What is the weight of a Lincoln SA200

Farm supply stores should have a suitable muffler.

Back pressure is not an issue with the Continental. Iggy suggested a tractor muffler they are probably the easiest to install

For any of these solutions, the biggest thing is to get the input size to fit your pipe. You certainly can make an adapter but why not get the right muffler to start? Lots of choices, not much difference in cost.

Try to install the muffler horizontal and add an output pipe aimed down to avoid the need for a rain cap. If it's gotta go up, absolutely put a rain cap on it. In dry climates, make sure the exhaust isn't aimed at potential fire hazards like dry grass.

You might f> My SA 200 is an obnoxiously loud straight pipe with a rain flap. I want to

I second and third the suggestion to aim exhaust at least slightly downward.

Rain caps are unreliable and damage can be massive.

The 'inside the case'/'under the hood' mufflers are a clean (elegant?) installation and add no external hardware that needs mounts and or supports and could limit clearance when moving. They do make the exhaust quieter, they do not make it quiet, and they are not enough to make your neighbours happy unless they are a VERY long way away. There is something about the cycling of engine speed and load that seems to draw attention. Constant but louder noise may be less noticeable / objectionable.

IMHO an inside the case muffler should be fitted to all welders as basic / permanent equipment. When working where noise may be a problem, I just remove the rain hat and place any large old muffler on top of the stack. This will really reduce the noise, just remember to remove before moving the machine.

There are external / outside the case mufflers ($) and mounting kits (more$) used on diesel driven units but I am sure you could fab something that will work just as well for a lot less money.

Good luck, just my .02

If you want it REALLY quiet and don't mind spending some money (I know, this is RCM where nobody wants to spend any money) these SuperTrapp Quiet Mufflers are really remarkable.

Anyone know the hp of a Continental F 163?

Steve

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Good running one should be around 60HP

Most of the units around here are running a simple farm tractor muffler usually off of something like a Farmall H or M

You look at those units and they just don't look like they can weigh more t han 1,000 pounds, but those things are full of wires and if it's a generato r I bet it is close to 1,300 pounds. I know someone said that big 500 was 1

Steve, If you put a muffler on that thing you will miss that loud thing with the muffler flap. So just leave it alone.

with no weld leads just the machine with a tank of gas 1230lbs

replying to RoyJ, Germandarkgary wrote: Yes the lincoln welder with the f162 and f163 weight is 1500 and the diesel three and four cylinder engines are about 2800

replying to RoyJ, Germandarkgary wrote: Okay now i have an f163 that was overhaul and has 500 or less hours the pistons are hammered out from carbon from what ive been looking in to was the possibility that lpg pistons where installed at the machine shop the top ring is