Equipment Haulers

I just make it a habit to tape the exhaust, mainly cause thats the way i was taught.

 

I figure that it is the shippers product. They pay me to haul it and if they want it taped, then I tape it. I would rather spend a couple of minutes taping an exhaust than buy a turbo. At this point, it has become more of a habit, anyway. It may or may not damage the turbo. If I tape it I know it won't get damaged. If I don't and it does get damaged then I just bought a turbo for the price of 12" of duct tape.

 

Could be, right, wrong, indifferent, I'll copy and paste the answer!

 

Reminds me of the time I was told the snow was different in Canada, that's why it's easier to drive on.
I'll admit I could be wrong, about the turbo thing though. At least try to, it might hurt!


Ah, the snow isn't really different, is it?

 

If it's sitting in the shippers yard, do they cover it up in case it gets windy?????

 

Hmmmmm... what if the exhaust pipe sticks straight up in the air? You know, no elbow to make it face the wind.

 

My experience is that turbos don't suffer if exhaust is not covered during transit. Reasons already discussed.
I just want to add that even with the small overlap possible in some motors the valve opening would be so small that even at 75mph directly at the exhaust there would probably be to little pressure or volume to spin the turbo.
Also the incoming air would have to exhaust out the air intake once passing through the intake system including the air filter.
How come it is not important to close the intake as well?

Anyway I used to cover the exhausts of turbo charged equipment, if for no other reason to show the customer that I respected their equipment.

Does any one know for a fact of any turbo damaged because the exhaust was not covered?

 

Sounds ridiculous at face value BUT, snow at -40 provides quite good traction compared to snow @ -5C so, yes, there CAN be a difference and Canada being north of the US you less likely to encounter the "good" stuff than when driving in the north of Canada. BTW, I trailer my JD sprayer all the time and the exhaust faces forward. I have never covered the exhaust and have never had a turbo issue.

 

I've hauled them since they first came out with the turbo and have never had a damaged one. That applies to rubber and tracked equipment. Also hauling trucks that may have broken down or else they are large oilfield trucks thast are not meant to run on the road so we haul them from site to site.

 

Every one around me with any brains or an once of common sense will put a bucket or can over the pipe if it has no flapper. Not because of the wind but to keep the rain from filling up the exhuast system which it will do. We have 2 dozers with straight exhuast and every one gets a bucket put over the pipe if sitting for a while or if its going to rain flapper or not. Wind while driving down the road can and has caused some turbo issues in the past , though not common it can and does happen on occasion.