No DEF, No Regen

 I hear that President Trump is going to roll back some of the more onerous of the Obama-era fuel emission standards.  It's about time.

When I bought the Kubota in 203, one of the first things I wanted to know was if the engine needed DEF or had a regen cycle.  No on both counts, and I bought it.

I was alive in '75 when the standards took effect.  We've suffered under these standards for 50 years and they have only become more onerous.  These days, the only engines that truly breathe are built in garages by backyard tinkerers.  Rolling back some of these regulations should help the industry at large.   

The world really needs a good, simple pickup truck, about the size of the old F100 or the similarly sized Chevy.  Put a small V8 in it, with a good standard transmission.  Add air, a decent radio, and add plenty of cell chargers.  Set the price at $25K and they would sell a million of them.

The Kubota is doing fine, by the way.