Are the k series backhoes in Canada tier 3 or 4. Or could they be orderd either way. I'm going to be up grading one of my backhoes in the next year and would like to stay away from tier 4.
Brandt had the buying power to spec tier 3 on a lot of stuff,but every k I worked on was it4,not ft4. The it4 is very reliable and non def. Can't speak for what ontrac or nortrax is selling though
Not so worried about def. more the dpf my backhoes tend to idle a lot in the winter. Does a lot of idleing in the cold cause problems?
Yes. Shut em off and install proheat.
They idle for operator comfort. Not to keep the machine warm for starting
What is pro heat ?
I'd imagine if they are idling for operator comfort, then its probably not an all night long, sort of thing, eh? In my experience thus far, the parked regenerations simply can't do a good enough job of keeping the DPF's cleaned out, when they idle for the cold night time hours. But if its just for a slow period during a normal work day, I'd imagine you wouldn't have any issues, as long as the operators keep an eye on the soot levels. A pro heat is a diesel fired coolant heater. Its a small package that uses a very small amount of the diesel fuel in the tank to heat up the coolant, which is then circulated via an electric pump in the pro heat unit. They have timers, so you can set a timer for a few hours before you're set to start and you'll have a nice warm machine.
So it is like a hot box we used on our Trucks . Thus not being around hydro in most likely sub remote areas .