Vance
Member
Hi all,
I'd like to get some opinions (like I have to ask...) on my exhaust system on my Tucker 1342.
You can see the dual stack up behind the cab configuration that I have now. This probably worked great for the groomer tasks that this cat did in its previous life but I need to make changes to accomodate passengers now.
In the pics you can kinda see the problem - the exhaust drifts down over the bed where the passengers sit. While they have not complained about the smell when running, they HAVE noted the black crud that shoots out of the pipes on start-up.
As a minimum I'm going to rotate the turn-outs at the top of the stacks to point at a 45 to the side.
BTW, I have replaced the yellow tool box with 2 dune-buggy seats. There WILL be passengers riding in the back on some trips.
But, I'm thinking about routing the exhaust out to the back with turndowns. I'd also relocate the mufflers under the bed as the previous owner complained that the cab often was very hot on extended runs. Gotta love a snowcat with tooooo much heat. I think this will work better than many other snocats because of the height, clearance and protection offered by the "hollow ladder frame" of the Tucker.
Let me know what you think - especially those that have operated cats with stacks or rear exhausts.
Thanks in advance,
Vance
I'd like to get some opinions (like I have to ask...) on my exhaust system on my Tucker 1342.
You can see the dual stack up behind the cab configuration that I have now. This probably worked great for the groomer tasks that this cat did in its previous life but I need to make changes to accomodate passengers now.
In the pics you can kinda see the problem - the exhaust drifts down over the bed where the passengers sit. While they have not complained about the smell when running, they HAVE noted the black crud that shoots out of the pipes on start-up.
As a minimum I'm going to rotate the turn-outs at the top of the stacks to point at a 45 to the side.
BTW, I have replaced the yellow tool box with 2 dune-buggy seats. There WILL be passengers riding in the back on some trips.
But, I'm thinking about routing the exhaust out to the back with turndowns. I'd also relocate the mufflers under the bed as the previous owner complained that the cab often was very hot on extended runs. Gotta love a snowcat with tooooo much heat. I think this will work better than many other snocats because of the height, clearance and protection offered by the "hollow ladder frame" of the Tucker.
Let me know what you think - especially those that have operated cats with stacks or rear exhausts.
Thanks in advance,
Vance