pipe that faces to the right at a 90 degree angle at the top. I want to cut it off flush and put a cap on it to keep the rain out. The pipe is 1 11/16" OD. Does anybody have any ideas where I could find such an animal?

 

[Knight9]

Re: Exhaust pipe

Mark,

Only one I could find online...but a search for "flapper rain cap" might do it.

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.farmequipmentunlimited.com/youngkubota/parts.htm>Young Parts and Equip</A> (close to the bottom of the page)

Kevin

 

[SimS]

Re: Exhaust pipe \"flapper\" source

Yes. I just saw these in the latest Agri Supply catalog. I'd try their web site.

Sim

 

[Thomas]

Re: Exhaust pipe \"flapper\" source

I would try a heavy equipment dealer that offer small dozer,for they are a good grade flappers

 

[Bird]

Re: Exhaust pipe \"flapper\" source

Mark, Tractor Supply Co. has 9 sizes listed in their catalog; called "steel rain caps". Looks like the part number you'd want is 02-35338 for $4.99; fits outlet pipe sizes 1-3/4" to 1-13/16".

 

[MChalkley]

Re: Exhaust pipe

Kevin - Thanks for the link! I checked Young's site out, then called them. They're nice folks. He spent about $8 in time describing a $5.85 item. He convinced me that the ones they sell are good quality, the same ones they've been selling for years, he said. Interestingly, their smallest model is for 1 1/2" to 1 11/16" OD exhaust pipes, the upper limit of which is precisely what I've got.

He even took time to tell me that if I mounted it with the flapper pivot toward the front, it wouldn't catch on limbs and it would seal the pipe off when you're trailering it, so it doesn't catch water and, even more importantly, if it's a turbo, it won't spin the turbo while it's dry. I was planning to mount it that way for just those reasons (a guy once told me that he knew of a tractor company that had numerous turbo failures on brand new tractors for that very reason), but it sure was neat that the guy who answered the phone knew all that and cared enough to tell me. Pretty impressive. As much as I bad-mouth dumb dealers, I make it a point to give credit where credit is due... /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif Needless to say, I ordered one from them - it's being shipped out today.

Sim - I searched all over the Agri Supply web site, but couldn't find any listed by them. Next time I get to the one in Petersburg, though, I'll check them out to see how they compare to the one I ordered from Young's.

Thomas - Excellent idea to look at dozer, etc. dealers. I'll do that next time I'm near some dealers. For now, the one I ordered will do, and if it's not the quality I hope it is, I'll try your suggestion.

Bird - Thanks for the info! I'll check theirs out sometime too. They have a few stores in the western part of the state and I'll probably be out there working on a project in a few weeks.

Ain't TBN cool? I had already done a half a dozen different Internet searches and came up with nothing but marine exhaust flappers and toilet valves. Now if I can just get a source for the wheels I asked about in my other message... Greedy, ain't I? /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[gws]

Re: Exhaust pipe \"flapper\" source

TSC has them, Quality had them till they went under. I see them at many tractor dealers.

 

[cedarranch]

Re: Exhaust pipe \"flapper\" source

I have the rain caps on my tractors. They do make the tractor noisier. They rattle while the tractors runs and if you idle down they open and close making the tractor sound like a Harley. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[bgott]

Re: Exhaust pipe \"flapper\" source

You could always use a "Poppin' Johnny" coffee can. With practice you can catch the can when you fire off the tractor!

Seriously now, this is another part available at your local OTR truck parts store.

 

[tractorman]

Re: Exhaust pipe \"flapper\" source

Hey Mark, I can supply you with a weathercap for your Earthforce. Just let me know what the O.D. of your exhaust pipe is. Thanks, Bob Wolff ( a.k.a. tractorman)

 

[MChalkley]

Re: Exhaust pipe

Cedarranch - I remember the sound the ones on the farm when I was a kid used to make. I was kinda hoping that maybe they'd quieted them down a bit, but the design probably hasn't changed in the last 50 years or so. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

With the small exhaust pipe and the turbo charger smoothing out the air flow, I doubt I'll ever get any Harley sounds out of the Earthforce. But if I do, I'll just tell people it's Harley-Davidson's new TLB machine. That would make more sense to most of them than telling them the truth... /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[MChalkley]

Re: Exhaust pipe \"flapper\" source

bgott - Your remark made me laugh because it brought to mind a story a friend of mine tells about the time he started a bulldozer that he didn't have any business on. He said it sounded really strange for a couple seconds, then chugged one time and died. About a second later, an 18" section of iron pipe landed on the hood a couple feet in front of him. Guess where it came from? /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[MChalkley]

Re: Exhaust pipe \"flapper\" source

tractorman - I sent you a private message in response to your post, in case you missed it...

 

[RobertN]

Re: Exhaust pipe \"flapper\" source

Mark,
All the Tisco dealers will have them. I have one on the Farmall; it cost about $4.00. It works really well.

So far though, it ain't made my Farmall sound like my Harley though. She sounds really good, but nuthin like the thunder off my hogs pipes/w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif Actually my hog makes a nice rumble; loud pipes may save lives, but I still toned it down a bit.

 

[Thomas]

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[Bird]

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Robertn, speaking of the Harley hog, have you seen the water cooled Harleys yet? I was at a Harley dealer yesterday and they had two (one they had just done a couple of things to and sold it for $32,000)./w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

 

[cedarranch]

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"loud pipes may save lives"

Robert, I sure hope you really don't believe that. Please say that was just a quote to lead into the plea to tone it down a bit! /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif or a lot (ie. stock pipes)

Some redneck blew past my wife with a loud bike and scared her so bad she ran off the road thru a ditch and into a pasture.
$3800 in damage and a terrified 2 year old child. He was so terrified that every time he heard loud pipes he would start screaming and crying. She said she did not hear the bike until after he passed her. "loud pipes saves lives" is nothing more than a moron's attemp at justifying his ignorance.

 

[Von]

Re: Exhaust pipe

cedarranch, I agree, they can send a man to the moon, but can't make a muffler for a Harley? The jap bikes are quiet, why not the hogs? If I was a cop I would ticket everyone of those morons with the loud bikes! O.K. I'll get off the soap box now

 

[cedarranch]

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The stock harley from the factory is fairly quiet. Not like a jap bike, but quieter than a lawn mower. But lots of bikers remove the stock EPA pipes and install loud ones. Then to support it they spout "loud pipes saves lives!"

 

[Soundguy]

Re: Exhaust pipe

You'll be happy with the one from TSC, if it is anything like mine... I bought one for an older tractor I had ( in this case, i replaced the top of the curved stack, to make it longer.. when i sold the tractor, the new owner wanted the old curved pipe rather than the flapper.... so i kept it.. ) Now it is on my other tractor.... still going.

I painted it black with that high temp bbQ grill black paint.. looks just like the rest of the stack.

Chris