Oil & Fuel 2015 Branson 3520h DPF Issue

[Outlawmoon]

Sounds like just getting rid of the internals is the cheap way out..... Might be the best way out.

Thanks All!!

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

You fellas are to worried over "saving" the DPF muffler. IF, you take the "innards" out of it you can't tell the difference (other than you'll never have to worry about it plugging up) it doesn't smoke any more than it did before, doesn't really make any more noise, it just runs better. I got the idea for doing such from MY DEALER, he did it to his own tractor (3520) the only way to tell is to disassemble the DPF and look inside (who's gonna do that) besides it's an "off road vehicle" and only needed for import and a dealer to sell it new.I plan on keeping mine until one of us is dead so selling or trading it in is a non issue for me and even if I did in 10 years or so do you think tier 4 compliant is going to meet the standards by then. No. But you have to use your own judgement on how necessary it is. That's what I did.

Well "worry" has nothing to do with it.

My batteries went dead in my crystal ball, can't find new ones, so currently, I am unable to predict the future. Who knows, maybe 5 or 10 years from now the friendly GUVMINT might decide to pass a law saying it's illegal to sell a tractor (I mean used/second hand sale) unless it has all it's original emissions crap on it and FUNCTIONAL.

May never happen. But I plan on keeping this tractor until I'm too old to climb up in it (20-30 years). And never underestimate the government's ability to pass stupid laws.

But at least, if the parts are sitting on the shelf in my shop, it's a possibility I can put them back on, if REQUIRED to by some stupid new law.

 

[LouNY]

Well if it's just emptied out inside, I'm afraid if push came to shove and I sold one that was modified and someone asked about I wouldn't know what the heck they where talking about, empty????? how could that happen!!!!!! well I'll be danged, oh well.