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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 | Well I guess a muffler isn't good forever!
While fiddling with the brakes on my '46 2 ton, I noticed the muffler is pretty badly rotted out.. looks more like a "cross section" of a muffler than it does a whole muffler.
So i'm wondering what you folks would reccomend for a muffler behind a 235?
It's not all that loud.. in fact, it dosen't seem loud at all.. but figured while I was under there it wouldn't hurt to put a new muffler on there.. just need to know what contemporary part would be closest to the original?
an idea is only stupid if you think about it rationally.
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 221 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 221 | Fumblin46!
My 2 ton has a fairly new muffler on it so I'll have a look to see if there are identifying marks that I can pass on to you. The truck is still 'in the barn' but hope to retrieve it tomorrow. As soon as it's home I'll post again. In the meantime someone else may have some good knowledge.
Cheers, George | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,112 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,112 | Jarge,
I think that you should go into to the barn, start her up and just push everything else out of the way! That way they would have respect for a stovebolt!
Fred | | | | | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 221 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 221 | Fred!
You're absolutely right! Can't show no disrespect for a 'Stovebolt'!!! "Boats and junk---out of the way". | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 29 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: May 2005 Posts: 29 | On my 235, I put a good ole' tractor muffler from Tractor Supply. Runs great, tough as nails mufler. Cheap. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 221 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 221 | skiffman's right! I was looking at those during the winter and couldn't see why they wouldn't be satisfactory. Might give it a 'throaty' tone.
I spoke too soon about getting my truck out of winter storage! The guy on the farm is away for the weekend at a funeral and no one can open the barn, so the housekeeper says. Dang! I was looking forward to the weekend.
cheers, George. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 95 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 95 | In the shop where I worked at that time the mufflers they replaced on Big bolts was round and about 3 feet long. There is a special bracket on the side of the frame with a strap to hold the muffler in place. I'd like to find one for my 54 6100 but it hasn't been a high priority. Jim | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 926 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 926 | Why not just go with a glasspack from the local parts store? I've run the same set of mufflers on 3 different trucks;they just keep sounding better as time goes on. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 106 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 106 | Jim Carters has the original round muffler AND the mounting strap.
timmer | | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 543 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 543 | A big, long glasspack with a turndown tip. Nice tone, sounds cool on a big bolt!
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 587 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 587 | Go to Muffler shop, get one of those 6" or so diameter and 24 to 30" long round mufflers for Pherds! I have them make a little down turn about a foot long too, to keep reverb outta cab. Those straps for mufflers can be had at Chevs of the 40's for one of nicer ones. If you have the D ring to tighten, just use pipe strap for the new muff and bend like orig. OR, go all out and use a universal hanger somewhere else, like on end of tail pipe up to frame somewhere. Glasspacks are too loud. IMHO!
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MM R tractor, Speedex
and Power King tractors
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 | I dont notice the truck being all that loud the way it is, and considered just removing whats left of the muffler and putting some straight pipe in there.. but wanted to get some opinions.
Since my goal is to put the truck back to as close to original as my budget will allow, i'm leaning twards the tractor muffler option.
Last time I put glass packs on anything was years ago when my buddies and I would anxiously rip them out of the box and drop them on the garage floor several times before installing them.. those were the days!
an idea is only stupid if you think about it rationally.
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