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Ok this may belong in the Ford Compact diesel forum but its pretty general in context, not really brand specific.
I have a Ford 1720 w/diesel, and about 2 years ago my son succeeded in totally destroying ther muffler on a tree limb. So I call Ford dealer and they give me a price for a muffler.....wow, can't afford it at that cost, so I go paay the local tractor supply place a visit and find a muffler that fit, as well as a rain cap. My old muffler was smallish in diametr and straight through as far as I could tell. SO in install this muffler and itsa been like driving a MACK truck or a Cat D-8 dozer ever since. Its just to darn loud.
The old muffler made the tractor sound more like an electric motor powered tractor and was extremley quiet. Anyone have any recomendations short of buying OEM muffler to make it quiet with a different (read CHEAPER) brand of muffler? I have better than 60% hearing loss already from military duties over the years, and even being this deaf its still too loud.
I sure hate to have to spend the $$$ Ford wants for a new muffler.........but evidently all straight through mufflers are not created equal.
I have a Ford 1720 w/diesel, and about 2 years ago my son succeeded in totally destroying ther muffler on a tree limb. So I call Ford dealer and they give me a price for a muffler.....wow, can't afford it at that cost, so I go paay the local tractor supply place a visit and find a muffler that fit, as well as a rain cap. My old muffler was smallish in diametr and straight through as far as I could tell. SO in install this muffler and itsa been like driving a MACK truck or a Cat D-8 dozer ever since. Its just to darn loud.
The old muffler made the tractor sound more like an electric motor powered tractor and was extremley quiet. Anyone have any recomendations short of buying OEM muffler to make it quiet with a different (read CHEAPER) brand of muffler? I have better than 60% hearing loss already from military duties over the years, and even being this deaf its still too loud.
I sure hate to have to spend the $$$ Ford wants for a new muffler.........but evidently all straight through mufflers are not created equal.