i come to a conclusion...

steve19438 · Mar 28, 2016

when I bought my massey 35 I was truly tickled because it has a vertical exhaust. but after playing farmer and spending a good amount of time disking my garden recently and breathing exhaust fumes I have lost the love for vertical exhaust. FWIW

markct · Mar 28, 2016

Sounds like you need taller exhaust or a tune up. My Ford 661 has vertical exhaust that's only about 6 inch over the hood and I never smell exhaust or choke on it

Grandfatherjim · Mar 28, 2016

After standing behind my TEA20 cutting firewood with a cordwood saw, I came to the conclusion that I needed a vertical exhaust. Then after clipping off a vertical exhaust with a tree branch while in the bush, I decided I needed an underslung exhaust. However I also have tall dry grass in the late summer that could ignite with a hot underslung. Really the only solution is two tractors, one with a vertical and one with a horizontal.

maxwell99 · Mar 28, 2016

After hitting a branch and breaking off the corner of my exhaust manifold I when back to a under belly muffler and tailpipe,

Reason I installed the upright muffler, while picking corn I caught the corn field on fire twice in one day, while stopped to unplug or adjust the old picker,

No longer use the old picker, so when back to belly muffler, as it is less noisy,

Always very careful where I stop,

Years ago they did make a grass guard for the underbelly muffler but most got bent or grass got caught in them so they really did not help that much,

Charles in Aus. · Mar 28, 2016

I use a flexible exhaust tube when cutting wood , there was a factory accessory available . This was supposed to deflect the hot exhaust away from the belt drive , it did a decent job of clearing fumes as well .
The tube I have was originally used on a ADF Landrover radio car for the same reason . It's about three feet long and just slips over the end . Before I started using it the fumes would give me a giant headache after only twenty minutes .

Tony in Mass. · Mar 28, 2016

I like grandfatherjim's idea the best. An vertical up tractor, down tractor, to the left, right, what an excuse for a bunch of the same models!!
I have the pumbing drain trap looking 'u' on the TEA, and it does have drawbacks. Noise, heat, low branches, rain 'endangering?' the engine when the cows pull the tarp off etc etc... But yeah a grass fire is the other option. The underhood mufflers on the 40's, 50's and 65's leaves you the options for something like Charles' flexible exhaust pipe. Not pretty, but handy..

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