Homemade muffler silencer for the 540A (thanks to tantoy)

teakwood · April 08, 2015, 03:20:46 PM

Some pics of my new muffler for the Deere. I just hated it to use ear muffs the whole day with the heat we have around here. Not quiet that well fabricated as tantoys but it works, its a lot quieter now and no engine power lost!
Tantoy: I hope you dont mind that i stolen your design?

I kind a liked it a lot.

dgdrls · April 08, 2015, 05:27:46 PM

nice looking Fab work, whats she sound like??

DGDrls

treeslayer2003 · April 08, 2015, 07:28:54 PM

it gonna rain in it with that turn up on there.......water in the engine, not good. sorry to rain on your parade, i'd hate to see you post next month that your engine had a bent rod.

Ford_man · April 08, 2015, 08:08:54 PM

Would it have been quieter if it were made longer? say the full length of the cab then the exhaust would of been behind you. Just curious. I like the design.

tantoy · April 08, 2015, 09:15:39 PM

Quote from: teakwood on April 08, 2015, 03:20:46 PM
Some pics of my new muffler for the Deere. I just hated it to use ear muffs the whole day with the heat we have around here. Not quiet that well fabricated as tantoys but it works, its a lot quieter now and no engine power lost!
Tantoy: I hope you dont mind that i stolen your design? I kind a liked it a lot.

Nice, I will take that as a complement!

Straightgrain · April 08, 2015, 09:17:16 PM

Nice fab!

I suppose Manny, Moe, and Jack wouldn't stock them at Pep Boys... ;D

Mooseknuckle · April 08, 2015, 09:58:31 PM

Great job! Just slap this cap on and all will be good!!

teakwood · April 08, 2015, 10:09:13 PM

Quote from: treeslayer2003 on April 08, 2015, 07:28:54 PM
it gonna rain in it with that turn up on there.......water in the engine, not good. sorry to rain on your parade, i'd hate to see you post next month that your engine had a bent rod.

I did think of this. First i had it straight (pic 1,2) i did a test drive and alot of smoke did come in the cab and it was awful for the operator, so i cuted the pipe, turn it and welded it on again. now its alot higher and its actually alot better. As for the rain: we just log in dryseason for about 2-3 month a year, in the rainseason she is in the shop under the roof.

barbender · April 08, 2015, 11:17:52 PM

Nice work! I would get a cap on there regardless of only using it in the dry season. You'll get caught in the rain eventually.

lumberjack48 · April 09, 2015, 09:27:30 AM

That end pipe sticking up like that won't last long.

teakwood · April 09, 2015, 02:18:23 PM

Here is a video of the sound

http://youtu.be/wK0ZaZtgmuE

Mooseknuckle · April 09, 2015, 09:43:13 PM

Sounds great teakwood, always enjoy seeing the finished product in action!! 8)

redprospector · April 10, 2015, 12:05:37 AM

That kinda makes that old John deere a "stealth" skidder.
No one would know where I was, just where I had been. :D
I'll probably keep being a redneck with a straight piped John Deere myself, But the 353 in my log loader could really use one of these.

so il logger · April 12, 2015, 02:14:09 AM

Quote from: lumberjack48 on April 09, 2015, 09:27:30 AM
That end pipe sticking up like that won't last long.

X2... nice work with the fabrication

I see the end pipe getting mangled and rain is going to be a problem.

teakwood · April 12, 2015, 07:52:12 AM

Quote from: so il logger on April 12, 2015, 02:14:09 AM
Quote from: lumberjack48 on April 09, 2015, 09:27:30 AM
That end pipe sticking up like that won't last long.
X2... nice work with the fabrication I see the end pipe getting mangled and rain is going to be a problem.

for everyone who dont know where i work: I just log in my plantations, no underbushes or hanging stuff around. just the teaktrees! no rain neither in dryseason.