Trailering Tractor with Forward Facing Exhaust. Issues?

[ldowney]

Hey guys. Picked up my new Kubota M7060 tractor this week. As you can see from the photo below, the exhaust on this model is forward facing. Someone told me recently I need to close/cover this exhaust off when trailering the tractor to prevent water from entering the exhaust system and turning the Turbo in reverse would eventually burn it out. And yes, since this is my business, I trailer the tractor several times a week.

Is this a real issue? Should I be blocking this exhaust pipe off when towing?

Any Kubota M7060 owners that has turned the exhaust 90 degrees? Is that a better solution?

Thanks.

 

[John0829]

The turbo does not care which way it turns but what it does care about is there is no oil being supplied to the bearings, as a general rule we always covered the exhaust when moving any turbo charged equipment to or from construction sites. Non turbo charged never got covered.

 

[ldowney]

The turbo does not care which way it turns but what it does care about is there is no oil being supplied to the bearings, as a general rule we always covered the exhaust when moving any turbo charged equipment to or from construction sites. Non turbo charged never got covered.

What do you guys use to cover the exhaust that won't blow off? Do you just shove a towel in the end?

 

[4570Man]

My backhoe has an overhead exhaust like the OPs but it blows sideways. I’ve never covered it because it’s too high to reach. Am I messing up?

 

[Ed27]

Seems to be a long running battle, lol:

Viewing a thread - Turbo spins while transporting equipment?

 

[Industrial Toys]

Nice looking RIG!

Just a rag. What the heck. Might as well be safe. Personally, I doubt the air has much place to go past the turbo, but others seem to think otherwise. JD did stuff a rag down our 6200 (also forward facing) when trucking it.

 

[Jstpssng]

You just bought a brand new 40K+ dollar machine, and you are asking this on an internet forum? No disrespect to members, as there are a lot of guys here who really know their stuff; yet there are even more who are like me.
Perhaps you have money to blow, but I suggest that you go back where you bought the tractor from- the place which will be doing the repairs if you listen to bad advice- and talk to them about the proper way to transport. Barring that, the correct information should also be found in your owner's manual.

 

[Diggin It]

I would want to be sure that nothing I used would be able to get down inside.

So, maybe sock it to it baby!!! Use a big sock to put over the outside of it. Maybe something with bright stripes so you remember to take it off before starting it again.

 

[Ed27]

Lots of examples of threads like this.
https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/owning-operating/334111-do-you-cover-your-vertical-4.html

 

[MHarryE]

Lots of controversy, threads. Placing a nerf football in the exhaust is easy. However if it is a problem would not the manufacturer say never to park the tractor in the wind? Reality is air in the exhaust needs to make its way through turbo, find a cylinder with both exhaust and intake valves open (BDC of exhaust stroke), back through turbo, ATAAC, air cleaner and out.

 

[Racenut]

Business opportunity... fancy exhaust corks :cool2:

 

[bcp]

Lots of controversy, threads. Placing a nerf football in the exhaust is easy. However if it is a problem would not the manufacturer say never to park the tractor in the wind? Reality is air in the exhaust needs to make its way through turbo, find a cylinder with both exhaust and intake valves open (BDC of exhaust stroke), back through turbo, ATAAC, air cleaner and out.

Might be easier on some equipment to put a bag over the air intake.

Bruce

 

[5030]

I trailer my M9's once in a while, same as you, vertical stack. I just turned it sideways. Never an issue since 2006.

 

[5030]

I trailer my M9's once in a while, same as you, vertical stack. I just turned it sideways. Never an issue since 2006. Nice tractor. I see Kubota has cheaped out on the bucket level indicator rod.

Don't want to turn it, stuff a rag in it.

 

[4570Man]

I I see Kubota has cheaped out on the bucket level indicator rod.

What did it used to look like? I took the one off my tractor. The auto level on my backhoe was even worse. I sawzalled it off. I wouldn’t have hated it if I could override but it was a positive interlock.

 

[farm boy00]

Not sure on pipe size, but why not bolt a tractor exhaust flapper to the exhaust pipe? Would help keep wind, rain, and animals or other things out of the pipe

 

[ruffdog]

Interesting thread:

Covering Exhaust During transtit | Heavy Equipment Forums

Turbo saver exhaust cover:

Turbo Saver Exhaust Cover

 

[Zebrafive]

My JD 6415 was delivered with the exhaust covered. No idea if needed or not, but gave peace of mind.

 

[TractorGuy]

Yes it's a thing.

Owners manual for my backhoe warns to cap the exhaust when trailering. Wouldn't surprise me if this isn't covered in your manual.

I made sure they taped mine up with duct tape when it was being transported to me but a rag might work for short distances.

I saw a company selling heat resistant bags for this somewhere but they were stupid expensive.

 

[Reb954]

When I used to haul a lot of stuff we always covered a forward facing exhaust and a straight up exhaust if it didn't have a flapper on it or if the flapper was turned wrong for our direction of travel. The reason wasn't for the turbo though, it was to keep rain and debris out of the exhaust.