BX exhaust extension

Had the same problem with the short exhaust on my BX2230 smoking up the front grill guard and FEL arm.

I cut out a section of a 1 1/2" EMT galvanized electrical conduit elbow which was a perfect fit over the short exhaust pipe out of the muffler..

The extension has to be removed to pull the engine side covers off so it can't be permanently attached.

The nut you see welded onto the extension, has a bolt (all stainless steel hardware) threaded into the nut whose tip has been ground to point that fits partly into a small hole I drilled into the original exhaust pipe. Once the bolt is snugged up in the hole, the extension can't rotate or slide off. The additional nut on the bolt serves as a lock nut.

This is one of those projects that I have been meaning to get to. The pain for me with this is that it blows the leaves away from the mower deck when I trying to pick them up in the fall. Obviously not all of them, but many of them. Frustrating. Hopefully I will get to this fix before the fall comes around again. I will try the electrical conduit idea. Thx.

Dieselbob said:

I know this has been discussed before, but I am looking for ideas for an exhaust pipe extension for my BX. I'm tired of the black soot all over my loader and my grille guard. Of course it has to be removable to get the engine side covers off, and I don't want anything that is too easy to snag and tear off.

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I used a piece of copper pipe from a plumbing supply company (stores like Home Depot and Lowe's did not have the size needed). Heated it up with a propane torch to expand it, then slipped it over the exhaust pipe while hot and once it cooled it never moved. Been like that for years but it's not removable and doesn't get in the way when removing the engine side covers, etc.

85Hokie said:

Here is one thought:

this is a piece of kitchen drain pipe, cut and hose clamped into place.
Needs a little tlc to fit well.

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85Hokie, What size drain pipe did you use? I like the look of the chrome and the fact that the exhaust is pointed down. Does that make any difference in the perceived noise level of the engine?

Thanks Hokie, I don't need any more dust than I already have so I think that I'll just have to be satisfied with what I have.