[AT] A Few Questions: Mufflers

[Ben Wagner]

You are probably right; the Stanley may not be original.  I have heard
somewhere along the way that Stanley made IH Mufflers, but I can't find
where.  I've got the book here that claims Hayes or Mackensie made the Super
Series mufflers, but it doesn't mention what the Letter Series used.  I
would think the original muffler would be on this tractor, since the tractor
is original in all parts; I also think the original owner purchased the
muffler option with the tractor, since he could spend the money for an
exhaust lift.

Does anyone know how many of those "Lift All" exhaust lifts for the Farmall
B and A were made?  How many exist in working condition today?  Speak up if
you have one; I'd enjoy hearing from other owners.

Ben Wagner

On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 7:10 PM, Darrell Ratliff <dbigdog at columbus.rr.com>wrote:

> The Stanley is likely not an original muffler.  It would have had an IH
> embossed on it somewhere.  Seeing no baffles is normal.  Most tractor
> mufflers don't have them.
>
> From: Ben Wagner
> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 6:57 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] A Few Questions: Mufflers
>
> I took the muffler off to take a look, and I can shine a light in at one
> end.  Looking in from the other end, I see no baffles.  I take it this
> muffler is the equivalent of straight pipe exhaust!  This old muffler was
> made presumably with the tractor, since it is a Stanley.
>
> I look up in the muffler, and I see little fingers about 1/2 inch long all
> the way up.  Is this the way the Stanley mufflers were made, without
> baffles?
>
> Ben Wagner
>
> On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
> > I don't know much about Farmall A tractors, but there are muffler, and
> > there are mufflers - some of the ones sold today are nothing but tin
> > cans with pipes on both ends, while others have proper baffles that (if
> > correctly arranged) do a pretty good job of quieting engine sound. If
> > you have an OEM muffler that sounds loud, it may be that the baffles
> > have simply eroded to nothing over the last 65 years.
> >
> > As far as the surging, that suggests attention needs to be paid to the
> > governor.
> >
> > For the clutch adjustment and other similar issues, I always recommend
> > that you go to Binder Books <www.binderbooks.com> and obtain a service
> > manual for the tractor.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > On 7/5/2011 9:52 AM, Ben Wagner wrote:
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > I've got a few questions concerning my 1945 Farmall A.  I just started
> > > it
> > up
> > > for the first time in four months yesterday after a paint job.  I'll
> > number
> > > the questions so that they are easier to reference.
> > >
> > > 1.  The tractor runs fabulously.  It starts right up, even after
> sitting
> > for
> > > four months, and is the most dependable engine I could want in an old
> > > tractor.  My only objection is that the engine surges whenever I adjust
> > the
> > > throttle, unless I slowly creep the throttle up or down.  The surging
> > stops
> > > if I slow the engine down.  My other tractor, the 1948 Super A, will
> > > also
> > > surge but only when the choke is not adjusted at exactly 1/2 choke.
>  The
> > > 1945 A will not run well unless the choke is completely open.  Because
> > the
> > > engine on the 1945 A runs so well, I hesitate to do any adjustments on
> > the
> > > carb.  Does anyone have any advice?  I can live with the surging, even
> > > though it is a little irritating, but I would like to be able to
> advance
> > the
> > > throttle without the concern of the surging.
> > >
> > > 2.  I used the tractor this winter before a paint job for snow removal.
> >  I
> > > remember thinking that the engine sounded incredibly loud.  Yesterday,
> I
> > had
> > > both tractors out, and the 1945 engine sounds much louder than the 1948
> > > Super A.  I'm wondering if the muffler is working, since the muffler is
> > > original "Stanley" vintage.  Is there any way to clean the soot out of
> > the
> > > muffler, without taking it to a muffler shop?
> > >
> > > On the other hand, if the muffler is fine, which is something I may
> test
> > > soon with my other tractor, what would make the engine sound like a two
> > > cylinder?  It has a distinctive "putt-putt" versus the smoothness of
> the
> > > Super A, although the Super A is not as good an engine.  Like I
> > mentioned, I
> > > really don't want to mess with the engine since it runs so well.  I'm
> > > halfway wondering if the modern ethanol gasoline is part of the
> problem!
> > > But then again, the muffler could not be working, causing me to hear
> the
> > > pure engine firing.
> > >
> > > 3.  This question is for anyone who has adjusted, or knows how to
> > > adjust,
> > a
> > > Farmall A, B, or C series clutch.  The clutch only begins grabbing when
> > the
> > > pedal is about 1/2 to 1 inch from being completely up.  There is no
> > > freeplay.  How can I adjust the clutch to give me a little freeplay and
> > > a
> > > longer engagement travel?
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help.
> > >
> > > Ben Wagner
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