The Diesel Progress Survey
TIER 4: READY OR NOT HERE IT COMES!
Are OEMs anywhere near ready for Tier 4 with all the changes in cost, machine design and aftertreatment packaging?
BY DAWN M. GESKE
L
ate last year we posed a sim- ple series of questions to the OEM readers of
Diesel Progress North American
and
Diesel Progress International
. Essentially we asked: “Are you ready for Tier 4?” Wow, did we hit a hot button. To encourage frank responses, we prom- ised the equipment manufacturers anonymity. Again, wow. With 2011 marking the beginning of the integration of Tier 4 interim engines
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