alternative to standard engine steady bar?
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thanks, again - yes I took on board what kevin said (as ever ) and I fully understand that that is the reason behind the Grumpy kit.
I was just trying to find out whether it had an additional "side-effect" of reducing engine noise, or indeed - going back to my original post - whether there were other things one could do about the original steady bar to reduce the noise of the engine, as heard in the cab.
Obviously I'm supposing a starting point of a properly adjusted bar, with nice springy rubber mounts all over the shop. What I've been talking about is possible improvements to that sytem - things one could do other than making sure that the steady bar was operating optimally.
my ponderings on the Grumpy kit had reached roughly to your conclusion, "good standby tho...just incase" - sounds about right though if my theory that a bar running from the engine to the bulkhead does conduct engine noise to the cab is correct, then it looks to me as though the Grumpy's kit would do so just as much as the original bar.
It doesn't look, or sound, from any posts so far on this thread, as though the Grumpy's kit would in fact help lower cab noise.
SO:
anyone got any thoughts about:
1. whether the steady bar (properly adjusted etc etc etc) does conduct noise to the cab
and, if so,
2. whether there is anything one can do about it?
*pauses for breath*
I was just trying to find out whether it had an additional "side-effect" of reducing engine noise, or indeed - going back to my original post - whether there were other things one could do about the original steady bar to reduce the noise of the engine, as heard in the cab.
Obviously I'm supposing a starting point of a properly adjusted bar, with nice springy rubber mounts all over the shop. What I've been talking about is possible improvements to that sytem - things one could do other than making sure that the steady bar was operating optimally.
my ponderings on the Grumpy kit had reached roughly to your conclusion, "good standby tho...just incase" - sounds about right though if my theory that a bar running from the engine to the bulkhead does conduct engine noise to the cab is correct, then it looks to me as though the Grumpy's kit would do so just as much as the original bar.
It doesn't look, or sound, from any posts so far on this thread, as though the Grumpy's kit would in fact help lower cab noise.
SO:
anyone got any thoughts about:
1. whether the steady bar (properly adjusted etc etc etc) does conduct noise to the cab
and, if so,
2. whether there is anything one can do about it?
*pauses for breath*
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NO, if the steady bar is properly fitted with good rubbers then there is
no metal to metal contact so it will not conduct noise into the bulkhead.
If the bar is too loose or badly adjusted it can allow the exhaust system to hit the body in at least two places. The resultant noises could be bad for your health!!
no metal to metal contact so it will not conduct noise into the bulkhead.
If the bar is too loose or badly adjusted it can allow the exhaust system to hit the body in at least two places. The resultant noises could be bad for your health!!
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Bit late, but I can say, no - there was no significant change in noise level in the cabin post fitting of new bar.
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wibble fitting some soundproofing material around the inside of the bulkhead will significantly quiten things down. with soundproofing you get what you pay for, and the more expensive stuff will deaden sound better. but having said that, even just some old carpet or something put behind the bulkhead will reduce noise, think of how many holes there are in the bulkhead for wires etc allowing sound straight from the engine into the cab.
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shawn that looks a clever solution
thank you picky i shall certainly be looking into soundproofing as you suggest. What's the best type? I've been nosing around the Noisekiller website http://www.noisekiller.co.uk/sound_proo ... hicles.php
thank you picky i shall certainly be looking into soundproofing as you suggest. What's the best type? I've been nosing around the Noisekiller website http://www.noisekiller.co.uk/sound_proo ... hicles.php