Just bought myself a '62 International B414 tractor.
Has a four cylinder gasoline engine with 43 HP at 143 c.i. I believe the max RPMs are 2000.
The original exhaust went straight down out of the manifold and then was routed under the tractor.
That was removed long ago, the original pipe out of the manifold was crudely bent into a U, and a hole was cut into the hood onto which a slip-on muffler was added.
The U has several cracks in it, and between that and the leaks where the muffler slips on, its enough to wake the dead when it runs. Plus I have to wait for the muffler to cool before opening the hood, and it just plain looks hokey.
I haven't found anyone to supply the exhaust pipe, so I'm resigned to building a system myself, which is not a problem. But I'd like to make the exhaust as quiet as possible without a bunch of expensive trial and error.
Would it be any benefit to use a car muffler vs a tractor muffler? I'd really lilke to quiet this thing down a lot - I think its a lot safer and my neighbors will appreciate it too.
Can anyone suggest mufflers they've used on similar-sized engines that would work well or offer any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
Has a four cylinder gasoline engine with 43 HP at 143 c.i. I believe the max RPMs are 2000.
The original exhaust went straight down out of the manifold and then was routed under the tractor.
That was removed long ago, the original pipe out of the manifold was crudely bent into a U, and a hole was cut into the hood onto which a slip-on muffler was added.
The U has several cracks in it, and between that and the leaks where the muffler slips on, its enough to wake the dead when it runs. Plus I have to wait for the muffler to cool before opening the hood, and it just plain looks hokey.
I haven't found anyone to supply the exhaust pipe, so I'm resigned to building a system myself, which is not a problem. But I'd like to make the exhaust as quiet as possible without a bunch of expensive trial and error.
Would it be any benefit to use a car muffler vs a tractor muffler? I'd really lilke to quiet this thing down a lot - I think its a lot safer and my neighbors will appreciate it too.
Can anyone suggest mufflers they've used on similar-sized engines that would work well or offer any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!