Help! Log Splitter Noise Dilema!!!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Did you ever get anywhere with this?

 

Yes indeed; cheapest and best solution was to fit a home-modded scooter exhaust! (Peugeot Speedfight 50). It was enough to keep me going although my relationship with the landlady was always an odd one. They trippled the rent last summer so I cut my losses and found greener pasture. Nice and quiet for them now!

 

So I've now left that god-forsaken yard and found a better one; have since put original exhaust back on.

[Timbermcpherson]

if you can afford it, get a bigger engine that can be run at lower load. A liquid cooled engine would be MUCH better. Heck bodge up a car engine to it.

 

the exhaust is only so much of the engine noise, alot of it is made by the intake and general internal mechanical noise.

 

Vibration is going to be alot of the racket, if you can isolate the engine and hydraulic pump using rubber engine mounts it will make a difference.

 

The engine needs less air than you might think. the engines can handle great heat so long as there is some outside air circulation. YOu can always run an oil cooler if you have to.

 

Running the exhaust into a drum of water is a very good start, its how log poachers get the job done quieter.

 

To keep good engine getting to the air filter, take the filter off, run a snorkel up and put a filter at the end of it, This will allow for cool clean air for the engine.

 

Take the fuel tank off, run a longer hose and mount it up on a ladder or something nearby.

 

Then make your muffle box

Edited March 21, 2012 by Timbermcpherson

[likeitorlumpit]

Yes indeed; cheapest and best solution was to fit a home-modded scooter exhaust! (Peugeot Speedfight 50). It was enough to keep me going although my relationship with the landlady was always an odd one. They trippled the rent last summer so I cut my losses and found greener pasture. Nice and quiet for them now!

 

So I've now left that god-forsaken yard and found a better one; have since put original exhaust back on.

 

We had a similar yard

all sweetness and light for a while then turned nasty- basically jealous that we were making more money than them.

Walked away head held high and rent paid up.

In a much better place now.

No landlord tennant set up as we own it.

All neighbours treat us like fellow humans and not tennants. Much better

[difflock]

Must be terrible being treated like a pint of beer:lol:

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Yeah well I built them a £3000 shed, cut their grass, did their trees, gave them free logs and they wanted £150/month on top for the 20x30' 8' high building that tommer built. John Mcenroe comes to mind.