How loud is your engine?

[V1Rotate]

The TC29 also has fiberglass side panels around the engine, I'm sure that helps a little.

 

[Ernie Mccartney]

i have a ford 3000 force stripped down the back end is also taken apart,the half shaft on one side is also out and taken apart,my problem is i would love to put it back together myself but not sure where to start all the parts are there i think,the brake and clutch pedals are also out i am led to believe the oil seals were leaking so if any one out there could possibly help me or tell me where to get help i would be forever in ur death

 

[jimmysisson]

You'd do well to start your own thread for this. Way it is now, only someone with a loud engine will find yours
Jim

 

[RobertN]

My TC40D is not particularily loud. But, at PTO speed, it is loud over the long term. I always wear hearing protection when mowing etc.

 

[kf4uda]

I have a 2005 TT55 with the Iveco engine. It runs great but the clatter from the engine is so loud I cant hear the exhaust. Infact I have to wear ear plugs when it is at idle, and you have to yell to hear anyone nearby! I had the valves adjusted at the dealer at the required interval, but was told the noise was normal. I was told this while standing beside an older John Deere diesel that was so quiet you could not tell it was a diesel. Also, it has been like this since new, just slightly louder now.

So my question is, is this common on New Hollands or Iveco engines? or do I need to have it checked again... by a different dealer.

In my opinion, you need to have it checked again. I have a 2010 TD5030 (75 hp) with a turbocharged Iveco. It is very quiet. At idle I can set in the seat (open station) and hold a conversation with someone on the ground with a slightly raised voice but without having to yell.

 

[sparc]

I know that the perceived sound level of a tractor is very subjective but my TC29D doesn't seem to be all that loud. If I am only using it for a short time or if I am using low power settings (like using the backhoe) I don't use hearing protection but for other uses I will use hearing protection. At an idle it is very quiet.

Hearing damage due to high noise levels is cumulative, all those 15 or 30 minute sessions add up. just because the exposure is short does not mean there is no damage. Your ears may not be ringing but there is still damage. Do yourself a favor and use hearing protection any time you are working in high noise enviroments. If you have to raise your voice over what you would normally use indoors in a conversation then you should be wearing ear plugs as a minimum.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I have an IVECO engine in my tractor and it is super quiet for a 70 HP engine. At idle one can talk normally to someone on the ground. The injectors do clatter a bit when you pour the throttle to it but quietens back done once the RPM has stabilized. Of course inside with the cab doors closed it pretty quiet all the time.

You guys must be exxagerating quiet a bit on the noise level of your tractors. Even the old Detroit diesels in some of the 300 amp welding machines werent too bad at idle but at full throttle, you needed ear protection. I have not seen an engine at idle that produced that much noise except maybe when we took out the Allison V16's from the M50 tank when I was in the army to tune them. With the exhaust muffler removed they simply shook you from the noise impact. Some folks here also claim that the Kubota 900 is so noisy they cant carry a conversation with a passenger but mine is quiet normal for noise from an open engine. No tractor is going to sound as quiet as a passenger car setting in it noise insulated cubby hole. Diesels do have some pre-ignition type knock but not something that I would need hearing protection for when at idle. If so, I would have that tractor at a dealer for fixing or trading.

 

[Down South]

Ohuu Allison V16's from the M50 tank I looked that up?
But it did remind me of some engine shows i have been to with Large aircraft engines including Continental R-670 7 cyl radial tank engines running with open exhaust.

Even the 2000 hp engines weren't that loud, exhaust was a different story.

Perhaps a YouTube video and sound meter would help illustrate this engine.

DS

 

[sparc]

I know that the perceived sound level of a tractor is very subjective but my TC29D doesn't seem to be all that loud. If I am only using it for a short time or if I am using low power settings (like using the backhoe) I don't use hearing protection but for other uses I will use hearing protection. At an idle it is very quiet.

A 'perceiveded' sound level IS subjective. When you actually measure it with instrumentation then you have something you can compare with other sounds. Since all our hearing is affected by past exposure we will all hear things differently, or should I say with the same level of intensity or sound pressure level. I for instance had an incident many years ago which resulted in a partial hearing loss in my one ear. On the low end I have a 5% loss, not much really but its there and they were able to measure it, so that affects how I hear things. Each of us has had exposure to high noise levels in our past that will do the same. It could be listening to loud music 20 years ago when we were young, or from a previous job, or even something as simple as prolonged exposure to borderline high noise levels such as operating a tractor or other machinery for many hours a day. If your TC29D does not seem loud to you but it does to others, then maybe your hearing has already been affected and you should get it checked. Just because OSHA says you need hearing protection when exposed to 85dB or greater does not mean there is no damage to your hearing done at 84 or 83 dB, or even at 75dB.

Personally, I have made the choice to wear hearing protection whenever I operate my SS, tractor, backhoe, chainsaw, string trimmer, electric hedge trimmers, and even my little JD x534 26HP lawn mower. In the shop I use hearing protection when operating the router or the surface planer and some times with other tools.

My Hummer H1 was so loud in the cabin that I would wear ear plugs on long drives at speeds above 55 MPH. That 6.5 Detroit is only inches away from you and there is little if any sound deadening in those beasts. Driving the turnpike at 65 MPH (which is Max. speed for an early Hummer H1) you needed it. Around town at 30 or 40 MPH not so bad, but at 55 or better you had to yell to be able to talk with anyone else in the cabin.

Cheap insurance is the way I look at it. Once you lose it you can't get it back so why chance it?

 

[V1Rotate]

A 'perceiveded' sound level IS subjective. When you actually measure it with instrumentation then you have something you can compare with other sounds. Since all our hearing is affected by past exposure we will all hear things differently, or should I say with the same level of intensity or sound pressure level. I for instance had an incident many years ago which resulted in a partial hearing loss in my one ear. On the low end I have a 5% loss, not much really but its there and they were able to measure it, so that affects how I hear things. Each of us has had exposure to high noise levels in our past that will do the same. It could be listening to loud music 20 years ago when we were young, or from a previous job, or even something as simple as prolonged exposure to borderline high noise levels such as operating a tractor or other machinery for many hours a day. If your TC29D does not seem loud to you but it does to others, then maybe your hearing has already been affected and you should get it checked. Just because OSHA says you need hearing protection when exposed to 85dB or greater does not mean there is no damage to your hearing done at 84 or 83 dB, or even at 75dB.

Personally, I have made the choice to wear hearing protection whenever I operate my SS, tractor, backhoe, chainsaw, string trimmer, electric hedge trimmers, and even my little JD x534 26HP lawn mower. In the shop I use hearing protection when operating the router or the surface planer and some times with other tools.

My Hummer H1 was so loud in the cabin that I would wear ear plugs on long drives at speeds above 55 MPH. That 6.5 Detroit is only inches away from you and there is little if any sound deadening in those beasts. Driving the turnpike at 65 MPH (which is Max. speed for an early Hummer H1) you needed it. Around town at 30 or 40 MPH not so bad, but at 55 or better you had to yell to be able to talk with anyone else in the cabin.

Cheap insurance is the way I look at it. Once you lose it you can't get it back so why chance it?

I agree completely.
I always use hearing protection when I operate noisy equipment. For anyone who has an Iphone there is a free app for a sound decible meter, it is really cool.
My car shows 70 db with the windows closed at 60 MPH on the highway, the BX 1500 shows about 95 db while mowing. I haven't measured the TC 29 yet but I will.