Anyone ever "delete" the dpf on a tractor?

[jyoutz]

Cummins trucks don’t need chips. Once you tow heavy with one, you understand what real torque at low RPM is.

I agree. Mine is stock. The Cummins grunt is awesome for towing.

 

[5030]

Wrong. Not at all. Not ever.

Really... You do pay Federal Income tax I presume.

 

[jyoutz]

I would delete this post against the odds of some nancy pants busybody wants to play nancy drew and tattle tale

Who would anyone tattle to? Shops get busted for doing that stuff; owners don’t.

 

[5030]

I was under the impression that there was a 5 year warranty (per the EPA) on all emissions related components and hardware / software.

If I had one (I don't), I'd wait until the Federally mandated warranty expired and then to whatever blows your dress up.

 

[Hay Dude]

I was under the impression that there was a 5 year warranty (per the EPA) on all emissions related components and hardware / software.

If I had one (I don't), I'd wait until the Federally mandated warranty expired and then to whatever blows your dress up.

You wear dresses?

Tampering with an federally mandated EPA device on a vehicle is a big fine. It doesn’t matter if the warranty is expired. The pollution control equipment stays on the vehicle for the life of the vehicle.

 

[Hay Dude]

Really... You do pay Federal Income tax I presume.

But I am not employed by the federal government, so again, you are wrong.

 

[5030]

Tampering with an federally mandated EPA device on a vehicle is a big fine. It doesn’t matter if the warranty is expired. The pollution control equipment stays on the vehicle for the life of the vehicle.

really, I'm sure he understands that. Pretty common knowledge today I'd say.

Only if you get caught, but then you already know that so your comment is moot anyway. If the OP wants to modify his unit, that is entirely between him and what he feels is acceptable and isn't for you (or me) to decide. I suspect you would do (or have done) the same thing in the past anyway. I'm not God and neither are you (despite the fact you think you are).... Not your (or my choice).

I'm done with this thread anyway. Have a nice day Mr. Dude

 

[Hay Dude]

really, I'm sure he understands that. Pretty common knowledge today I'd say.

Only if you get caught, but then you already know that so your comment is moot anyway. If the OP wants to modify his unit, that is entirely between him and what he feels is acceptable and isn't for you (or me) to decide. I suspect you would do (or have done) the same thing in the past anyway. I'm not God and neither are you (despite the fact you think you are).... Not your (or my choice).

I'm done with this thread anyway. Have a nice day Mr. Dude

I never removed federally mandated pollution equipment. I would never encourage anyone to do so, either.
PA trucks have to be inspected and if we are stopped & weighed hauling hay or equipment, we can be checked for pollution device tampering during any routine stop. The resulting fines are life changing.
I don’t care if you want to break the law-that’s your personal choice, but when you say:
“If I had one (I don't), I'd wait until the Federally mandated warranty expired and then to whatever blows your dress up“ you need to be careful of what you encourage people to do.

 

[Hay Dude]

Who would anyone tattle to? Shops get busted for doing that stuff; owners don’t.

Sure they do. Drive a mile in my shoes and see what its’ like to have your vehicle inspected in a routine roadside stop.

 

[Raul-02]

Who would anyone tattle to? Shops get busted for doing that stuff;

obliquely he referenced a shop. A little busybody nosiness might just reveal which one

 

[jyoutz]

Sure they do. Drive a mile in my shoes and see what its’ like to have your vehicle inspected in a routine roadside stop.

They don’t do that in the west.

 

[LittleBill21]

They don’t do that in the west.

i guess you don't go in arizona utah or neveda, I have been stopped and searched at multiple checkpoints over the years.

 

[jyoutz]

i guess you don't go in arizona utah or neveda, I have been stopped and searched at multiple checkpoints over the years.

I lived in Arizona for 45 years. Never heard of such a thing. But I didn’t live in a metro area.

 

[alexpops]

Also, believe that California has/is making it illegal to operate pre-emissions commercial vehicles.

Seems to me that is a violation of interstate commerce clause. I can see not titling/licensing a vehicle in CA, but if I own/operate a federally legal commercial vehicle & have a load to pick up or drop off in CA, they shouldn't be able to prevent it. Unlikely the current (federal) Administration would push the issue, but it seems like a "no brainer" that the Supreme Court would strike that down. Maybe the supply chain & port backlogs would clear quicker if they simply let any trucker operate.

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

If the factory warranty was expired I wouldn't hesitate if I was having problems and I would keep my mouth shut and no one would be the wiser, if you tell it some do-gooder will likely rat you out.

Prisons are full of those that talked too much.

 

[Hay Dude]

i guess you don't go in arizona utah or neveda, I have been stopped and searched at multiple checkpoints over the years.

Maybe he doesn’t get out much?

 

[Torvy]

Maybe he doesn’t get out much?

He's a fed. They don't mess with feds.

 

[redman135]

To the op who started the thread, yes you can do a "delete". The tractors concerned had the dpf deleted and the rest of the engine setting left standard. There have been zero problems as a result.
Re axelpops, post 54, As of this year or last year,it is illegal to operated a pre2010 emissions truck BASED in California, BUT there is a CUTOFF date for OUT OF STATE trucks as well. I don't know when that starts.

 

[Hay Dude]

He's a fed. They don't mess with feds.

Ahhh, that explains it.
Do you get a secret license plate code so the cops don’t light you up?

 

[Torvy]

Ahhh, that explains it.
Do you get a secret license plate code so the cops don’t light you up?

I know 100% that some PD do that. I had a co-worker who's dad was a LEO in Vegas. License plate frame had a code on it.