Getting that "Farmall" sound from a Cub?

[Matt Kirsch]

Ralph's website used to have an audio clip that I swore was a Farmall M with a straight pipe, but it was a Cub.

My '67 sounds like a well-tuned V8. There's no Farmall "crack" to the exhaust note like Ralph's.

So I bought this '53 thinking that with a vertical exhaust Cub it would sound more like a Farmall, and I'm quite disappointed.

What's the secret to getting the Farmall sound out of a Cub?

[Super A]

There isn't. They're supposed to sound that way.

You can sneak up on someone with a well-tuned Cub. I have seen some that the whine from the touch control was louder than the engine!

Al

[Rudi]

That surely is the truth Al. A well tuned Cub is pretty quiet - the loudest noise that comes from Ellie is the rattling of the rain cap

I do have a 17" straight pipe with no muffler. I like that sound a lot better. Some may agree, some may not, however it is personal preference - I like the straight pipe

[Lurker Carl]

Few audio recordings and playbacks accurately reflect live sound quality. Flathead engines burble, it is the nature of the beast.

[tractordad]

I felt the sound on Ralph's was a Model A Ford with the spark retarded.

[Bigdog]

When Lildog rolled Smilin' Bob the manifold broke at the exhaust location leaving about a 2" diameter opening. We test ran the engine before changing the manifold to see if there were other problems. It sounded quite impressive with that gaping hole for an exhaust.

[Rabbit Holler Flash]

I still remember the carnival rides at the county fair when they had individual power units on each ride . There was an assortment of IH- Case- A/C and Wisconsans all putting out individual tones . With anywhere from 10 to 15 rides all runnin it was cool to pick out the IH sounding like dads H , and the Cases sounding like his VAC model. And the wisconsins sounding like John Pucketts dads hay baler lol.

[Mr Ziffel]

I think this guy tried to get a different sound out of his.

[Rick Prentice]

I bought one of these years ago from Steiner when they first opened

Providing they didn't change anything inside, it has a deeper throaty sound than normal exhausts.

Rick

[Bill Hudson]

Yes, Rick's does sound nice. I will be putting one on my loader Cub.

[(CUB HUT)]

Have one like Rick showes --I like it

[1541]

At the end of Barnyard's video CI in Motion you can see and hear Larry G's cub plowing. It is a sweet running & sounding tractor. The video is also worth watching again.

http://www.farmallcub.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=73747

Doug

[Stanton]

You can sneak up on someone with a well-tuned Cub. Al

Many times I've read/heard people describe Cubs as running "like a sewinig machine." That's not too far off.

[Super A]

The first time I ever went to the SE Old Thresher's Reunion in Denton I saw a slick and I mean slick JD 50 running. I say "saw" because you just about couldn't hear it run. I don't know what the owner had done to it but it sure ran smooth and quiet.

I have never been a big straight pipe fan. To each his own I guess but the correct muffler compliments the tractor's appearance and I had rather hear it purr than bellow.

Al