Robaroni 86 #1 Posted June 2, 2023 (edited) I hate noise! I know some people love the roar of loud engines but that's not me! When my friend gave me his old WH I could see right away it was a substantial machine, I could also see and hear the mushroom muffler's days would soon be over. I soon found that the WH tube muffler price was way more than I wanted to spend - cheap trumps noise, well to a point anyway. I read some reviews on cheap mufflers and decided my WH would not be shabby-ized with junk, I'm a Taurus, solidity is a biggie for me. I found a couple of mufflers at Tractor Supply, one was an International for $36 ,now we're talking! Problem was when I looking through it I could see my hand on the other side - this is not for me! The next one up was a Ford for $40 with no clear passage, this is more like it. It was a little large but I'd figure it out and do some fancy welding - it will work. I welded up a couple of adaptors and mounted it straight up like my John Deere 3320 tractor and even put a rain flapper on it - looks great. Trouble was the flapper rattled, I'm not giving up loudness for rattles - it won't happen! Now I'm in the shop machining Teflon bearings to get rid of the rattle, great, nice and quiet, let's take her for a spin. This thing stinks, not only are the fumes eye level but it's like the exhaust is in my ear but how am I going to mount this thing? Undaunted I cut the muffler off and started moving it around to different positions. Truth is I always thought the upright muffler would hit low branches when I mowed anyway. Well here's the result, no low branches problem and the end of the muffler is not at eye and ear level. I think I like it! No fumes, quiet and out of the way of branches. I painted it with Rustoleum 2000F flat black paint - eleven bucks, I splurged! Ahhh quiet, now all I need is a little rain so the darn lawn would grow. Edited June 2, 2023 by Robaroni 4 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 6,998 #2 Posted June 2, 2023 What are the dimensions of that muffler can? Diameter, length, inlet and outlet diameter, etc. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robaroni 86 #3 Posted June 2, 2023 24 minutes ago, 8ntruck said: What are the dimensions of that muffler can? Diameter, length, inlet and outlet diameter, etc. Thanks. https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/stanley-muffler-company-inlet-aluminized-muffler-fo-4?cm_vc=-10005 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moparfanforever 844 #4 Posted June 3, 2023 I am with you on the noise thing !! May have to get one and try it out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,873 #5 Posted June 3, 2023 interactive muffler catalog for stanley. https://stanleymuffler.com/catalog/files/assets/seo/toc.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robaroni 86 #6 Posted June 3, 2023 1 hour ago, JoeM said: interactive muffler catalog for stanley. https://stanleymuffler.com/catalog/files/assets/seo/toc.html Simple and cheap, go to TS and pick one off the shelf, pay forty bucks and tax, go home and figure out how to make it work - done! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robaroni 86 #7 Posted June 3, 2023 (edited) Okay, I mowed today, about two acres. At high engine rpms it's still louder than I'd like but at lower rpms it's mellower and quieter than the mushroom. Edited June 3, 2023 by Robaroni Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,873 #8 Posted June 3, 2023 8 hours ago, Robaroni said: Simple and cheap, go to TS and pick one off the shelf, pay forty bucks and tax Yeah that catalog is overwhelming! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
