Smokeless garage startups

[Syncro]

There have been other threads here on venting tractor exhaust outside of a garage, and several good solutions. For me however, I didn't need an expensive or permanent system for prolonged inside running. I only wanted to route the exhaust outside for just the few minutes at startup, when the engine pumps smoke. My solution was to use a piece of 1 1/2" flex sewer pipe ($10 at HD) which happens to fit snugly around the engine exhaust. The length is only about 10' so back pressure is not a problem, and I remove the plastic pipe in less than 1 minute so heat is also not an issue. It works great for that first 30 seconds or so when a cold engine makes smoke. Solved my smoke detector problem too and it coils up out of the way when not in use. Just don't start her up and go to Denny's for coffee as prolonged use will melt the plastic. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[Syncro]

Pic-2 routed under the roll up door.

 

[RalphVa]

I don't know why you guys are so concerned about this. I just start mine up, lift the FEL a little and drive it out the door. A garage isn't that cold. Let it warm up a little bit outside the door before really revving it up and moving hydraulic fluids around a lot.

Same way with my cars. Just start them, out the door right away and drive gently for the first couple of miles. No warmup, sitting for them.

Ralph

 

[CTyler]

I've done the same thing with some left over sewer pipe.
I plan on getting a permanent system through the door some day.

Personaly I don't like having the smell in my shop from that initial puff or having it running.

For example I had it running the other day in the shop while changing implements. Need to have it running to adjust the HTL and 3pt to get them hooked up. Same thing when getting things lined up for my new PTO chipper. I had to weld up a bracket that gave me another top link position. Its a lot easier to move the tractor a foot or so to get stuff mocked up than a 800+ pound chipper. Don't have a dolly for that one yet.

 

[frank_f15]

I WILL AGREE; a lot colder here in Western N.Y. i just open the doors, fire it up and let it warm up, the fumes only last for a few min, you would probably get more fumes sitting in your car in heavy traffic. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif But if you feel better doing it that way then it looks like you have a good way of getting rid of the first fumes.

 

[Freds]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( i just open the doors )</font>

What are doors? Mine sits in my parking lot all winter and even my pole barn (that isn't anywhere close to where I use my tractor) doesn't have doors.
One of these days I'll have to get me some doors and extend a driveway out to the pole barn. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Really, the only time I would worry about exhaust fumes is if I let my tractor sit and warm up in a building where they would be noticed, in which case plastic wouldn't cut it, like you mentioned Synchro.
And wasn't it Robert Duvall that said, "I love the smell of diesel in the morning."? Something like that anyway /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Syncro]

<font color="blue">What are doors? </font>

Ah.... I think they were a hippie band in the '60s. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[PineRidge]

Our New Holland lives in the pole barn. Fumes are no problem since the barn isn't attached to the house. When we need to call her to duty we open one of the overhead doors fire her up and let her warm up for a few minutes before we expect her to come out of her slumber.

TC-40D SS web pictures click here

 

[BarryinMN]

I think the smoke helps clear the bats & birds out of the barn.

 

[RobS]

I agree with the others, I don't like the smell in the garage. I should rephrase that... I don't like the effect that the smell has on my wife /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Beyond the wife thing, it's back to the smoke detector. That first puff of smoke at startup was enough to set mine off even with doors open. Even when I pulled directly out after start up. That's why I went with a heat detector in place of the smokie (see this thread). I still have the smell to contend with and the pipe idea sounds like just the ticket. Anyone doing it with vertical exhaust stack?

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