Came across this the other day while perusing a John Deere blog. Pretty interesting stuff here. Anxious to see what all comes out of this. Leading up to Interim Tier 4 emissions regulations, we noticed quite a bit of discussion among our customers, on blogs, and within forums about exactly what the regulations mean for business moving forward. So we’ve decided to fill in the blanks for IT4 and other emissions issues by providing all of the technology updates, resources, and news you need to make the right decisions for your business. Read more... http://blog.machinefinder.com/3457/your-interim-tier-4-hub
Here is a follow-up to the previous post. Details on regulations inside... http://blog.machinefinder.com/3462/emissions-compliance-for-contractors-where-to-begin
I just had a class on tier4. We should be getting our first tier4 interim this month, a D6R and soon a 140M. Next year is Tier4. There is no away around this, it is here and we have to deal with it. We also have a service truck or two that are tier4, both have a cummins.
If you look at it from the perspective that implementing these changes may help your kids and grandkids, its worth it. If it doesn't help them, the stuff sure is a pain in the backside to work on, and a true waste of time and money...but we got to try.
I agree, California is hitting it hard though!