elwilliams13 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Firefighter/Paramedic. U.S Marine before that 0321. Part time Auto and diesel mechanic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUDEDAWG Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Geez, with all these posts, you wouldn't think that anyone works around here! :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regalrocket Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 U.S. Army Flight Engineer (chinooks), Commercial Pilot, FAA Mechanic/Inspector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Currently Laid Off due to shortage of work, but I am apprenticing for Heavy Truck and Coach Technician :geek: Hey Mark, and new stuff coming out of your stuff facility? :biggrin: We always have new stuff coming out........... The DD13 just launched into NAFTA. We are pushing some EPA10 demo units out into the field as well to see if we can put away Cummins and International before they even get started. :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie D Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Network Administrator for 2nd largest Reprographics firm in the nation. Also run the largest Juggalo site on the internet....but I don't see a lot from that. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebanshee Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 I am an auto mechanic and diesel mechanic. I work at fleet services for the city of Eugene Oregon were i work on everthing from weed eaters to fire trucks, and ambulances and everything in between. Right now i am in the middle of building 25 new cop cars were we wire in all the lights and everthing else that makes a cop car,plus it is fun to test drive them. I am glad i have a union governmet job it is pretty stalble.I did go to school for mechanics so i guess it paid off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbcmudtruck Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Former Sgt E5 US ARMY, 4th ID Engineer Brigade. Oh and I Powder Coat to support my Banshee addiction!! Fellow 12B! 2nd ID 1st Engineer Batallion. Sappers eat their dead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 in my spare time, i lay pipe to unsatisfied wives.. bbcmudtruck's wife came to see me the other day.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUILDER Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 (edited) I engineer stuff and organize other folks that engineer stuff................. the stuff these days is heavy duty, on road, truck engines. :geek: So are you the one i need to blame for all this trouble i am having with this regeneration crap? LOL Edited January 20, 2009 by motor builder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 So are you the one i need to blame for all this trouble i am having with this regeneration crap? LOL It depends on what kind of engine we are talking about.............. What sort of problems are you having? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastrthnu Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Just got an interview in Miami, might actually be goin to personal train in a private gym. will find out this Saturday. Would be nice to move back that way sept theres no place to ride and Ill still have to drive over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUILDER Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 It depends on what kind of engine we are talking about.............. What sort of problems are you having? O it is mostly on our Cummins engines and a few of the Cats we have. We have a ton of trucks up in Washington that never get out on the highway and run at freeway speed long enough and so because of that they will not regin and the light come on and the power drops ya its all kinds of fun. They are trying to reset the programs on the trucks now for the work we do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 O it is mostly on our Cummins engines and a few of the Cats we have. We have a ton of trucks up in Washington that never get out on the highway and run at freeway speed long enough and so because of that they will not regin and the light come on and the power drops ya its all kinds of fun. They are trying to reset the programs on the trucks now for the work we do. I don't have anything to do with Cummins or CAT other than testing some of their stuff to compare with ours. So far we have seen that their aftertreatment controls is much more crude than ours. The regen. thing is all about putting heat in the exhaust, not necessarily highway speed. If you are putting a bunch of load on the engine at 35mph for a length of time, you will be able to get it regen.'d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUILDER Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 I don't have anything to do with Cummins or CAT other than testing some of their stuff to compare with ours. So far we have seen that their aftertreatment controls is much more crude than ours. The regen. thing is all about putting heat in the exhaust, not necessarily highway speed. If you are putting a bunch of load on the engine at 35mph for a length of time, you will be able to get it regen.'d. This is very true. The problem we are having is that for most of our trucks they will idle for 80% of their life. They spend most of their time under the power lines with a guy up in the air working out of the bucket. What engines do you guys build? I hear cat is getting out of the on raod engines for the most part in the big trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinner Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 (edited) This is very true. The problem we are having is that for most of our trucks they will idle for 80% of their life. They spend most of their time under the power lines with a guy up in the air working out of the bucket. Main problem right there. Regen needs to have the engine worked hard and build heat...which idling will not do at all. Go out and haul on the engines once and awhile to get things burning. And yea usually when trucks go into Regen mode you loose power. Few people that drive Volvo's recommend pulling over once the light warns you Regen is about to start. This way you can sit on the side of the road/truck stop and let it do it's thing. The other thing that might help out is idling up the engines while they sit there, 1200RPM or higher if need be. Mark, How come you and other companies are going with SCR After Treatment, while Navi and Cummins are going for EGR Design, is one better than the other? Edited January 20, 2009 by Dinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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