EPA has way too much power. It has cost the trucking industry billions and put many smaller companies out of business. I would like to think cleaning these engines up is for the good but I look at countries like China and India that have no emissions control! Heck most of the “ green energy “ components and made over there with coal plants! Lol
You act like that's not their plan to put every small company out of business. The freaks running the show only care about 1 thing, control. They don't even care about money. They just pay everyone in paper coupons they have printed from thin air backed by nothing. They want 2 or 3 trucking companies left, so the people still have the illusion of choice as to who their drivers are.... and it's much easier to have total control over 2 or 3 companies than 5000 of them
My tuned up 2000 7.3 does everything i need it to do with no problems over past 18 years. My 1996 vw tdi has also done the same. No drama in 700k combined miles. They can keep the new junks.
I just want an old, simple mid-80s F-350 with a 6.9 idi. I don't need 1,200 ft lbs, 600hp, mega cab, 24" infotainment screen, rubber band tires, 12inch lift, etc for hauling a boat sometimes and occasional brush/log hauling. And I have my '00 Camry for commuting to work.
You nailed this on point. Most of the problems were emissions equipment and ignorance of mechanics. That was a bad combination. Todays trucks have really come a long ways, we are having very good reliability out of all the new trucks and equipment.
Colt I'm looking at 2019 2020 international semi truck because of price these trucks have paccar international Cummins engines which are more reliable all are between 300000 to 400000 I'm coming out of retirement family situation (we spent retirement money caring for our parents) need 3 good years from used truck Mike an Angie
Cat had the right idea with cgi (clean gas induction) they just never followed through long enough to get the bugs worked out. Same concept as egr with out the carbon
Have a ford 5600 tractor, neighbor has a 7600. Almost 50 years old and they will outlast our 2020 nh workmaster 65. Another thing is the subsystems on the new tractors that customers alledgedly want. I dont need a powershuttle, but we have already been stuck in middle of hay from ours malfunctioning. Couldnt leave it out in the rain, wouldnt run right because the seal to the front ecm had been rolled from install, that was a doozy to figure out.
How's the 7.3 gas holding up? I like the modern diesel power and mileage but hate the maintenance expense and got tired of almost having a heart attack when it wouldn't start wondering how many thousands less I was about to have.
None of these new engines are a two valve Maxidyne or a Big Cam Cummins. EGR is to keep the combustion temperature below 2,500 F and prevent the formation of oxides of nitrogen. Even some of the large industrial boilers I sometimes work on have a FGR (Flue Gas Recirculation) system on them for the exact same reason. They have a large electric blower on them that sucks the flue gas from the top of the boiler and blows it down through a pipe to mix with the combustion air. The motor is run off of a VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) to control speed and determine the flue gas/fresh air mixture.
@@ColtWR Yeah air is like 78% nitrogen, so that is what causes the problem. They are starting to retrofit older boilers with the FGR system, so there must be some kind of incentive from the gov. It's weird, you'll go into a large older boilerhouse and half the boilers will be retrofitted
