4100 Ford

wolfman · Oct 27, 2013

Had a low-houred 4100 Ford with factory canopy, raked with it all summer. Really liked it, geared nice, shifted smoothly, handled great, but it was loud, offensively loud. Are all 4100s loud?

Ultradog MN · Oct 27, 2013

The Dutch philosopher Spinoza once wrote:
"A man's intelligence is inversely proportional to his tolerance to noise"
I take it you're fairly smart.

Yeah those 3 cyl Fords are bloody noisy.
The diesels anyway.
You can convert the exhaust to a down pipe so it goes out under the rear axle and it'll be much quieter.
Of course then you'll choke on the stinking diesel when you hook up and implement.
But if you're reasonably smart you can do that quickly...

showcrop · Oct 27, 2013

The canopy is going to make it a little louder, You could glue some fabric or some sort of foam to the underside.

RodinNS · Oct 27, 2013

Invest in good hearing protection. Ford 3 bangers are LOUD.

Rod

Dean · Oct 28, 2013

The gasers are loud as well.

I once owned a 66 4000 gasoline S-O-S, and it was very loud.

Mine had a Stanley muffler. I expect that a reverse flow muffler would have quieted it down substantially.

Dean

David G · Oct 28, 2013

My 6610 is loud.

WayneB · Oct 28, 2013

My 4000 was loud when I got it, and I changed muffler type and its very quiet now.

My Dexta was noisy, and I bought a Stanley F04 and welded the adapters to it, and applied a rain cap, and it's quiet too. My other Dextas did the same to them. My muffler all have the change of direction baffles, a flat and wide muffler. Still have those old mufflers and the difference is drastic.

Power is the same.

4100 Ford

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