I'll second the idea of a precleaner like the cyclone.I think it's safe to say that the general consensus is "don't do it", and be very examining old filters that you've blown out.
Does this have an inner safety filter in case the main filter leaks? Do you have a precleaner on the air intake? like a cyclone or turbo.
It better to fit a vaccum gauge in the cab with it connected to the outlet pipe on the aircleaner then replace all the filters when it reaches 20" of vaccum. Got that advice from Cat and Donaldson 25 years agoYes and yes
They quit using them because they're not as efficient as a paper element, dust removal wise. Not just because people are too lazy to clean them.
on paper the dry elements are better. . . in the real world not so much perhaps?
Yeah Scrub , We just retired a Farr filter on the 74 Pete . Went with a simple open element under the hood .I know I have bored folks about air cleaners before but once upon a time Cat used to have a P/N for a detergent specially formulated for washing primary filters.
A washing machine to swish them was also available from Cat at a horrendous price. We built our own and the washing and inspection of filters from about a dozen machines was a few days work for the storeman every week.
Caterpillar (and particularly Allis Chalmers) back in the 1960's had no concept of primary filters blocking up in three or four hours and the bright sparks at Allis sent our first HD21P's over with Farr Pamic air cleaners that cost more in uncleanable elements per hour than the hourly rate of the tractor.
Washing, darkroom inspection and drying was always a normal part of maintenance . . . but only on primary filters, the inner (safety) element was always replaced as required.
I might add that I went back to oil bath air-cleaners when dealing with just one or two tractors in remote areas. In heavy dust they need to be cleaned daily but it is not too bad if you are set up with a wash bowl and scrapers . . . the main bodies need a pressure wash with kerosene and then hot detergent water every Christmas.
The standard centrifugal clear plastic bowl pre-cleaners were standard and would often be emptied several times a day . . . they were a good source of friction enhancer and oil dryer upper media for getting that few extra hours out of the cone clutches on Le Torneau PCUs
I don't suppose anyone is surprised when I say my lung function is about 65% . . . and I used to smoke.
Cheers.