Butler silencers

Anyone know of a good deal on one or ever replaced with an alternative?

Mine is pretty darn rusty and she is getting louder than normal, pretty sure it needs to go, but I think they run over $1200 for a replacement. I'm not certain what the design looks like inside the box, but I'm pretty sure some restriction is built in to hold better vacuum and some heat.

The best part of a butler is they are pretty quiet with the insulated walls and doors kept shut, but mine is losing that quality pretty fast. It is a '99 model after-all, it is certainly due to fail.

Scratch that...it has failed.

Crawled down there and started probing around, put a screwdriver right through the box. It is all rotted out.

I really don't see how this thing could be so expensive. As I look inside, all I see is a box with a resonator and a shielded section where the blower ties in. I believe that is where the restrictor is located. Really doesn't look much different than any muffler I have opened up except this one is larger and has less baffles.

Interesting.......might be a simple option out there. After-all, my Judson is just using a simple turbo muffler. There might be something out there that I can graft as a replacement without touching that restrictor.

Where is it mounted ? Under van send pic. Been awhile sense I've worked on one I might have something. Or call me

[quote="ACE Services"]Where is it mounted ? Under van send pic. Been awhile sense I've worked on one I might have something. Or call me[/quot

I will do both tomorrow....

look for something similar to this or call universal silencers
this are build for discharge blower, do not use a car meffler they are useless
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-Silencer-URB-2-55102AA-/201120542210?pt=BI_Pumps&hash=item2ed3b7ee02

Seems like a good price for a Universal but then I noticed it's only a 2".

I'd think that's too small, especially for the Butler?

I have one, works well, and it's a 2.5", and it's just a small 36 Roots.

Good tips gang...since the clutch froze and broke the shaft last night, the silencer is a little less important now.

Not sure if it is worth rebuilding at this point...might pull the unit and throw in a small slider using the butler reel and tanks. Just not sure right now...will know more when I hear from butler about costs involved with parts.

Nice find GTECH I need to buy the 2.5 inch version. Is one side threaded? I can't tell on the pic. The two items that I would replace on the TNT is the muffler and cheap dump valve.

Mo wrote:Nice find GTECH I need to buy the 2.5 inch version. Is one side threaded? I can't tell on the pic. The two items that I would replace on the TNT is the muffler and cheap dump valve.

this places may have the one you need for the TNT they cost around $350
http://www.universalaet.com/wp-content/uploads/page/blower.pdf
http://www.stoddardsilencersinc.com.php53-23.ord1-1.websitetestlink.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/N_Insert-D33.pdf