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Title: Small engine experts needed Post by: FieroBUZZ on January 01, 2011, 11:41:20 am I have a generator powered by a 10hp Tecumseh. It is the loudest freaking thing I ever heard. My ears still hurt from a 5 minute run.
Is there some sort of exhaust system or muffler that I can use rather than the OEM tiny can? Advice welcome Title: Re: Small engine experts needed Post by: dguy on January 03, 2011, 09:59:22 am Can you split the "muffler" in a non-destructive way, and pack it with exhaust fiberglass wadding?
Title: Re: Small engine experts needed Post by: lercs on January 03, 2011, 05:09:51 pm Most of the more expensive generators have an insulated case. You could try building something like that.
Title: Re: Small engine experts needed Post by: aaron88 on January 04, 2011, 12:06:29 am If you don't find a bolt on solution I can make you a custom exhaust for the cost of the metal. I need to run an exhaust experiment anyway.
Aaron . Title: Re: Small engine experts needed Post by: FieroBUZZ on January 04, 2011, 12:26:18 pm If you don't find a bolt on solution I can make you a custom exhaust for the cost of the metal. I need to run an exhaust experiment anyway. Aaron . That would be very nice, Aaron. I figured on build an insulated box that I could use here at home. I got the darn thing before the ice storm. We dragged it from house to house running the sump pumps. It's heavy and awkward. I have it sitting on a small garden cart now, but the wheels aren't made to drag thru snow or mud. I hoped to use it to run the little MIG welder I picked up., if I ever get a small tank to use with it. Some solutions I ran across for varying sizes of generators ranged from a 45 gallon drum, a dug pit covered with planks and a long hose attached to a small generator. Mine is a Devilbis 5000 with a 10hp Tecumseh. It's a bugger to pull at -40 p.s. ear still is ringing. Gary |