Silencer forward or upward?

[volp]

Dont know if this is the right subforum for my question?
I just bought a B6001 4WD which had the silencer mounted forward which I suppose is the most common way. My experience is that the exchaust gases sometimes tend to get in my face. My MF35 back in Sweden have an upright silencer as most bigger tractors.
What are you opinions on this? Forward or upward?

Anders

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Upwards, heat rises!
Also if your using a front mount blade, Snowblower, or even a FEL, Up keeps the exhaust from bouncing off the implement and back at ya.

 

[cerlawson]

I have two tractors with muffler facing forward. No trouble at all. It also is less likely to catch on branches, etc. No rain gets in it.

 

[volp]

cerlawson, do not forget to vote!

Anders

 

[85Hokie]

I have two tractors with muffler facing forward. No trouble at all. It also is less likely to catch on branches, etc. No rain gets in it.

I agree - after thinking about it a minute - I like forward, up is in the visual way and also something else to snag a branch.....also - you dont have to cap it it rain or snow in the vertical mount.

 

[Orange Turbo]

If mine was upward, It would of been torn off more than once.
I also think, forward is a little more quiet. Less to look around, And less exh smell.
upward Is a little cleaner on the tractor.
It depends on your personal use..

 

[ctmike]

Up looks cooler!

 

[blank102]

I voted for upright. I've noticed that on my forward exhaust it gets in my lungs too often.

 

[Lil Foot]

Up- mine was forward when I got it, but I kept getting a face full of exhaust, and the PO had apparently left it at just the right height enough times to blacken the FEL arm and cook a couple of hoses. Up, tall pipe, with a bend at the top to keep out the rain.

 

[volp]

If mine was upward, It would of been torn off more than once.

Perhaps better the the muffler torn off than your head??

Anders

 

[chim]

I don't want to sound like a politician but I have both and they both work fine.

The Ford 1210 exhaust from the forward-facing stock muffler blowing back over me was an annoyance since I got it in 1992. When I replaced the rusted out stock muffler last year, I couldn't find an identical replacement. A small Cherry Bomb muffler from Advance Auto, couple weld pipe fittings, scrap pipe, exhaust flapper from TSC, some shop time and it now wears an upward-facing exhaust. The little tractor is much more pleasant to operate. Should have done this 20 years ago.

The L3200 faces forward. The exhaust never bothered me with or without the cab. Maybe it shoots the exhaust out a lot lower than the operator's head than the Ford did?

 

[Bulldog]

I turned mine up on my B7100 and added a short stack with a flapper to start with then later changed it to a 90 because I got tired of hearing the flapper rattle all the time.

 

[Buse]

I will have it fwd every day in a week. When I moved in to were I live, the previous owner of the house had an old MF with a huge black spotin the garage cieling.
This is just one of the reasons why I will keep the muffler forward to keep my nowadays (almost) white painted cieling. Also, I think I have the noise further away from my ears...
Just my 2 cents.

 

[philztoy]

Low forward out the front or really high upward. One of my tractors had a low upward (ROPS Height). It just buried me in exhaust. I ran it up 8 feet or so and hit a branch with it. But it is so nicely sloped back and behind me after it bent back that it is a beautiful thing.

 

[volp]

More votes and comments please!
Just now it's even.

Anders

 

[olthumpa]

If you aim the Silencer forward and then you backup, which way is it pointing then
If you aim the Silencer up it will always be pointed up - unless you roll it over then it really does not matter.

What does that do for your stats?

 

[skeets]

OHHHHH your talking about a muffler,,, I though,, OH never mind

 

[Tomcat]

I like the flow going down and out as on Aunties:

 

[Tallahassee Kubota Man]

My previous two tractors had front pointed exhaust just outside the hood. I liked that this setup took the worry of catching a limb, etc. from happening. I do a lot of mowing in and around trees so a long vertical pipe is a liability. Occasionally I'd get a whiff of fumes if the wind was just right.
On my new M5140 there wasn't an option for a side/front exhaust pipe. I could have had something fabricated, but decided to try a shortened version of the standard long vertical pipe. We took about 18" off the top. So far it's worked well with no exhaust fumes noticeable. I still have an original pipe in case the shortened one doesn't work out.

 

[BadDog]

I finally got my B2150 to a point where I could use it a fair bit this last weekend, even though the "dash" is still not together. I really liked the vertical stack that goes up about even with my canopy (on the ROPS). It's on the left side, and I turned the end bend to eject up and to the left.

The B7100 that I still have and has seen me through the long down time of the B2150 has the exhaust pointed forward. Sitting mostly still, it doesn't really matter. But most of the time I'm moving forward (or back and forth) at a relatively low rate of speed, and that low exhaust leaves me feeling like I'm choking. I do NOT like it horizontal and forward, but if I went vertical it would need a longer pipe to get it above my head. At that point, being hot gas ejected rapidly upward, it should rise and carry away. Indoor storage and painted garage ceilings not withstanding...