Starting Tractor in a garage

[fishhead]

Anyone else have issues with start-up smoke in their garage or small building stored tractor? I've been thinking along the lines of trying a short piece of heat resistant flexible tubing or hose to route the exhaust out the open garage door. Slip it over ,start and warm up indoors, remove and drive out. Think this will work and not harm anything? Anyone got an idea for appropriate material? Source?
Seems like it have seen this done at auto repair shops.
oh tractor is a JD 3720
Thanks

 

[E3A]

The products are out there. Not very cheap though...

Garage Exhaust Ventilation System at AutoZone.com - Best Garage Exhaust Ventilation System Parts for Cars, Trucks & SUVS

 

[Baby Grand]

Like this?
Exhaust Hose | Crushproof Tubing | Industrial Hoses
Sounds like a really good idea to me.
I'd like to let my tractor warm up before I move it, but the start up soot and the rapidly accumulating fumes makes that an unpleasant option, even with the garage door open.

 

[fishhead]

exactly, i need to give them a call , not sure it needs to fit snugly as my main goal is just to get the particulate out- have mild asthma.
I really like to let the tractor and hydraulics get warm
thanks for the link.
i might even be ok if it weren't for the del bucket as i blocks the flow of the exhaust

 

[paulfun9]

I have a piece of dryer exhaust tube that I use for extended running in the garage. Cheep available at any hardware store and effective. I don't use it for the tractor because having the garage heated makes for a quick start up to moving but rather for when working on the cars and trucks.

 

[Looking4new]

My exhaust comes out facing the front of the tractor, so I just back in. I've got one of those portable shelters and the door is always open.

 

[Clint S]

I also installed a dryer vent and use dryer hose. I used a few old tin cans and aluminum duct tape to step down the hose to exhaust size. I hold it on with a bungee cord. I have it exiting up high and can pull it up and out of the way when not needed.

 

[Will_C]

My mechanic uses a hose connected to a flap on an overhead door to vent vehicles that he runs in his garage. Has worked for him for over 30 years.

Will

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[jenkinsph]

I would back it in to park it since it has the exhaust out front. Fire it up pull it out the door a few feet and let it warm up. Less trouble to do and no harm done to the tractor. I would not over think this. Just my opinion

 

[FatTire]

When there is space available, I back the Kubota into the garage. Before starting I slip a piece of flex tubing (sold as pool hose) with a flex pipe coupler on the end over the exhaust pipe. The flex pipe coupler's diameter is adjusted for a nice friction fit. After starting I wait about 30 seconds before pulling the hose off. By that time the end of the exhaust pipe is beginning to warm up, but isn't hot and won't melt anything, and the worst of the start-up smoke is blown outside. I like wait about a minute (total) before pulling the tractor out to where the exhaust is beyond the door.

 

[HEC]

I had a 10 ft. piece of flexible exhaust pipe and found a short piece of solid pipe that just fits over my front facing exhaust on my B2650 . I cut the flexible pipe on 2 sides about 3 inches back as it was a little bigger than then the short solid pipe . I used 2 hose clamps to crimp it together and filled all the gaps with jb weld . It may not be pretty but really works well . I can let the tractor warm up in my under house heated garage with the door resting on top of the flexible pipe .

 

[tcartwri]

The other reason to do it, is that an idling diesel will produce a large amount of water vapor that will settle on everything.

 

[tractchores]

I don't mind it, just start my tractor and roll it forward a few feet until its warm. I have a car I store on a trailer in the winter and I run it once a month. I priced out the exhaust hoses and they were way to expensive. Instead I'm using metal dryer hose and just flop it out a window. I connected it with an actual exhaust connector made for cars (cheap). For your tractor you could probably do the same, just find something that won't melt to connect the hose on, doesn't have to be a super tight hose. There will be lots of water, so drain it out when you're done if it isn't pointing down.

 

[Chris from Ontario]

I would back it in to park it since it has the exhaust out front. Fire it up pull it out the door a few feet and let it warm up. Less trouble to do and no harm done to the tractor. I would not over think this. Just my opinion

Agree. This is what I do and I don't think twice about trying to reinvent the wheel. Moving it a few feet outside won't cause anything bad to happen plus you don't have to worry about any fumes leaking inside the garage.

 

[SHORT KID]

If you have power in the garage, just put a fan facing out the door until you move out.

 

[RalphVa]

I usually park with the front of the tractor facing out. Start it up and pull it out within about 20 seconds. Smoke goes out the door and then the tractor.

Ralph

 

[tractchores]

I put CO detectors in my garage, I'd recommend doing that if you run it inside at all. Otherwise you won't know there is an issue until its very serious.

 

[5030]

I have big tractors in the shop so I start them, open the door and go have a coffee, come back and get them out. Don't hang out in the shop, no point in having my clothes stink like diesel exhaust... I realize it's hillbilly incense, but it still stinks......:laughing:

Besides, chases the cats out....a good thing.