Boswell
Member
I don't know what an average or "normal" regen interval should be and "normal" may not exist. I realize it can vary greatly in how these tractors are used and driven. Owning an emission equipped tractor new to me. At 102 hours the warning "ding" and dash light came on. I had hoped to go longer however, pasture spraying over the last few weeks has required some idle time and I suspected it would lead to a regen eventually. With no wind I can use a boom sprayer and keep rpm levels up by selecting a gear and setting the throttle much like bush hogging or mowing. Windy conditions have me using a spray wand more often and having to stop and idle from time to time.
The regen process seemed to go well. I place all gear selectors in neutral, pulled park brake, then set throttle at 2800 rpms and held the regen button that operates the "flapper" in the lower exhaust pipe until the second dash light came on indicating regen was underway. At 20 minutes the tractor "ding" alarm sounded 3 times and both dash lights went out on their own. I let the tractor do a short cool down idle. Tractor now back to normal work. No noticeable increase with regard to engine operating temperature throughout the process. One note of warning to anyone still waiting for their first regen. The exhaust coming out of the pipe is very hot and if you have your FEL in a lower position it is aimed directly at one of the leg stands used for dismounting the FEL. I don't know if it will damage to coating but when I took notice a few minutes into the regen it was too hot to touch with a bare hand in fact hot enough to burn bare skin.
My take away is a fairly simple process and if I can maintain 100 hours or thereabouts between regens, I find this a tolerable level. The one con to this process is having to stop work to let the tractor regen. All worth it knowing I have a tractor that can never throw me a check engine light or code down the road.
Norm
The regen process seemed to go well. I place all gear selectors in neutral, pulled park brake, then set throttle at 2800 rpms and held the regen button that operates the "flapper" in the lower exhaust pipe until the second dash light came on indicating regen was underway. At 20 minutes the tractor "ding" alarm sounded 3 times and both dash lights went out on their own. I let the tractor do a short cool down idle. Tractor now back to normal work. No noticeable increase with regard to engine operating temperature throughout the process. One note of warning to anyone still waiting for their first regen. The exhaust coming out of the pipe is very hot and if you have your FEL in a lower position it is aimed directly at one of the leg stands used for dismounting the FEL. I don't know if it will damage to coating but when I took notice a few minutes into the regen it was too hot to touch with a bare hand in fact hot enough to burn bare skin.
My take away is a fairly simple process and if I can maintain 100 hours or thereabouts between regens, I find this a tolerable level. The one con to this process is having to stop work to let the tractor regen. All worth it knowing I have a tractor that can never throw me a check engine light or code down the road.
Norm