Repeat question about unique muffler on B
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Topic: Repeat question about unique muffler on B
Posted By: Mark in Iowa
Subject: Repeat question about unique muffler on B
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2018 at 7:05pm
Please disregard if you have seen this before.   This my grandpa's '39 B and as you can see this is a unique muffler, not original for the B. The picture was taken in 1952.
Do you think the muffler was made for a tractor? Or for a pickup truck? Anyone seen a muffler like this before? Make? Thanks, Mark |
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Posted By: Hubnut
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2018 at 8:30pm
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Can't comment on the muffler, but that chain on the rear wheel is SERIOUS. ------------- 1940 B "Lucy" 1941 B w/ Woods L59 "Flavia" 1942 B w/ finish mower "Dick" 1941 C w/ 3-point "Maggie" 1947 C SFW w/ L306 "Trixie" 1972 314H |
Posted By: DSeries4
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2018 at 8:37pm
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Back in the day, some farmers put on whatever they could find as long as it was cheap. They did not care if it was correct for a particular application. ------------- '49 G, '54 WD45, '55 CA, '56 WD45D, '57 WD45, '58 D14, '59 D14, '60 D14, '63 D15D, '66 D15II, '66 D21II, '67 D17IV, '67 D17IVD, '67 190XTD, '73 620, '76 185, '77 175, '84 8030, '85 6080 |
Posted By: Ranse
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2018 at 8:42pm
| Good quality pictures for 1952. The muffler could be off anything, I ain't even got a guess. I agree with Hubnut, wicked chain. Why only one? |
Posted By: Don(MO)
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2018 at 8:43pm
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spark arrester muffler. ------------- 3 WD45's with power steering,G,D15 fork lift,D19, W-Speed Patrol, "A" Gleaner with a 330 corn head,"66" combine,roto-baler, and lots of Snap Coupler implements to make them work for their keep. |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2018 at 8:44pm
Road sloped hard and no $ to buy another?
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Ranse wrote:Posted By: wfmurray
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2018 at 8:56pm
| Wheel that run on land, |
Posted By: grinder220
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2018 at 8:58pm
 same one thats on this farmall
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Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2018 at 9:20pm
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I remember seeing one in the corn crib when I was a youngster, had a hole in the side of it. ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2018 at 7:12am
I would guess for plowing The land side wheel would always be the first to slip and this might help with slipping if there was a little extra weight on that side. ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Mark in Iowa
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2018 at 7:18am
| Thanks for your replies. Mark |
Posted By: Gary Burnett
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2018 at 7:19am
The farmer still does at my place sometimes. |
Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2018 at 11:13am
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Ma' man Don is right on. Spark arrest muff for sure! See them on different types of LeRoi power units, Wisconsin twins, and old forklifts like Hyster's. We had a muffler similar to that on one of our old H80C Hysters down at work. We replaced it years ago cause it rotted out and burnt through. The Hyster is equipped with a F226 or 227 Continental engine and is still in service. Can't kill it. And those Yales we have can't pick or come close to those old H60C and H80C's we still have. That equipment was built to last.....! And it does!! Steve@B&B ------------- 39'RC, 43'WC, 48'B, 49'G, 50'WF, 65 Big 10, 67'B-110, 75'716H, 2-620's, & a Motorhead wife |
Posted By: DaveKamp
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2018 at 1:37pm
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Love the hat! Old photos RULE! Spark arrestor mufflers typically had fine mesh screens inside, and typically, they would stay pretty cool-to-the-touch on the outside. Used to be one on one of my dad's Model AA Ford trucks. I've seen some that were made to be disassembled for service... looked like they were packed with coarse steel wool. They worked fine, from what I recall. If I were concerned about setting a well-dried field on fire, I'd certainly have a spark-arrestor... ------------- Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest. |
Posted By: Mark in Iowa
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2018 at 1:59pm
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Thanks again, Is there a source for NOS spark arrestor mufflers, like the one in the pictures here or off the AA Ford truck?
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