new L4701 regeneration at 5 Hours

[scottfarm1]

Just bought a new L4701 2 wheel drive and at 5 hours the regeneration light came on and noticed reduced power with a different exhaust note. It took about 25 minutes for the regeneration and the light went out. I have run it at 2000 and above every time I have used it like the book says and no idling. Getting a little worried about all this new fangled crap. Kinda missing my 1998 Massey Ferguson 231 that I traded in. This thing doesn't even have a leveling box on it. I like the tractor especially the push button pto but these emissions have me a little worried.

 

[KSMofSC]

If it starts needing to regenerate at 4-5 hours, it is time for a parked regeneration. Mine did it too, but hasn't lately after.

 

[countrybumpkin]

How many hours were on it when you got it home, wonder if it had a lot of startups at the dealer before you received it. A bunch of startups and no run time could explain the need for a regen this soon.

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

No worries yet. See if it happens a 2nd time before 20 hours I'd probably have it looked at then.

 

[scottfarm1]

How many hours were on it when you got it home, wonder if it had a lot of startups at the dealer before you received it. A bunch of startups and no run time could explain the need for a regen this soon.

It had .7 tenth of an hour when I got it home. The regen happened at 5 hours. If it gets stopped up that often something seems wrong.

 

[noose]

I brought mine home with a handful of hours on the ticker. It regen'd on me at 9.3 hours. I was mowing with the rotary when it started and I could smell it but didn't notice the drop in the power. I just kept mowing and noticed the lights were off.

I was a little nervous about it, too, as I was told by the dealer it would probably happen round 20 hours. The tractor got a bunch of extended idling while unloading all the stuff I got with the tractor so that might have something to do with it. I've since learned to just turn it off when I'm done so I don't "build up" particulate.

 

[desh]

Just bought a new L4701 2 wheel drive and at 5 hours the regeneration light came on and noticed reduced power with a different exhaust note. It took about 25 minutes for the regeneration and the light went out. I have run it at 2000 and above every time I have used it like the book says and no idling. Getting a little worried about all this new fangled crap. Kinda missing my 1998 Massey Ferguson 231 that I traded in. This thing doesn't even have a leveling box on it. I like the tractor especially the push button pto but these emissions have me a little worried.

Mine has about 10.5 hours with no regeneration yet. If it doesn't affect the performance, I wouldn't be worried about it. Honestly, this tractor is fairly quiet and clean running compared to most diesels I have been around, so I'm not complaining about Tier 4 as long as it works.

 

[MrFoPow]

19hrs it had the first regen. Had the next one at 36hrs.
There was a lot more loader work on the second one.

I wouldn't be concerned unless the next one was at like 10 or 12 hours.
Get top tier diesel and spike the tank with some white bottle PS if you wanna be safe.

 

[AStanton]

I used to get excited about tractors, now with the EPA baloney, I could care less. Our town purchased a new, $100,000 diesel dump truck to plow snow with. A worker told me that if the truck is shut off for more than 10 minutes in the cold, it won't restart. I'm hoping President Trump cleans house at the EPA and brings back the diesel.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

It had .7 tenth of an hour when I got it home. The regen happened at 5 hours. If it gets stopped up that often something seems wrong.

GIVE IT SOME TIME... JEEPERS, 5 HOURS IS NOTHING.