Yellow spot on lawn after idling

[markinmichigan]

Hey there,

I have a 2006 GT 2544, and I let the tractor idle for only about a minute on a part of my lawn. A couple days later, I noticed that there is a 12" yellow, perhaps dead spot, where it was idling.

Does anyone know what this is from? Is there a simple solution for it other than having to turn off the tractor?

Thanks for your help all.

Mark

 

[keltonkrew]

it's from the exhaust hitting the grass and killing it. choices are

don't idle for long periods of time on the grass

re-route your muffler to not point down

idle and let the grass die.

ps...diesel exhaust from a Powerstroke on a japanese boxwood hedge will make a very large dead circle in the bushes.....

 

[markinmichigan]

Thanks for your help.

I did also see an old thread that addressed this issue too. Apparently it is from the muffler in that area. Wow it must get super hot. hmmm...wonder if it would be OK to put heat wrap on it?

I probably won't do that though. I think it would be best to shut it off when I am not moving. No biggie though. Obviosly I am not the only one with the same issue.

Heh, funny thing with those Japanese boxwoods. So tempramental.

 

[micman32]

Ahhh!!! The dreaded yellow spot!!!I have just learned to live with it!!!! I wouldn't suggest wrapping as because all that heat must go somewhere.

 

[Bob_Bainbridge]

I don't think it's from the exhaust hitting the grass. More likely it's just from the heat. My 3235 has the exhaust pipe exiting parallel to the ground but I still get brown spots if I stop it for several minutes.

Bob B.

 

[Fordlords]

I can't figure this out- looking at a picture of a 2006 2542, it looks like the muffler and exhaust are high enough up to not burn the grass-apparently not, sort of seems like a design flaw. There should be some sort of shielding around the muffler regardless for safety. Even with a muffler as high up as it is on my 682, it is still heat shielded even with the engine retrofit:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/photos/data/524/25195100_0629-med.JPG

-Fordlords-

 

[JTKub]

I don't think it's from the exhaust hitting the grass. More likely it's just from the heat. My 3235 has the exhaust pipe exiting parallel to the ground but I still get brown spots if I stop it for several minutes.

Bob B.

IMO, that's exactly what it is. The exhaust blasts straight out the side on my (2005) 2544 as well. The muffler radiates a huge amount of heat and is mounted low.

Joel

 

[MrWiggles2]

The muffler and lower engine area just create a ton of heat, no matter which way the exhaust is pointed. Was cutting the grass two days ago wearing flip flops. Felt like my left foot was on fire. Reached down to feel the heat coming out the metal vent on the left side. Right foot would have felt the same but it was on the accelerator, which is back a little from the vent. Another reason I switched to synthetic. It gets hot under there!