Reverse the fan?

Even if you have a pusher fan that pushes the air forward you have to have screens on the sides and bottom of the engine to prevent the same chaf from just plastering itself to the inside of the radiator instead of the outside of the radiator.

You can make a pretty effecient screen from window screening and tie it to the head lights and other stuff to hold it loosely to the front of the tractor hood. It works best if you can allow some to go under the front of the hood to prevent it pulling chaff up when the front begines to clogg.

Zane

I went back to the residence to paint the "Armaflex" insulation that covers the suction pipe. We always paint the insulation with white oil based paint to slow down deterioration.

The customer had wrapped window screen around the condenser in hopes to keep grass clippings from being sucked into the coil. When the tenant mowes the lawn he always blows the clippings into the air conditioning unit.

I recommended to the owner that he remove the screen to eliminate too-high head pressures. I said that just wash out the unit from time to time with his garden hose.

The owner said that it was HIS equipment and he would RATHER leave the screen ON. OK, I voided the warranty on the equipment!

I informed the owner that the only thing that I would do, if it was my equipment, was to put a picket fence around the condensing unit to keep stray dogs and cats from "lifting their leg, or urinating on the coils.

I see no problem with putting a screen over the front of the tractor to keep debris out of the radiator.

Ford Dealers often sold a fine window screen radiator accessory to stop fine airborn debris from clogging the radiator fins. This accessory is still available from N-Specialists parts houses..... ..... Dell