conventional exhaust stack

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  1. Matt1924

    Matt1924 Light Load Member

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    Looking at purchasing a 2016 Cascadia for flatbed work and it has the exhaust stack running up the back of the sleeper. I'd like to remove that stack and put a downspout at the frame so I can gain a few more inches closer to the back of the cab for a headache rack. Anyone thinking of any negative side effects to this? Thanks
     
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  3. Numb

    Numb Crusty Curmudgeon

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    fumes in the cab, is why they up above the cab.
     
  4. Bakerman

    Bakerman Road Train Member

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    Kicks up dust in the dirt & dusty parking lots.
     
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    Matt1924 Light Load Member

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    Good points to make, thank you
     
  6. HoneyBadger67

    HoneyBadger67 Road Train Member

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    I have a grass burner on my t660 and am working towards putting twins up behind the sleeper.
     
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  7. stillwurkin

    stillwurkin Road Train Member

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    Weedburner exhaust. Back in the day the great state of Pa had you run a tail pipe clear out to the end of the frame by the tractor taillights. Probably because of fumes that was mentioned. Guess the air is so fresh now out the exhaust it now good for ya.
     
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  8. MTN Boomer

    MTN Boomer Road Train Member

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    Google Carbon Monoxide, It doesn't to anything good for the body except maybe save you the ache s and pains of old age
     
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  9. stillwurkin

    stillwurkin Road Train Member

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    I may have said this before in another post...here goes anyhoo. A casual friend/ trucker told me, a friend of his owned a pre emission truck, no def. The shed he parked it in always had pesty birds in it.(probably sparrows etc). Tried to rid himself of them but they were always coming back. Well he got rid of his older truck and purchased a newer truck with def. He says the birds left and never came back. I can't prove it one way or the other, he says thats what the guy told him happened. If so..very interesting. Mayby they didn't like the smell?
     
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  10. Dave1837

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    If it's an emissions truck then you shouldn't have issues. I drove a 386 Pete with a S60 Detroit with a weed burner, straight pipe. Not only did the smell kill you in and out of the truck but it was the loudest thing I've ever heard in my life. Couldn't wait to be out of it.
     
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