I have sputtered metal onto my Stanley replacement muffler for my 1510, and it is now pretty noisy and internally rotten. So I have a couple of choices:
1. Get dimensions from someone who has muffler design software for 3 cylinders and at the RPM of the 1510, and fabricate a muffler out of stainless sheet metal.
2. Buy from New Holland. Not acceptable, due to cost.
3. Buy an aftermarket close for $53 to $297. Amazon alone carries at least 6 different models.
4. Get better ear protection.
I am thinking #3. But how do I choose? The good thing is that I now have the tractor parked in a barn, for the first time since 1984. I sleep better at night.
Also, has anyone seen the curved tips, so that I can blow the exhaust away from me, and keep rain from getting into the muffler. Of course, that is less of a problem with it now parked in the barn.
Has anyone else agonized through this decision process recently (like the last 5 years) with any recommendations?
1. Get dimensions from someone who has muffler design software for 3 cylinders and at the RPM of the 1510, and fabricate a muffler out of stainless sheet metal.
2. Buy from New Holland. Not acceptable, due to cost.
3. Buy an aftermarket close for $53 to $297. Amazon alone carries at least 6 different models.
4. Get better ear protection.
I am thinking #3. But how do I choose? The good thing is that I now have the tractor parked in a barn, for the first time since 1984. I sleep better at night.
Also, has anyone seen the curved tips, so that I can blow the exhaust away from me, and keep rain from getting into the muffler. Of course, that is less of a problem with it now parked in the barn.
Has anyone else agonized through this decision process recently (like the last 5 years) with any recommendations?
