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jeffcat · Apr 7, 2015

You take good care of you car or truck and there is always something you forget. I would swear up and down that I was up to date. That is why I take a magic marker and write the date on them. I had over 30,000 miles on it! SCREAM!

Tom OConnor · Apr 7, 2015

Pull one out of a combine and they will be worse than that in just a few minutes.

Russ from MN · Apr 7, 2015

If you drive in clean air that's not out of line.

retired farmer · Apr 7, 2015

A filter actually filters better when it gets partially dirty up to a certain point. All the big holes in the paper get plugged and the air is forced to go thru smaller holes thus filtering out more dirt.

paul · Apr 7, 2015

Combine I about couldn't see pleats any more one time, that was a little long.....

Paul

jeffcat · Apr 7, 2015

Oh no doubt but it sure doesn't look pretty. Thinking of air filters on equipment. The WORST I ever saw were the little air compressors that are used at construction sites. Some were so bad that the pump would actually suck part of the paper filter in to the valves of the pump! People just never check them.

IA Roy · Apr 8, 2015

Close to 30 years ago my family had a 1070 case that they forgot to check the air filter. The restriction indicator was next to the dipstick. Since it didn't use oil they didn't check it very often. If I got the story straight it sucked so much oil past the rings because of the plugged filter that it overheated, spun the bearings and cracked several heads and blocks. I wasn't around at the time and it was a long time ago, so I am not sure it was all true. I just know it was a complete rebuild job required.

Brendon Warren · Apr 8, 2015

When I was younger I had an 86 ford truck that I couldn't get to run right. Tinkered a bunch of stuff, even put a new coil on it. About then a buddy of mine noticed that it would suck the pie plate on the air cleaner flat. What a difference a new element made.

Nebraska Cowman · Apr 8, 2015

Looks pretty clean yet to me. You must not drive off-road much. I try to change mine once a year.

Steve@Advance · Apr 8, 2015

I wouldn't have replaced it. Unless you do a lot of full throttle pulling, a little restriction will never be noticed.

Not sure where the theory came from, but I've always used the flashlight method. If you can see light through it, it's still ok. Blow it out, go another 50,000.

sideconsole4020guy · Apr 8, 2015

We had a neighbor that had that happen to a IH 1586. It didn't ruin the engine as they checked the oil and seen it would burn 2.5 gallons a day. The mechanic had to chisel the air filter out housing to change it.
We had another neighbor that had a 4020 running a generator out by the light pole in a blizzard and it sucked the air filter full of snow and it spun a rod bearing after it sucked the oil past the rings.

Bigbudsoda · Apr 8, 2015

Beat it off, put it back in, and save the new one for later.

stonerock · Apr 8, 2015

looks like it fits a shop-vac

dr sportster · Apr 8, 2015

A couple of good shots to the side of the soda machine and put it back in !

sd pete · Apr 8, 2015

The old one looks good to go.

hd6gtom · Apr 8, 2015

rented a tractor 1 time that had been on a hay grinder--grinding mouldy hay, had to use a 6' long crowbar and chain to get the air filter out, filter housing was packed full. Crap had also sucked into the fuel tank, kept plugging fuel filters too.

Billy NY · Apr 8, 2015

I do the same thing, my air filter was overdue on the car, element was or would have been ok to use but the darned mice built a nest in the intake side of the filter. That and the Napa filter sale, very inexpensive. They tried to chew the filter material, did not get too far. Nasty mess, took the air box off cleaned and sanitized it so as not to draw more, then tie wired hardware cloth on the end of the intake pipe to keep them out permanently. Noted that it was rodent proofed and to leave the screen, with the metal tip paint marker I get at napa. I mostly use painters tape for a backer, then write what I need to on it so I know when it was serviced, mileage, oil type, brand, quantity etc. makes everything visible and you don't have to keep records or remember.

jon f mn · Apr 8, 2015

The 1030 case I'm working on has the original factory air filter in it clearly marked 1967.

Part Time Pete · Apr 8, 2015

My commuter car is an 07 Focus. I stopped at NAPA to get an air filter for it, and the guy says, that's a dealer item. He called the dealer, and yep - they've got them - $350 a piece.
Guess the old one is staying in a little longer.
Pete

JML755 · Apr 8, 2015

I'm like PartTime Pete. At the price of a new filter, I blow mine out several times before I change them.

bison · Apr 8, 2015

(quoted from post at 22:33:48 04/07/15) Close to 30 years ago my family had a 1070 case that they forgot to check the air filter. The restriction indicator was next to the dipstick. Since it didn't use oil they didn't check it very often. If I got the story straight it sucked so much oil past the rings because of the plugged filter that it overheated, spun the bearings and cracked several heads and blocks. I wasn't around at the time and it was a long time ago, so I am not sure it was all true. I just know it was a complete rebuild job required.

needed to split a 1070 for a neighbor for clutch work a couple years ago
When i took the hood off i could not even see the filter housing or the valve covers
The whole top of the engine from rad to the cab was one solid mass of dirt.
The filter was jammed in the housing and solid plugged with alfalfa fines.I have no idea how that engine got the air from to even run.
The guy was wondering why it seemed to smoke so bad and use oil and lost power since he bought 10 years prior.

Some people :roll:

bison · Apr 8, 2015

(quoted from post at 19:55:02 04/07/15) You take good care of you car or truck and there is always something you forget. I would swear up and down that I was up to date. That is why I take a magic marker and write the date on them. I had over 30,000 miles on it! SCREAM!

hat filter looks just fine to me,...good for at least another 30 thou.

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