Tag: diesel particulate filters (DPFs)

Business
Maintenance
5 Questions you should ask before launching an extended drain interval program By Tom Jackson To meet the many new exhaust emissions regulations, diesel engines have undergone more changes in the past eight years than in the previous 50. The good news is the new engines still crank out plenty of torque-heavy power and do […]
September 4, 2011
The new American Petroleum Institute CJ-4 standard meets a higher spec than any other lube oil that came before it, but it does not by itself allow you to extend drain intervals.
Equipment
Rebuilt Machinery
Terex glider reman What it takes to turn an aging front discharge concrete mixer into a good-as-new machine By Tom Jackson   In the current construction economy, some ready mix producers are reluctant to buy new mixer trucks at full price. But, as their fleet ages, it requires more and more repairs, suffers more downtime […]
February 3, 2011
The ideal candidate for reman is a donor truck, 10 to 12 years old.
Safety
Special Report
Tier 4 Interim Big changes in store for new equipment next year … and 2012 … and 2014. By  Tom Jackson It’s just three months and counting before the Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier 4 Interim regulations for non-road engines takes effect for most medium to large horsepower bands. And when it does, the new machines […]
September 6, 2010
The DPF and exhaust units on many Tier 4 interim machines are packaged as one unit to save space.
Business
California Crackdown, Part IV
Construction raises its hand Voluntary diesel emission reduction programs gain steam By Marcia Gruver Doyle and Mike Anderson In countering the California Air Resources Board’s off-highway diesel emission rule, contractors point to programs already in place that emphasize voluntary approaches to getting emissions reductions for dirty diesel machines – including a long-standing program within California […]
June 26, 2010
Before and after: A DERA grant picked up $7,349 of the $15,300 it took to repower this 1996 Cat 928F loader owned by Cortis Excavating in Marine City, Michigan.
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