tradosaurus
Elite Member
- Joined
- May 8, 2017
- Messages
- 3,251
- Location
- Texarkana, TX
- Tractor
- Kubota MX5400 HST, heavy duty bucket, 3rd function, R1 tires (rears filled), 2 remotes
When I bought my 2014 F250 6.7L diesel truck in 2018 (used with 125K miles) the DEF heater module went out.Just yesterday I was aerating a 45 acre piece of land I farm for a wealthy customer. They have 2 full time groundskeepers and a decent amount of property maintenance equipment. One piece they have is a 2021 Kubota L6060 with cab & loader they use for light property maintenance.
One of the groundskeepers said he was stuck in regen mode for 20 minutes with it while attempting some basic loader work.
I would like to farm in newer equipment, but I can’t afford any. I purposely steer clear of anything with DEF or DPF, except my main truck. I bought it with an extended warranty because I knew the system would fail, and it did. This summer the DEF tank gauge broke. The truck still ran, but with an annoying check engine light on, for about a month until the parts arrived.
Buying the DEF isn’t the problem, its the added layer of complexity and electronics that IS the problem. It’s prone to failure and at the worst possible time.
I could pay $800 to fix it or $1800 to get rid of the entire DPF system.
Wasn't a hard decision. After 4 years my truck is running great and no wasteful DEF plastic bottles going to the landfill.