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Rerouting the exhaust under the cab

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by burdman_02, Feb 1, 2012.

  1. Feb 1, 2012 #1
    burdman_02

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    I have a Freightliner Columbia 120 flat top and found a very nice used Headache Rack Cabinet for cheap. My question is, can I just put a tip on the exhaust below the cab and route it down to the ground? I would need to do this to make room for the cabinet. It would be easy to do but I'm not 100% sure its legal. Thoughts?
     
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  3. Feb 1, 2012 #2
    Emulsified

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    As long as it has a spark arrestor on it, there shouldn't be a problem.
    Basically, you're converting it to a weed burner.
     
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  4. Feb 1, 2012 #3
    bender

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    I drove one like that for a good while, lucky I have any hearing left and the fumes can get to you too. Never again!
     
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  5. Feb 1, 2012 #4
    CondoCruiser

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    I seen a new West Side Transport Cascadia the other day that had a factory exhaust routing turned to the ground, It had that big regen filter on it right under the sleeper and turned down at the back of the sleeper. I can understand a flatbed or car hauler, but a van company? There has to be some new benefit to it. Maybe because the exhaust is cleaner now?
     
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  7. Feb 1, 2012 #5
    112racing

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    Big companies only care about one thing ....if it saves them $50 a truck to not put a vertical exhaust that's what alot of them will do ...driver health is not a priority .....just how much the ceo can pad his bank account .....
     
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  8. Feb 1, 2012 #6
    burdman_02

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    Thanks for the input guys. I guess it was the fumes thing that I was curious about. I pull mostly step and hopper on and off the farm so clearance is also a factor in my decision. Thanks again!
     
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  9. Feb 1, 2012 #7
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    The lease company is specifying new Cascadias with under slung exhaust. I don't think much of it, either.
     
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