[Farmall] [AT] A Few Questions: Mufflers

Ben Wagner supera1948 at gmail.com
Wed Jul 6 09:25:49 PDT 2011


Thanks!  The manual is for exactly the same model I've got.

Here's another link to what looks like the same manual from another website
in PDF:

http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/1917631/pneumatic-lift-all-pdf-may-18-2010-4-33-am-605k?da=y

From: http://farmall.winnfreenet.com/downloads.php

Ben Wagner

On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 12:05 PM, E. John Puckett
<ejpuckett at centurytel.net>wrote:

> 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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