[Farmall] [AT] A Few Questions: Mufflers

E. John Puckett ejpuckett at centurytel.net
Wed Jul 6 09:05:06 PDT 2011


I do not own anything with an exhaust lift, but here is a link to a 
manual for one.  It may not be the same model you have though.
http://home.centurytel.net/ejpuckett/exhaust%20lift/

On 7/6/2011 7:49 AM, Ben Wagner wrote:
> 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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