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Perkins 1204F series engines do not need a DPF to meet emissions regulations
Maintenance is necessary on any diesel engine, but the less, the better for the owner. To that end, Perkins has developed a range of four cylinder power plants that do not need a diesel particulate filter (DPF) to meet Tier 4 Final emissions regulations that go into effect in 2014. With their four-cylinder design and […]
February 4, 2013
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Opinion: Diesel and the truth about MPG ratings
America is a great country, but amazingly, breathtakingly and mindbogglingly ignorant about cars and fuel efficiency. If you look in the center of the photo above you’ll see a readout of 65 mpg. That’s the mileage a friend of ours, Peter Causer, of Volvo Construction Equipment, got in his Ford Focus 1.8 liter turbodiesel while […]
January 28, 2013
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EPA brings millions in fines to makers of DPF Delete kits for pickups
A couple weeks back our sister publication Pro Pickup reported on the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to begin going after manufacturers and users of DPF Delete kits for pickups. The kits have become popular recently among those drivers who want more performance from their emissions-restricted engines. Now, Pro Pickup editor Bruce Smith is reporting that […]
January 24, 2013
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Maine considers ban on E15 gasoline
The state of Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection is at work on a bill that would ban gasoline blends with more than 10 percent ethanol, according to the Bangor Daily News. The bill has not yet be written and would only be pursued if two other New England states go along with the notion. While […]
January 17, 2013
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EPA takes action against DPF-delete kits for pickups
DPF-delete kits have become popular for diesel truck owners who want to boost performance on emissions restricted engines – but no more. The phenomenon of circumventing the EPA’s mandated pollution-control systems through DPF-deletes began about six years ago, according to our sister publication Pro Pickup’s special report. But using those computer programs and exhaust system […]
January 11, 2013
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Collaboration seeks cheaper biofuel from non-food products
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Johnson Matthey, a global specialty chemicals company, have teamed up for a five-year, $7 million collaboration to economically produce gasoline, diesel and jet fuel from non-food biomass feedstocks, OEM Off-Highway reported. NREL and Johnson Matthey will conduct the work under a Cooperative Research and […]
January 11, 2013
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Brower and Gore: Environmentalists then and now
One of the pleasures of going home for the holidays is sometimes finding the books I  left behind in college and getting to reread them. This year I stumbled upon a 1977 copy of John McPhee’s Encounters with the Archdruid. The book concerns three trips McPhee took with the “Archdruid,” David Brower, the controversial executive […]
January 9, 2013
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EPA Administrator resigns
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced recently that she is stepping down, the Associated Press reports. Jackson, 50, served in the EPA’s top role for four years where she faced what EPA chiefs have said is the strongest opposition they had ever seen. Jackson did not give a reason for her departure and President Barack Obama […]
December 31, 2012
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Global warming: the ultimate conspiracy theory?
If I were to ever concoct the perfect conspiracy theory it would involve something nobody could control (like the weather), be blamed on something people hate (too many cars) and be prophesied by a group of group of mysterious priests whom everybody respects, but nobody understands (scientists). Dang it, global warming theorists beat me to […]
December 26, 2012
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New diesel lube oil category in the works
Every time emissions parameters on diesel engines are changed, the petroleum companies and engine OEMs come up with a new lube oil standard to help protect the engines against an increasingly harsh operating environment. The American Petroleum Institutes CJ-4 oil standard has held sway since the introduction of the 2007 on-road engines and Tier 4 […]
December 14, 2012
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EPA ruling on E15 gasoline is irresponsible
After months of careful and objective deliberation, weighing evidence from only the most knowledgeable and impartial scientists, environmentalists and industry leaders, the EPA has rendered judgement on the issue of ethanol blended gasoline. The short answer: Screw you, little people. The long answer: ”The agency has not found evidence to support a finding of severe […]
November 20, 2012
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Ener-G Force concept is Mercedes’ hydrogen-powered patrol SUV
As an entry to the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge, Mercedes-Benz created the monster you see above — its concept of what the patrol car of 2025 should look like. The company says the Ener-G Force concept is built off the tank-like design of its G-Class series of SUVs, including the original G-Wagen […]
November 19, 2012
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Century-old fermentation process may produce cleaner-burning diesel
University of California, Berkeley scientists have discovered a way to produce renewable diesel fuel by using a fermentation process once used to produce explosives.
November 13, 2012
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GM debuts bi-fuel trucks
The order books are open and they're coming down the assembly lines as we speak: the 2013 Chevy Silverado HD and GMC Sierra 2500 HD bi-fuel pickup trucks.
November 8, 2012
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The inner-workings of Komatsu’s Tier 4 Interim engines
Physics and chemistry dictate that most Tier 4 Interim engines follow a common design formula to reduce emissions. Above 75 horsepower most manufacturers have increased fuel injection pressures, boosted turbos, ramped up exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) rates and added aftertreatment that traps or burns off what the Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t want going out the […]
November 1, 2012
On Komatsu’s Tier 4 Interim engines emissions reductions are handled by a variable geometry turbo, high pressure common rail fuel injection, cooled EGR and a DPF that includes a diesel oxidation catalyst and a catalyzed soot filter.
Great ExSPECtations
Whether it’s hauling dirt, debris or equipment, heavy trucks on the jobsite play the simple, yet integral, role of moving things from point A to point B. Unfortunately, because of the basic nature of a truck’s job, contractors may approach the purchase of a new Class 6-8 truck as a simple exercise. Some go […]
November 1, 2012
Caterpillar’s CT660 vocational truck can be configured for heavy haul. The CT660 chassis features a set-back axle, with both 116-inch and 122-inch bumper to back of cab lengths available.
Small engine fuel maker takes on ethanol
You would have thought will all the noise being made in landscaping about the evils of ethanol that an announcement on a proposed solution would have generated more interest. Alas, attendance was so sparse at  VP Racing Fuels‘ press conference at the GIE+Expo in Louisville last week that Steve Burns, VP’s CEO apologized for taking […]
October 29, 2012
Small engine fuel maker takes on ethanol
The EPA now is permitting 15 percent ethanol. E15 “destroys small engines,” said Kris Kiser, president and CEO of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute
October 29, 2012
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