DEF diesel engines
Hi, I was looking at a few used DPs and noticed one was listed as non- DEF engine. Can I get some opinions on the advantages or disadvantages of getting an older non-DEF engine ? I am only slightly aw...
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Ivylog wrote:
NOx is EPAs current attempt to justify it's existence... actually expansion. Guess they do not know they cannot stop lightning. CAT did not procrastinate itself out of the Diesel engine business... trying to meet the ever increasing 2010 requirements did.
CAT apparently does not have good engineers. Cummins, Detroit Diesel, Volvo and other engine manufacturers got it 'worked out'. CAT will be up a creek without a paddle when emission requirements are put into place for off-road equipment.
I agree that the emission requirements cause the engineer's to scramble but we would be in a mess if we didn't have pollution controls. As I've mentioned in the past, Los Angeles has such thick smog before catalytic converters that you could almost cut it with a knife.
You couldn't even see the houses just off of the freeway it was so bad. It's probably 90% better.
After seeing what the 'lack of' pollution controls looks like in India, I like where are are today, the pollution was awful there.
Safe travels,
MM.
